New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced a series of “austerity measures” on Friday. The moves are a response, he said, to ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced a series of austerity measures to respond to the budget cuts made by the City ...

The reduced total is $550,832,956. In a press release, it’s stated that “among other service reductions,” Mitchell is announcing the following: • A hiring freeze for non-public ...

New Bedford City Council’s cut of the entire Zeiterion budget for fiscal 2026 is a threat to its restoration, according to ...

City officials in New Bedford are preparing to celebrate the opening of a new field complex that Mayor Jon Mitchell said had been "transformed" on Friday morning.

Mayor Jon Mitchell named Jason Thody, former police chief of Hartford, Conn., to serve as New Bedford’s next police chief.

With nearly 30 years with the New Bedford Fire Department, Deputy Chief Brian Medeiros is set to be the city's new fire chief ...

NEW BEDFORD — There was a special delivery to Mayor Jon Mitchell Thursday. It was delivered by about a dozen supporters of United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts. Their message ...

N EW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell has presented a proposed $561.1 million fiscal year 2026 budget, which he called a “spending plan that sustains services at levels our residents expect and ...

NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Jon Mitchell said he is appointing Jason Thody, former police chief of Hartford, Conn., to serve as New Bedford’s next police chief at a City Hall press conference on June 24.