On Wednesday, March 16, through the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD), the city of New Bedford launched CitiWorks, a neighborhood improvement mini-grant program for eligible neighborhoods city-wide. The program provides seed grants of up to $2,000 to neighborhood and community organizations. The grants must be used to plan …

This coming Thursday (March 24), Mayor Scott Lang will give a “State of the City” address.  The State of the City address is much like the annual State of the Union address that Presidents give each year.  Expect Mayor Lang to address important issues like the economy, education, public safety …

So it’s Friday afternoon, two days before the 34th New Bedford Half Marathon, and I’ve just completed my last training run in preparation for the big race. While running the familiar four-mile loop through the country roads of East Freetown and Rochester near my home I can’t help but notice …

Don’t miss the 2nd Annual Men Who Cook Party with Mayor Lang and Celebrity Guest Chefs!  We’ve added live entertainment by Living on a Bad Name, a Bon Jovi Tribute – as well as some great raffle prizes.  The Catwalk is preparing delicious food and our chefs will be serving …

Most of us are still recovering from St. Patrick’s Day, but there isn’t much time to rest: The New Bedford Half Marathon weekend is upon us.  Hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick ,and with the support and assistance of Mayor Scott Lang and the City of New Bedford,this …

Head of the the organization: Carolyn McGonagle – Director How long has New Bedford Community Rowing been around? We began putting people on the water in June, 2010. What led to the formation of New Bedford Community Rowing?  What is your purpose of this organization? We became an organization through …

Election results from the November 8th Elections here: https://www.newbedfordguide.com/2011-new-bedford-election-results Relevant Articles, Videos and Pages City Council At-Large Candidate – Jan Baptist City Council At-Large Candidate – Denis Lawrence, Jr. An Interview with John Mitchell Voting by Absentee Ballot in New Bedford Mayoral candidate Tony Cabral Mayoral Candidate Jon Mitchell 2011 …

Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/NewBedfordGuide Winners in bold. MAYOR Jon Mitchell: 9,876 Antonio Cabral: 9,039 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Marlene Pollock: 8,393 Joaquim “Jack” Livramento: 7,992 Thomas Clark: 7,859 Jill Ussach: 7,349 Erik Andrade: 5,853 Guillermo Gonzalez: 3,864 CITY COUNCIL COINCIL-AT-LARGE Brian Gomes: 10,704 David Alves: 8,760 John Saunders: 8,738 Debora Coelho: …

There is a famous scene in Braveheart where William Wallace rallies his Scottish troops just before a battle with English forces.  Atop a horse, he gave an amazing speech about taking action at that moment or living with regret.  William Wallace, leading a rag-tag group of untrained soldiers, goes on …

2011 is a very important year for the city of New Bedford.  In November we will have a new mayor and likely several new city council members.  Mayor Scott Lang will not run for re-election, leaving the mayor’s race wide open.  This guarantees there will be new people taking over …