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The City Council Chambers at New Bedford City Hall will be a busy place Monday night. That's when the Council will meet and vote on proposed cuts to the Mayor's Budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1st. Council members have been studying the $324-million spending plan for the past month, questioning all department heads in a series of meetings...

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 - Fed up with graffiti popping up in Ward Five neighborhoods, New Bedford City Councillor Kerry Winterson is taking matters into his own hands. Winterson says the graffiti discovered by residents in the area of Chancery and Arnold streets is tagged with the word "Rash," which he believes is the street name of the so-called artist that is committing the acts of vandalism... Re

Community activist John "Buddy" Andrade says New Bedford as a community is failing the youth. "These kids want things to do. They're not bad," Andrade said. "I've seen these young boys and girls, all colors and all shapes and residents of this city, and the adults in government and the adults in the community are failing them...

NEW BEDFORD - Steven Martins, Ward Two City Councillor since 2008, has announced his plans for this year's municipal election. Through his Facebook page, Martins announced that he was giving up his seat on the New Bedford City Council to run for Assessor, a six-year term...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Ward Three City Councillor Hugh Dunn is looking to safeguard his constituents from undesired marijuana shops. State law currently allows medical marijuana dispensaries, like Beacon Compassion Center under development on Hathaway Road, to transition to full-blown retail marijuana stores...

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...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. After replacing Linda Morad in 2012, New Bedford's James Oliveira (Ward 1) is not seeking re-election. Although, this is only one of many changes coming to New Bedford politics. From Ward 5, City Councilor Kerry Winterson is not seeking re-election either, and Hugh Dunn took over as Ward 3 City Councilor via special election...

NEW BEDFORD - The special election to fill a vacancy left by former Ward Three City Councilor Henry Bousquet is today. Hugh Dunn and Bethany Fauteux have been on the campaign trail since February, when Henry Bousquet announced he was stepping down from the council...