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“The silence from our administration has been frustrating,” Turgeon said. Turgeon called into WBSM’s Barry Richard Wednesday afternoon and argued the claim put forth by Cordeiro on Richard’s Tuesday program that officers were informed of the investigation in a timely manner. Turgeon said that, yes, there was a BOLO (be on the lookout) put out for the vehicle the suspect who fired eight shots in the officer’s residence was driving, but that there was no information provided to officers at that time regarding the nature of the crime. “Our members were extremely angry that we weren�...

New Bedford Right to Not Back Down on Parking Ban Fines [OPINION] This most recent poor excuse for a snowstorm left a bitter taste in the mouths of many New Bedford residents, not to mention their wallets. Some 550 people were punished for failing to adhere to the city's parking ban and were ticketed. The City of New Bedford pocketed a cool $27,500. Not bad, considering it barely even snowed. When are folks going to learn? Many folks were pretty ticked off at the Mitchell Administration on Tuesday, demanding that the fines be waived because of the lack of snow. But Mitchell hung tough and re...

It was by no means the Blizzard of '78. Hell, it wasn't even the Blizzard of 2021. But two or three inches of snow fell in a pretty quick hurry just as Tuesday's ride home was about to begin, and as a result, rush hour was a disaster. Why weren't the streets treated before the snow fell and everyone began to make their way home? The ABC6 StormTracker forecast was calling for a small accumulation of snow, and I know the Department of Infrastructure monitors these things closely. I was watching the live color radar while I was on the air and could see that the snow would arrive by late afterno...

Massachusetts restaurants are hurting right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Phil Paleologos says doing away with the meals tax would help.

Some New Bedford Businesses Growing Despite Pandemic [OPINION] Mayor Jon Mitchell and his economic development team have been working on growing jobs and the city's economy despite the strong headwinds of COVID-19. The seaside city of New Bedford has been hit as hard, if not harder, than most communities by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Mitchell has done more than most local leaders to deal specifically with the virus – including a Roosevelt New Deal-esque move to convert two mothballed healthcare facilities into COVID-19 hospitals for his residence. There will be a world after COVID-19 has ...