New Bedford Acting Fire Chief

After a vote from the New Bedford Retirement Board last week granting former Acting Fire Chief Paul Coderre a pension, Mayor Jon Mitchell's office said the city administration plans to appeal the decision.

The City of New Bedford has asked the retirement board to reconsider awarding a former Acting Fire Chief a retirement pension, after he was fired last month for allegedly being dishonest about work injuries.

New Bedford's former Acting Fire Chief Paul Coderre, Jr. has been fired for allegedly being dishonest about work-related injuries, according to the mayor's office.