New Bedford News

Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics: July 23 – Aug. 15

Free, walk-up COVID-19 clinics in New Bedford offer all CDC-approved vaccine doses and boosters, for adults and youth. Bringing your vaccination card when getting a booster shot is helpful, but not required. Clinics provided by Seven Hills Behavioral Health, unless otherwise marked. Visit vaxnb.com for updated schedules of local COVID-19 […]

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New Bedford Recognized for Leadership in Solar Power

The City of New Bedford has been awarded by a New England energy policy association for the City’s leadership in solar power. The Solar Energy Business Association of New England (SEBANE) recently presented the City with the association’s Solar Leadership Award at the Local Level, noting the City’s prominence in […]

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Parallel Products Drops Biosolids Project in Agreement with City

Trucks banned from Phillips Road; payments to be made for neighborhood improvements The City of New Bedford has reached a host community agreement with Parallel Products that bans all biosolids from its processing facility in the New Bedford Business Park. The agreement between the City and Parallel Products affiliates South […]

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Mayor Mitchell Announces $11.2 Million for New Housing Developments

Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today more than $11.2 million in funding for new housing developments that will revitalize key sites and create nearly 150 new units. The five awarded developments applied for funding assistance this spring through the City’s Housing Expansion Initiative, announced April 1. The initiative supports large-scale housing […]

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Mayor Mitchell Announces Program to Revive Significant Vacant Properties

Mayor Jon Mitchell announced a new program today that is dedicated to reviving significant vacant properties in New Bedford. The program’s goal is to revitalize neighborhoods and combat the impacts of residential, commercial, or industrial blight by providing financial support for projects that will return vacant or abandoned properties to […]

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City Announces 2022 Summer Sound Series

Biggest-ever lineup offers free Friday concerts, weekly block parties through Sept. 16, alternating between Purchase and lower Union streets Friday evenings are about to get a lot more festive in downtown New Bedford. The City’s massive, dance-fueled Summer Sound Series begins June 17 and offers a free concert every week, […]

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New Tourism & Marketing Director Hits Ground Running Amid Busy Summer Season

The City of New Bedford has hired Ashley Payne as its new Director of Tourism & Marketing, Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today. Payne is an experienced marketing professional who served as director of marketing for Bask, Inc., since 2018. She built and led the start-up’s marketing department during that time, […]

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Roadwork Notice: Paving on Mt. Pleasant Street and Rockdale Ave. during week of July 11

Beginning the week of Monday, July 11 (weather dependent), Highway Rehab. Corp and Indus, Inc., under the direction of the City of New Bedford’s Department of Public Infrastructure, will be completing roadway improvements along Mt. Pleasant Street from Route 140 to New Plainville Road, and along Rockdale Avenue from Grape […]

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Mayor Mitchell Presents Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

New Bedford, Massachusetts – Mayor Jon Mitchell presented his Fiscal Year 2023 City Budget to the New Bedford City Council on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Cautious, Conservative Spending Blueprint Mayor Mitchell noted that the new City budget, the third developed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, reflects continuing impacts […]

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Mayor Focuses on Growth and Opportunity in Forward-Looking State of the City Address

In a forward-looking State of the City address to a sold-out crowd today, Mayor Jon Mitchell focused on growth and opportunity taking shape as New Bedford emerges from the pandemic. Speaking to more than 500 attendees at New Bedford High School, Mayor Mitchell’s address – delivered in-person for the first […]

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Mayor Jon Mitchell Awards Top 10 NBHS Graduates in Annual “Mayor’s List” Ceremony

Mayor Jon Mitchell awarded the top 10 academically ranked seniors in New Bedford High School’s Class of 2022 today in the school’s auditorium. Today’s ceremony was the 10th annual Mayor’s List Awards, in celebration of the students’ extraordinary academic achievements. The ceremony also was an opportunity to learn more about […]

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New Bedford to hold Independence Day Fireworks Over New Bedford Harbor on July 4

The City of New Bedford’s Independence Day fireworks display will begin at 9 p.m. on Monday, July 4, staged from a barge off State Pier in New Bedford Harbor. Lower Union Street (between N. Water St. and Route 18) will be closed to vehicle traffic and will be the best […]

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