Page 135 - Jon Mitchell News Today

The dynamic duo is at it again, playing fast and loose with the truth about crime in New Bedford. Yep, Mayor Jon Mitchell and Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro, caught red-handed using fuzzy math in telling the tale of the citys crime rate over the last 10 years. You may recall last week when New Bedford Police Union President Hank Turgeon questioned why crime figures submitted to the New Bedford City Council during the budget process were so much higher than those contained in the FBIs crime stat...

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Zero-Based Budgeting Could Work in New Bedford [OPINION] The City of Fall River seems to be making great strides in rebuilding public safety while New Bedford continues to struggle in that area. Why is that? Elected officials in the Spindle City say the turnaround began several years ago when they adopted a new strategy, zero-based budgeting. I remember former Mayor Jasiel Correia appeared on my program long before his legal battles began and discussed zero-based budgeting. The approach was new...

New Bedford City Council Snubs Warren [OPINION] U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren came to New Bedford on Wednesday for a photo op at a soon-to-be-open COVID vaccination center for seafood industry workers. The center, fully funded with federal money, is expected to be operational on April 10. Since there is nothing of significance happening on Beacon Hill at the moment, three members of the local legislative delegation – Rep. Paul Schmid, Rep. Tony Cabral, and Rep. Chris Hendricks – were able t...

From black vultures.  The creepy birds that tend to send shivers down peoples spines in horror movies have been seen hanging around the property and getting inside through broken windows on the third floor.  Matt DaSilva posted on social media that he was walking his dogs on the street and noticed a couple of people looking up at the building. When he saw what they were looking at — “demon eagles” he called them — he ran and got his camera.  The black vulture is different from...

New Bedford Mayor Dancing With the Devil Over Engine 8 [OPINION] Another large fire sent New Bedford firefighters scrambling on Thursday. All city fire apparatus, including Engine 8, were sent to battle the two-alarm blaze at the Harborview Towers at 60 South Second Street. The six-story building has 72 apartment units, many of which are occupied by elderly or challenged residents. Three surrounding towns responded to a request for assistance, placing additional stress on already strained relat...

Does the New Bedford Zoning Board of Appeals have enough autonomy that it can take prime real estate off the tax rolls by simply changing the zoning?

Most Americans trust the military; a 2020 poll found 72 percent with “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in that institution, edged out only by small business. Many were likely picturing enlisted persons, but their trust often extends to the leadership, both uniformed and civilian. However, those making life-and-death decisions for both U.S. troops and people of other countries — even in the absence of war — deserve our serious scrutiny. A new book, Poisoning the Pacific,...

If Child and Family Services moves into the Church Street property, which is assessed at more than $830,000, major revenue will be removed from the tax rolls.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has provided shade again for the secretive Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro, after video of a shooting has surfaced.