Page 145 - Jon Mitchell News Today

The speculation in New Bedford of a special election to replace Mayor Mitchell has clouded the reality that there's an open seat on the city council this year.

More Potential New Bedford Mayoral Candidates [OPINION] Since the end of 2020, there has been tremendous speculation that New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell would be leaving for a position in the Biden Administration. The speculation was reinforced when the mayor confirmed that he has been in contact with the Biden-Harris transition team. In fact, the mayor has twice confirmed it to WBSM talk host Barry Richard on-air. The process dictates the president of the city council is elevated to acting may...

NEW BEDFORD — By 2050, the city of New Bedford aims to be zero waste, use 100% renewable energy, and have thousands more trees planted, according to a climate action and resilience plan Mayor Jon Mitchell released Wednesday.  Just a week after the state released a roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the city released its own roadmap, NB Resilient, to guide not only the city, but also its residents in adapting to climate change and mitigating its impact. “In the midst of the p...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell expects the latest COVID-19 surge to peak within weeks and that could lead to a lifting of some restrictions.

As the speculation continues about New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell leaving early to join the Biden Administration, the list of potential mayoral candidates grows. Mitchell has confirmed he has been in communication with the Biden-Harris presidential transition team about a position in the new administration. Should Mayor Mitchell leave, there will likely be an enormous number of candidates seeking to fill out the remaining years on his term. The first candidates that come to mind are former Mayo...

New Bedfords chief financial officer could soon be exiting the Whaling City for a new job in a Worcester suburb if he prevails in a three-way contest to become the next town administrator in the community of Grafton. Ari J. Sky has been chosen as one of three finalists for the Grafton town administrator position, and was selected from an initial pool of 33 applicants, according to the local Grafton News. Sky, who holds a bachelors degree in politics and history from Brandeis University and a Ma...

The cancellation was announced in a social media post: With this years events at the waterfront being canceled, the Standard-Times searched its archives to offer a look back at the citys New Years Eve celebrations over the years.

New Bedford Mayor Downplays Biden Administration Speculation NEW BEDFORD — Although the answer seemed far from definitive, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell downplayed speculation that he is potentially taking a position in the incoming Biden Administration on WBSM Wednesday. “There’s always chatter in these types of things, not to fuel speculation,” Mitchell said. “But the people should know I’m focused on the job (of mayor) right now.” In his weekly appearance on Barry Richard’s ...

Mitchell: No New Year’s Eve Fireworks for New Bedford NEW BEDFORD — Although it’s really no surprise to anyone, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said on WBSM Wednesday afternoon that there will be no New Year’s Eve fireworks in the city Thursday night. “Like everything else, we’ve had a different Thanksgiving this year, a different Christmas, a different Hanukkah and now a different New Year’s,” Mitchell told WBSM’s Barry Richard. “And it’s for reasons we’re all familiar w...

As Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” played, Jamie Anthony ran up and down the streets of New Bedford using her camera to document people of every generation participating in a Black Lives Matter march this past June.  When her legs got tired, Anthony, 23, sat on top of a car that was driving slowly with the protest and was able to really take in the different ages of all the people marching, which included people who had already marched for racial equity in their lifetimes.  “It w...