The Mayor’s Youth Council invites New Bedford voters, to attend a candidates’ forum on Tuesday, October 12th from 5:00PM to 9:00 PM in the New Bedford Whaling Museum Harbor View Gallery. The forum will include 3 events for candidates running for city wide offices. The forum for City Council- At …

Incumbent New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and New Bedford police officer Charlie Perry move on to the November 7th final municipal election. In yesterday’s election, Jon Mitchell received 2,707 votes to Charlie Perry’s 2,376, giving the incumbent mayor a 13.9% lead over Charlie Perry. Mitchell Garner finished third with 209 …

Mayor Jon Mitchell testified before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans on Tuesday to advocate for changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Magnuson-Stevens Act is subject to reauthorization every ten years, and Congress is currently considering its reauthorization. As …

Mayor Jon Mitchell testified before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans on Tuesday to advocate for changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Magnuson-Stevens Act is subject to reauthorization every ten years, and Congress is currently considering its reauthorization. As …

As part of a two-day national mayors’ summit on smart cities and new energy technologies, sponsored by The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and hosted by USCM’s Energy Chair New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, mayors developed “The New Bedford Principles,” a six-point energy recommendation to be included in the …

The New Bedford Elections Office Head Manuel DeBrito confirmed to New Bedford Guide that the petitioners to bring the mayoral term in New Bedford from 2 years to 4 years has met the minimum 2,800 signatures required to show up as a ballot question on the November, 7, 2017. If …

New Bedford will host a national mayors’ summit on smart cities and energy technologies September 14 – 15, an event sponsored by The U.S. Conference of Mayors Energy Policy Committee, which is chaired by New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell. About 20 mayors, along with industry experts and other policy leaders …