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He was mayor for 20 years after serving as an alderman and was active in many civic organizations.

Time for Joe Lopes to Be Heard on Hugh Dunn Case [OPINION] New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell will present his budget for the new fiscal year this week. Given the pandemic, the public demand to restore public safety cuts, and the ever-increasing cost of fixed expenses such as employee health care, it ought to be an interesting budget address for FY22 on Wednesday night. To complicate things even further for Mitchell's administration, the city's chief bean counter Ari Sky's last day on the job is Friday. He will be sorely missed. We don't know yet who the new chief financial officer will be.

New Bedford police sergeant Michael Cassidy has died of COVID-19, according to the department. Cassidy joined the NBPD in 1994 after serving in Operation Desert Storm as a Marine. He worked in uniform patrol, narcotics, criminal investigations, and firearms during his career. “This is a tremendous loss to our department and to the City of New Bedford as we all know Sgt. Cassidy was a proud officer who served the people of this city with his whole heart,” said acting chief Paul Oliveira. “Sgt. Cassidy loved being a police officer and went above and beyond to impact the lives of others in...

Since a controversial report on alleged racial profiling by the New Bedford Police Department was released by Citizens for Juvenile Justice a week ago, the report's findings have been called into question by the department, the Mitchell Administration, the police union, and residents. In particular, the NBPD called into question the non-profit organization’s use of the data the department itself provided through public records requests. In a response dated April 20 and provided to WBSM News today following an inquiry, the organization said it stands by the analysis in the report, entitled "...

New Bedford Mayor Still Silent on Police Report [OPINION] Several members of the New Bedford City Council have expressed their support for the New Bedford Police Department following the release last week of a report suggesting local officers unfairly treat minority youth. Councilors Brian Gomes, Naomi Carney, and Ian Abreu reject the report's conclusions by the Boston-based Citizens for Juvenile Justice as unfounded. Gomes has filed a motion for Thursday's meeting, calling on his colleagues to stand with the local police department. Former Mayor Scott Lang has denounced the report. The New B...