Peter Barney News Today

Phil Paleologos only just learned something amazing about his late friend and New Bedford icon Peter Barney, a Renaissance man of many talents and interests.

New Bedford has lost a pillar of knowledge with the passing of Peter Sylvanus Barney. He was 73.

Leo Choquette is seeking a recount in his 44-vote loss to incumbent Brad Markey in New Bedford's Ward 1. Historically, recounts don't change the outcome.

Vytautas Ausrota This man rugby tackled a woman to the ground and threatened her with a knife with the intent to sexually assault her. A woman aged in her 50s from Surrey, was walking along the South West Coast path just outside Lyme Regis when she heard a man running toward her from behind at approximately 3pm on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Vytautas Ausrota, aged 30 and of Plymouth, approached the victim and rugby tackled her to the ground and knelt on to...

Tom Hunt, a former School Committee member, said he’s heard the rumors but there’s always a lot of rumors in New Bedford politics.   “I know that the mayor enjoys his job as mayor very much,” Hunt said. “Having said that I think he would be an excellent candidate for any position in the federal government.” Mitchell worked as a federal prosecutor prior to first being elected mayor in 2012, so Hunt said Mitchell would be particularly suited for a position in the Department of Justi...