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Republicans appoint new Washington County Commissioner © Sean Hemmersmeier / The Spectrum & Daily News Adam Snow walking around the WCRP meeting, July 20, 2021 Adam Snow, the director of U.S. Rep. Chris Stewarts Southern Utah office, was picked Tuesday by fellow Republicans as the new interim member of the Washington County Commission. Snow replaces former commission Dean Cox, a longtime county official who died July 7 due to complications with cancer. Snow said he was hesitant to run for th...

Municipalities have the flexibility to go slower or take a more phased approach to lifting restrictions, Gov. Charlie Baker said.

Does Palm Coast need to change with the times, or does it need to hold fast to the characteristics that made it the city it is today? Nick Klufas was elected to the Palm Coast City Council in 2016 and again in 2020 and now, at age 33, he believes that the answer is generally the latter. He met with the Palm Coast Observer on May 19, in a Facebook Live recording of the new YouTube show, "Observations," to discuss the turmoil on the City Council as well as what hes learned about leadership.   ...

Standard-Times Staff NEW BEDFORD — Depending on where you are, a vaccination card can provide some perks: a free Krispy Kreme doughnut, a free drink in Connecticut, a chance for a $1 million prize or college scholarship in Ohio, or a $100 savings bond in West Virginia.  Now in New Bedford, if you are a resident 65 and older and still unvaccinated, you can get a $20 Dunkin gift card with your first COVID-19 vaccine dose. The city on Friday announced eligible people who get their first d...

NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Jon Mitchell submitted the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal of approximately $431 million to the City Council on Wednesday. The proposed budget includes adding back some positions that were eliminated last year amid the pandemic. Last year’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget was approximately $411 million, with the General Fund accounting for $365 million. The fiscal year 2022 proposal includes an increase in the General Fund to $383 million. Mitchell told the councilo...

NEW BEDFORD — A city church filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against Mayor Jon Mitchell, the citys health director and Gov. Charlie Baker alleging they violated First Amendment rights by implementing "discriminatory" capacity restrictions on places of worship amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New Life South Coast Church, a Christian church on Cove Road, is seeking the immediate lifting of capacity limits as well as damages. In its 19-page complaint, the church argues the state has favor...

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...

NEW BEDFORD — Staying home and working remotely during the pandemic hasn’t been an option for Jeff Glassman and his staff. “We’re a very labor-intensive business,” said Glassman, chief executive of Darn It!, a New Bedford-based warehouse, distribution and garment repair business. Glassman said his staff of nearly 80 sewers and warehouse workers have been back on the job for eight months. “It took a few months to get the staff back,” he said. “Our business is certainly down,” e...

NEW BEDFORD — As spring approaches — a time that is supposed to mark the opening of new public safety center and the decommissioning of a city fire engine — city officials have raised their voices, again, to keep the engine in service.   During Thursdays City Council meeting, Councilor-at-large Brian Gomes submitted a motion requesting the council go on record again and send a letter to the administration in opposition to the decommissioning of Engine 8 on Acushnet Avenue. The mot...

New Bedford Police Announce Largest Fentanyl Bust in City History NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Police on Monday announced the biggest fentanyl bust in the history of the department, following a months-long investigation. Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro announced the seizure in a press conference broadcast on Facebook Live through the department’s official Facebook page. Police say they seized 7.2 kilos, or nearly 16 pounds, of fentanyl from two apartments located at 2100 Phillips Road. According ...