Mayor Mitchell has submitted a loan order to the New Bedford City Council to appropriate $3,975,000 “for the purpose of making critically-needed repairs to City-owned buildings including, but not limited to, projects for the repair and renovation of public safety facilities, general office space, and roads and infrastructure and all …

Mayor Jon Mitchell presented the annual “Mayor’s List Award” to the top ten academically ranked seniors in the New Bedford High School graduating Class of 2019. This year marks the seventh annual Mayor’s List Awards in celebration of the outstanding academic achievements of the top ten graduating seniors at New …

Mayor Mitchell will hold neighborhood office hours for the month of May on Thursday, May 30 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Brigham Corner Seafood and Pizza, 1 Brigham Street. Mayor Mitchell announced he would set aside time each month to hold office hours in city neighborhoods so that residents …

Current New Bedford School Committee member John Oliveira has pulled nomination papers with the intent to run for mayor. He has until 5pm on August 30 to turn in at 50 valid signatures to be officially placed on the October 1st primary ballot. Mr. Oliveira has had some public confrontations …

Mayor Jon Mitchell and Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro announced significant investments in the New Bedford Police Department at a press conference Tuesday afternoon at police headquarters. The announcement included 11 new police cruisers, an investment of approximately $566,000 in free cash, or unused funds from the previous fiscal year. With …

Mayor Jon Mitchell presented his Fiscal Year 2020 City Budget before the New Bedford City Council on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The $356.5 million General Fund spending proposal continues to reflect pressure in nondiscretionary areas, including state mandated school spending, pension costs, employee healthcare, and public safety payroll obligations subject …

“New Bedford is on a roll. As recently as 2012, the city was still reeling from the Great Recession, with unemployment rate over 13%, a crime rate well above average among America’s cities, precarious finances, absentee landlords running neighborhoods, a port stumbling as a result of the crash of the …

New Bedford Mayor Mitchell submitted a loan order to the City Council, appropriating $2,266,968.00 for Accelerated Repair Projects at the John Avery Parker Elementary School and Trinity Day Academy. The loan order will be taken up by the City Council this evening at 7pm. The 43-page report can be read …

Testifying today at the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education’s hearing on funding legislation, the mayors of Brockton, New Bedford and Worcester explained that they are not close to being able to meet the constitutionally required standard of providing all students with adequate education opportunities. Referencing the Foundation Budget Review Commission’s …