Good evening citizens of New Bedford, Mayor Elect Mitchell, New Bedford First Lady Marguerite “Gig” Lang, and clergy. Union Baptist Choir – thank you. Today we conclude the first year of the second decade of the Twenty-first Century. Tonight is the twelfth time I have climbed the steps to this ship’s pulpit here at the [...] Read more »
One hundred years ago, The Evening Standard, under the headline “New Bedford’s Hopeful Outlook for 1911” reported a year of great growth in New Bedford. The City had grown to 110,000 people. The Port had a record year in the number of vessels coming through the drawbridge, and in tonnage of both cargo and coal [...] Read more »
Thank you for the introduction Mr. Toomey. Thank you to Kaylee Cotter, a New Bedford High School Senior, for a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. Good afternoon honorable citizens of New Bedford, Roy Nascimento, President of the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, and officers and members of the New Bedford Chamber of Commerce; President [...] Read more »
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New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang discusses his third term inaugural address and his hopes for New Bedfor. Read more »
Introductions Welcome, citizens of New Bedford, members of the clergy, our honored veterans of the United States Military, New Bedford City Councilors, New Bedford School Committee members, New Bedford Assessors, members of our local delegation to the Massachusetts General Court, District Attorney Sam Sutter, members of the Judiciary, and our gracious hosts here at Greater [...] Read more »
Good early evening, my fellow citizens of New Bedford. Tonight is the last night of the first decade of the 21st century. New Year’s Day is everyone’s annual birthday. It may not be your actual day of birth, but it is the beginning of the next calendar year, and we all begin to focus on [...] Read more »
The 21st Century City: Urban Opportunities & Challenges in a Global Context.Topic for 11/19/2009: Working with Public Employee Unions The Open Classroom Policy Series is a graduate-level public policy seminar that is open to the public. Each semester, the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs selects a critical and relevant topic as the Open [...] Read more »
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