Mayor of the City of New Bedford

Mayor Mitchell Issues Statement on Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Offshore Wind Energy Proposal

New Bedford, MA – New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell issued the following statement in response to the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s filing today of a draft RFP for Massachusetts’ fourth offshore wind procurement: “The Healy-Driscoll Administration has demonstrated real leadership with its decision to create a strong, predictable incentive for wind developers […]

Department of Resilience and Environmental Stewardship Announces Public Comment Period for Capitol Theater Cleanup

Public Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, May 4 New Bedford, MA – the City’s Office of Resilience and Environmental Stewardship is announcing a public hearing and 30-day public comment period is being held for all interested persons relative to the draft Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) for property known as […]

Mayor Mitchell and City Employee Union Reach Agreement

New Bedford, Massachusetts – Mayor Jon Mitchell and the union representing municipal employees, AFSCME Local 851, have successfully negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement.  The total estimated cost of the agreement is $4.2 million over the contract’s three-year term.  The contract applies to 364 positions across city government. The union […]

Mayor’s Proposal to Establish New Historic Districts Approved by City Council

New Districts Celebrate City’s Role in the Abolition Movement and 19th-century Trades New Bedford, Massachusetts – The City of New Bedford is home to two new historic districts, with the City’s Council’s recent approval of a proposal submitted by Mayor Jon Mitchell to establish Abolition Row and Mechanics Lane as […]

New Bedford Veterans’ Advisory Board to Hold Ceremony Honoring U.S. Soldiers, Sailors Lost in WWII’s Exercise Tiger

New Bedford, Massachusetts – The City of New Bedford Veterans’ Advisory Board will honor the 749 United States sailors and soldiers who lost their lives during the devastating April 28, 1944 attack on the United States military training operation, Exercise Tiger. Exercise Tiger was a D-Day dry run that was […]

Court Orders Removal of Collapsing Mill Building

Demolition Will Open the Way for Construction of the Riverwalk New Bedford, Massachusetts – On April 14, Superior Court Judge Thomas F. McGuire, Jr. granted the City’s request to demolish a mill building located at 1 Rear Coffin Avenue after City inspectors deemed the building “unused, uninhabited, and/or abandoned, and […]

City and HUD Officials Tour Community Development Projects to Celebrate National Community Development Week

Public Encouraged to Comment on City’s Draft CDBG Plan NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell, the City’s Office of Housing & Community Development (OHCD), and officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New England Region joined with communities across the nation last week in celebrating National […]

Mayor Mitchell Proposes $1.3 Million for Police Equipment and Fire Facilities

New Bedford, Massachusetts – Mayor Jon Mitchell has proposed more than $1.3 million to purchase new equipment for the Police Department and upgrade Fire Department facilities. The funds come from the Fiscal Year 2022 Free Cash certification, a state-certified use of a municipality’s remaining funds from operations of the previous […]

City Awarded Federal Homeless Assistance Funds

New Bedford, Massachusetts—Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today that the City of New Bedford has been awarded $2,092,585 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 […]

Official fund announced for individuals displaced by rooming house fire

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The City of New Bedford along with non-profit partners including the Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford have announced Rise Up For Homes as the official relief fund for individuals displaced by Tuesday’s rooming house fire on Acushnet Avenue. “The fire has abruptly displaced dozens of residents […]