City Suspends Enforcement of Paid Parking at Pope’s Island

Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Tuesday that enforcement of a paid parking policy at Marine Park on Pope’s Island will be suspended until further notice, as the City will assess usage of the lot this summer. The City’s Park Board unanimously adopted the policy after two public hearings earlier this year. The […]

Mayor Mitchell Announces ARPA-Funded Housing Expansion Initiative

Mayor Jon Mitchell and City officials are announcing the Housing Expansion Initiative, which will provide from $250,000 to $2 million to developers of eligible housing projects that create new units of mixed-income housing in New Bedford. The Housing Expansion Initiative will support large-scale housing projects that have a total project […]

Upcoming COVID-19 Testing Sites: March 31 – April 14

Project Beacon’s appointment-based COVID-19 testing at New Bedford Regional Airport—part of the state’s Stop the Spread program—is offering testing on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, through May 15. Appointments for free COVID-19 tests can be made at beacontesting.com. Airport officials ask that people reach the site via the airport’s side entrance […]

Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics: April 1 – April 15

Free, walk-up COVID-19 clinics in New Bedford offer first- and second-dose vaccines, CDC-approved booster shots, and pediatric vaccines and boosters for teens 12-17. Bringing your vaccination card when getting a booster is helpful, but not required. Clinics are provided by Seven Hills Behavioral Health. Note: Monday, April 4 will be […]

Mayor Mitchell Announces First ARPA Investments

Relief Funding Begins with Major Expansion of Storefront Program Mayor Jon Mitchell, elected and city officials, and neighborhood and business leaders gathered Tuesday to announce the City’s first investment of ARPA funding, in a program that offers grants up to $40,000 for small businesses to upgrade their storefronts. The Enhanced […]

City’s Street-Sweeping Program Starts April 7

The City of New Bedford will be starting its seasonal street-sweeping program on April 7, 2022. There will be no parking on either sides of designated streets overnight on Thursdays, starting from 11:50 p.m. Thursday, April 7,  to 6 a.m. Friday, April 8. Failure to follow the posted street-sweeping signs […]

Port of New Bedford Awards Contract for North Terminal Expansion

The New Bedford Port Authority recently awarded a $27.9 million construction contract for the North Terminal Expansion project in the Port of New Bedford. D.W. White Construction of Acushnet won the contract. The North Terminal Expansion is a transformative port infrastructure project that will spur long-term economic development by meeting […]

New Bedford ready to host the 2022 annual Half Marathon

Race begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 20, 2022 New Bedford, Massachusetts–Crowds of runners once again will flow through downtown New Bedford and around the city on Sunday, as the New Bedford Half Marathon returns to the City after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Mayor Jon Mitchell applauded the […]

City Wins Federal Homeless Assistance Funds

Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today that the City of New Bedford has been awarded $2,090,727 in homeless assistance funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as part of a competitive grant process under HUD’s Continuum of Care Program. HUD’s Continuum of Care grants provide critically needed […]

Mayor Mitchell Files Bill to Reform the Selection Process for Fire Department Leadership

Mayor Jon Mitchell has filed a Home Rule Petition with the City Council that would reform the way New Bedford Fire Department leadership is selected, by removing the positions of Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief from the state’s Civil Service System. The measure would not apply to the current holders […]