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The New Bedford Regional Airport is getting a big chunk of change to execute long-needed updates.

36 people, including eleven incumbents, are running for political office in New Bedford ahead of the upcoming elections.

NEW BEDFORD — It's shaping up to be a busy election season in New Bedford. Tuesday was the last day for candidates to hand in their signed nomination packets for this year's city elections. In the race for mayor, incumbent Jon Mitchell is seeking a fourth term, but faces several challengers...

NEW BEDFORD- A new name has been added to the list of candidates running for Mayor of New Bedford. The current mayor of the Whaling City, Jon Mitchell, officially pulled his election papers Tuesday morning at City Hall. Mayor Mitchell has been leading New Bedford since his first election in 2012...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell says organizations bent on shutting down the fishing industry in the United States have expressed interest in Carlos Rafael's soon-to-be forfeited fishing permits. Rafael was found guilty this year of falsifying catch records in order to evade federal regulations...

NEW BEDFORD- Ward-Five City Councilor Kerry Winterson announced he will be campaigning to be the next Mayor of New Bedford in the middle of a City-Council session Thursday. Winterson, who is serving his last term as Councilor of New Bedford's Ward Five, said he's been planning for his retirement in the coming months and hadn't seriously considered starting a campaign until recently...

NEW BEDFORD - Saying his pleas for change are being ignored by City Hall, Jerry Pinto of Neighborhoods United is stepping down from his post as chairman. Pinto has served as chairman of the concerned citizens group since 2013, and has been a member since 2006...

NEW BEDFORD - Mayor Jon Mitchell has been a longtime advocate of lengthening the term for mayor. A citizens group is working to get the question on the November municipal ballot that, if it passes, would change the two-year mayoral term to a four-year stint...

NEW BEDFORD - A citizens group is looking to garner support to lengthen the mayoral term in New Bedford. The group, "New Bedford Fourward," is looking to expand the term for mayor from two years to four, beginning in 2019. The group will work to gather the necessary 2,500 certified signatures of New Bedford residents who support the initiative in order to have the question appear on the

NEW BEDFORD - With several elected officials in New Bedford having already announced they will not be seeking re-election, it's sure to be a lively election season in the city. Nomination papers for Mayor, School Committee, City Council, and Assessor-At-Large are available in the Election Office at City Hall beginning Monday...