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 ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell announces “austerity measures” to respond to council budget cuts, including the “possibility” of reduced fire station services.

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

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

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.

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.

Mayor Jon Mitchell said ICE sent a misleading email to New Bedford police the morning agents smashed through a car window to arrest a Guatemalan man.