“On Monday evening at Keith Middle School, the City of New Bedford held an Inauguration Ceremony for municipal office holders, which featured an Inaugural Address by Mayor Jon Mitchell as he begins a sixth term. Among state officials attending was Governor Maura Healey, who administered the oath of office to …
Read More »Theater Opens in Downtown New Bedford
The story of an 11-year-long effort to transform a crumbling, historic church into a modern performing arts venue began, literally, on a dark and stormy night. It was April 2012, and heavy wind was blanketing Downtown New Bedford. Debris from the deteriorating steeple atop the historic First Baptist Church crashed …
Read More »Massachusetts October Home Sales Fell To 12-Year Low
Colin A. Young State House News Service As Gov. Maura Healey and her team rolled out her plan to move the needle on housing production and ease housing hardships with outside-the-box policies, people looking to buy a home in Massachusetts faced much of the same in October: the thinnest inventory …
Read More »MBTA South Coast Rail train arrives in New Bedford for emergency first responder training
After years of doubt and speculation, New Bedford residents finally saw the MBTA South Coast Rail train in New Bedford this past weekend. On Sunday, November 19, 2023, at approximately 10 AM, the MBTA conducted an emergency evacuation training drill in the area of the Whale’s Tooth parking lot in …
Read More »Massachusetts will switch to “4-day work weeks” with new bill on Beacon Hill
In a newly proposed program called the “Massachusetts Smart Work Week Pilot”, Massachusetts workers will switch over to 4-day work weeks with no decrease in pay. Companies that reduce work hours for at least 15 employees, without giving them a pay cut will receive a tax credit. This aims to …
Read More »Massachusetts shelters officially at capacity as migrants forced to “join a waitlist”
Massachusetts has officially reached its capacity at emergency shelters to house migrants in the state. As of Friday morning, the “Emergency Assistance Placement Data” government website shows Massachusetts currently has 7,517 families enrolled and 37 families have enrolled in the past 24 hours. Capacity in Massachusetts is 7,500 families. Emergency …
Read More »Local entrepreneurs building clothing “Megalocation” in Fairhaven with over 1,000 sneakers in stock
Cameron Langlois and Jon Silva are betting on themselves and expanding their clothing stores to a “Mega location” in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Cameron, who is the owner of “The 508 Sneaker store”, and co-owner of “508 PSC” gym and “508 Streetwear” made the announcement on social media. “WE’RE MOVING, GET EXCITED …
Read More »City of New Bedford receives National Award for Financial Reporting
“An organization of municipal finance experts is giving the City high honors. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the preeminent association of government finance professionals in the U.S. and Canada, recently announced that the City of New Bedford’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY22 has earned its Certificate of Achievement for …
Read More »BayCoast Mortgage opens doors for first-time homebuyers with down payment assistance program
“SWANSEA, MA – BayCoast Mortgage (baycoastmortgage.com), a top residential lender on the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is excited to announce it has helped more than three dozen first-time homebuyers in the community achieve their dream of homeownership, thanks to its highly successful Down Payment Assistance (DPA) program. …
Read More »New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park receives $2 million “to improve water quality” of brook and pond
New Bedford, MA – Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the City, along with local, state, and federal partners, is launching a major effort to improve water quality in Buttonwood Brook and Pond. More than $2 million in state and federal funds has been secured for the project, which aims to …
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