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Fall River mayor urging state officials to provide larger allocation of vaccine doses to hard-hit Bristol County

NEW BEDFORD — Marine Hydraulics and Nordic Fisheries are suing the New Bedford Port Authority and City of New Bedford for allegedly breaching a 99-year lease contract and misleading the companies regarding the North Terminal expansion project. Nordic Fisheries bought Marine Hydraulics assets and lease in 2015. Both companies filed the lawsuit on Jan. 27 in Bristol County Superior Court. Who are the companies suing New Bedford? Marine Hydraulics, a steel fabrication and machinery repair and...

The legal and political battle between New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Parallel Products is about to take another twist and become more complicated.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joins 250 other US mayors in stand against anti-Semitism Updated Feb 15, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno has joined more than 250 mayors nationwide in signing a statement condemning anti-Semitism and urging collective vigilance in confronting the issue. “We stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters and recognize that acts of antisemitism harm us all and they cannot and will not be tolerated,” Sarno said in a statement Monday. “I...

Used car retailers have been warned of an electric vehicle (EV) overpricing issue once again after diesel-powered vehicles sold fastest in January.

Jerry Wheeler says the multi-million-dollar port expansion would landlock his marine services business.

New Bedford Board of Health in the Political Hot Seat [OPINION] Step aside COVID-19, New Bedford has a more political health issue to decide. The expansion of Parallel Products in the North End of the city is coming up. The Finance Committee of the New Bedford City Council met last Thursday to discuss the situation with a city company looking to expand its operations in the New Bedford Industrial Park. Specifically, the councilors were getting an update from the team of lawyers Mayor Jon Mitche...

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to begin the process of renaming one of the citys three middle schools after the late former Mayor Frederick Kalisz Jr.  Seven councilors — Ian Abreu, Naomi Carney, Maria Giesta, Brian Gomes, Linda Morad, William Markey and Scott Lima — filed the motion to rededicate one of the schools in his name during the council meeting.  Kalisz, who died at 63 from COVID-19 complications on Jan. 27, oversaw the constru...

New Bedford needs to keep Engine 8 in service. Applying for the grant is a wise idea, and I am glad the administration has chosen to pursue it.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell tells me he is 'disappointed' by the lack of respect the snow emergency parking ban gets from many residents.