The Massachusetts Legislature has approved the supplemental budget that includes $4 million toward upgrading New Bedford’s Zeiterion Performing Arts Center.
New Bedford voters re-elected Mayor Jon Mitchell to a sixth term as mayor on Tuesday along with Leo Choquette as Ward 1 Councilor and Joe Lopes in Ward 5.
Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan defeated former Mayor Sam Sutter to win a third term. All incumbents were re-elected on the city council and school committee.
The City of New Bedford received a federal grant on Friday that will go towards the Leonard's Wharf Rehabilitation and Extension Project in the Port of New Bedford.
The Our Bodies Our Lives Coalition is focused on a number of reproductive health issues, including abortion services, transgender health and maternal care.