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City Will Delay Filling of Vacant Positions to Save Money

NEW BEDFORD – The City has begun delaying the filling of vacant positions across city government as part of a new round of budgetary belt-tightening. As of Thursday, February 6, all new job openings are being placed on hold for 45 days before departments are allowed to advertise and receive […]

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Mayor Launches NBConnected; City’s New Mobile App and 311 System Boost Access to Non-Emergency Services

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell unveiled NBConnected on Tuesday, the City’s new mobile app and 311 phone system that connects residents to a range of municipal services. Available on the App Store and Google Play Store, the “NBConnected” app allows users to create, track and view nearby requests for non-emergency […]

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New Bedford Prepares for Winter Storm; Parking Ban to Take Effect at 10 p.m. Saturday

NEW BEDFORD – The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for New Bedford, in effect from 7 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday. Storm conditions are expected to make travel very difficult. City Announces Parking Ban Effective 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 The City of New Bedford […]

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City Opens Public Review Period for Revised Electricity Aggregation Plan

The City of New Bedford is holding a 30-day public review period for its revised aggregation plan for New Bedford Community Electricity Aggregation (CEA). New Bedford CEA is the City’s official electricity supply program, active since 2016. The revised plan will not impact New Bedford CEA’s current electricity supply options […]

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Mayor Mitchell Advocates for U.S. Lobster Fishermen

Calls for Repeal of Measure That Would Limit Catch Size NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell called for the repeal of a measure that would limit the size of lobsters American fishermen can catch. In a Feb. 3 letter to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Executive Director Robert Beal, Mayor […]

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Mitchell Highlights New Bedford’s Momentum in State of the City Address

Cites Continued Growth, Looks Ahead to Big Year Before Audience of 500+ (Click Here to Read Mayor Mitchell’s 2025 State of the City Address) NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell spotlighted New Bedford’s continued growth Wednesday afternoon to an audience of more than 500 business leaders, elected officials, stakeholders and […]

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Historic Building Rekindled as Downtown’s Newest Restaurant

Mayor, Servedwell Team Cut Ribbon on Candela Cucina in Candleworks Building NEW BEDFORD – Downtown’s newest restaurant honors the history of its historic building that helped New Bedford become “the city that lit the world.” At the height of the whaling era in 1815, when whale oil burned in lamps […]

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Mayor Submits New Plan To City Council To Develop Advanced Manufacturing Campus

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell has submitted to the New Bedford City Council a new Request For Proposals (RFP) which provides for the redevelopment of a portion of the municipally owned Whaling City Golf Course as an Advanced Manufacturing Campus (AMC).  Following its protocol, the City Council voted yesterday […]

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Mayor Makes Appointments to Key City Positions

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell has made two appointments to lead key departments at City Hall, naming Quillan Lowney the City Auditor and Sherie Pinzino the Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors. Additionally, Mayor Mitchell has made new appointments to the Licensing Board, GNB Regional Vocational Technical High […]

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City’s Annual Dr. King Program to be Held Sunday

NEW BEDFORD – The City’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Program will be held on Sunday, Jan. 19 from 3-4:30 p.m. at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 136 Rivet St. Sponsored by the City’s Department of Community Services and its Human Rights Commission, and the Office of […]

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Community Preservation Act Applications to be Presented at Virtual Public Meetings

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) invite all interested members of the public to review the FY25 Community Preservation Act (CPA) applications submitted for funding consideration, and to provide public comment at three virtual public meetings in January. The FY25 application process began in September with […]

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Melville Statue Design Unveiled at Seamen’s Bethel

Acclaimed Sculptor Stefanie Rocknak Selected From 41 Applicants NEW BEDFORD – As told in Chapter 9 of Herman Melville’s literary epic Moby-Dick, Ishmael and Queequeg sat in the Whaleman’s Chapel in New Bedford and listened as Father Mapple offered a sermon about Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale but […]

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