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The City of New Bedford is seen by its residents as a wonderfully diverse and culturally rich community with a proud past, present and future. The whaling capital of the world in the 18th century, the city has evolved to become the home of many major industries, which manufacture products used throughout the United States and abroad. The city prides itself on its working waterfront and historic district, as well as its expanding retail and tourist trades. While it is a city of approximately 100,000 people, New Bedford maintains a close-knit community feel. Recently named one of the top ten "Green Cities" in the country, New Bedford residents feel that its parks are breathtaking and its beaches gorgeous. Enhanced with festivals and celebrations throughout the year, New Bedford is a wonderful place to visit. The unbeatable quality of life relished by residents makes New Bedford an even better place to live and raise a family. *

Address

City of New Bedford
33 William Street New Bedford, MA 02740
508.979.1400

General Info

• Real/personal valuation: $5,180,267,390
• FY2008 Tax rates: Residential, $10.31; commercial, industrial and personal, $22.35
• 2000 population: 99,927
• Area: 18.99 square miles
• Miles of public road: 264.57
• Official Town Site

Emergency phone numbers

• Police, Fire and Ambulance: call 911

Services

• City served by municipal water and sewer. Trash pick-up is by ABC Disposal Services, Inc. at (508) 995-0544.

Libraries

• Library Director, Theresa Coish
• Main Library, 613 Pleasant St., 991-6275.
• Lawler Library, 745 Rockdale Ave., 991-6216
• Casa Da Saudade Library, 58 Crapo St., 991-6218
• Howland Green Library, 3 Rodney French Blvd., 991-6212
• Wilks Library, 1911 Acushnet Ave., 991-6214
• Bookmobile, 979-1703

Parks and Beaches

• Buttonwood Park West End, between Rockdale and Brownell Avenues just south of Route 6; Activities: zoo, greenhouse, boating pond, senior center, community center, greenhouse, basketball, baseball, tennis, playground.
• Hazelwood Park: South End, between Brock Avenue and West Rodney French Boulevard; Activities: gazebo overlooking Clarks Cove, lawn bowling, community center, basketball, baseball, tennis, playground.
• Brooklawn Park: North End, between Ashley Boulevard and Acushnet Avenue about a mile north of Rt. 195; Activities: ice skating, street hockey, basketball, baseball, tennis, playground.
• Ashley Park: South End, corner of Rivet and Boulton; Activities: senior center, baseball, basketball, playground.
• Clasky Common Park: North End, between County and Purchase streets; Activities: On a hill overlooking the Acushnet River. Basketball and playground.
• Dr. O'Toole Playground: South End, next to East Beach on East Rodney French Boulevard; Activities playground on a beach overlooking New Bedford outer harbor.
• West Beach: South End, West Rodney French Boulevard; Activities: swimming and bathhouse on Clark's Cove.
• East Beach: South End, East Rodney French Boulevard; Activities: long sandy beach on New Bedford outer harbor. Parking.
• Municipal Golf Course: West End, Hathaway Road entrance across from the Days Inn.

Elected Officials

• Mayor: 979-1410
• Scott W. Lang
• Executive Aide, Nelson Ostiguy
• City Council: 979-1448
• City Council president David Alves
• Councilor-at-large Brian K. Gomes
• Councilor-at-large Debora Coelho
• Councilor-at-large Joe F. DeMedeiros
• Councilor-at-large Denis Lawrence Jr.
• Councilor-at-large John T. Saunders
• Ward 1 Councilor Linda Morad
• Ward 2 Councilor Paul Koczera
• Ward 4 Councilor Viola Pina
• Ward 5 Councilor Jane Gonsalves
• Ward 6 Councilor Leo Pimental
• Assessors: 979-1440
• Peter E. Berthiaume (2005)
• Robert Pacheco (2004)
• Martin E. Treadup (2006)
• Administrative Asst., Peter S. Barney

Appointed Officials

• Airport Manager, Donna Belli, 991-6160
• Auditor, Peter Schmidt, 979-1530
• Commissioner, Inspectional Services (Building, Wire, Health), Robert Thatcher, 979-1540
• Cemeteries Superintendent, Arthur Tetreault, 991-6191
• Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, Daniel W. Patten, 979-1430; Asst. Collector, Patti Querim
• City Clerk, Rita D. Arruda, 979-1450
• City Planner, David Kennedy (acting), 979-1488.
• City Solicitor, Irene B. Schall, 979-1460; Asst. City Solicitors, Eric Jaikes, John Markey Jr., Patrick Walsh; First Assistant City Solicitor, Jane Medeiros Friedman
• Clerk of Committees, (508) 979-1482
• Community Development Director, Patrick Sullivan, 979-1581
• Conservation Commission, John Gurney, chairman, 991-6188.
• Council on Aging, 991-6250
• Drug Free Partnership, Carl Alves, director, 979-1580
• Elderly Nutrition Program, 999-6400
• Election Commissioner, Maria Tomasia, 979-1420; Asst. Commissioners, Debbie Gonzaga, Sherrie Silva
• Emergency Management Director, Mark Mahoney, 991-6386
• Emergency Medical Services, Acting Director James Trout, 991-6390
• Environmental Stewardship, Scott Alfonse (senior planner), 979-1520
• Contract Compliance Director, Donald Gomes, 979-1446
• Facilities Management, Jeff Lauro, 979-1572
• Fire Chief, Paul Leger, 991-6105
• Harbor Development Commission Director, John Simpson, 961-3000
• Health & Human Services Director, Robert Davis, 991-6290; Assistant Human Services Director, Cynthia Wallquist, 961-3136
• Licensing Board Chairman, Stephen A. Beauregard; Director Nicholas Nanopoulos, 979-1457
• M.I.S. Director, Robert Tetreault; Asst. Director, Larry Langlois 991-6245
• New Bedford Economic Development Council, Robert Luongo, 991-3122
• Personnel Director, Angela Natho, 979-1444
• Public Facilities Commissioner, Lawrence D. Worden, 979-1520
• Public Infrastructure Commissioner, Ronald H. Labelle, 979-1556; Euzebio Arruda, Superintendent of Highways; Vicent Furtado, Supt. of Wastewater; John Perry, Asst. Supt. of Wastewater.
• Police Chief Ronald E. Teachman; Deputy Chiefs David Provencher and Kevin M. Hegarty, 991-6300
• Purchasing Agent, Jacqueline Coucci, 979-1433
• Recreation, Acting Director Andre Breton; coordinator Chic Rose, 991-6295
• Zoological Services, Director Louis Garibaldi, 991-6178
• Redevelopment Authority, Robert Luongo, executive director, 997-4850
• Retirement Board, Executive Director Gerard Arnaudet, 979-1538
• Shellfish Constable, Bradford K. Bourque, 991-6289
• Tourism/Marketing Director, Arthur Motta, 979-1745
• Traffic Commission Secretary, Scott Downing, 979-1766
• Veteran Services, Director Dan Leblanc, 991-6184
• Dept. Public Infrastructure/Water, Superintendent, Ronald Labelle, 979-1550
• Weights and Measures, Theodore Machado, 991-6144

Schools

• School Committee: 997-4511
• Mayor Scott W. Lang, chairman ex officio
• J. Mark Treadup, vice chairman (2008)
• Eric Pope (2010)
• Ramona C. Silva (2008)
• Joaquim "Jack" Nobrega (2010)
• Nancy Feeney (2008)
• John J. Fletcher (2010)
• Administration: 997-4511, connecting all departments and schools, extensions listed below:
• Superintendent, Michael Longo, Ext. 3270; Paul Rodrigues School Administration Building, 455 County St.
• Assistant to the Superintentendent, Data Analyst Specialist Mary Louise Francis, Ext. 3201.
• Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Assessment, Eileen Kenny, Ext. 3274.
• Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Assessment, Joseph S. Oliver Jr., Ext. 3315.
• Assistant Superintendent, Special Services, Dr. Lawrence J. Finnerty, Ext. 3278.
• Business Manager, Lawrence W. Oliveira, Ext. 3268
• Supervisor of Nurses, Karen Regan, Ext. 2281
• Supervisor of Maintenance, Antonio Braz, Ext. 2296
• Supervisor of Building Custodians, David Mendes, Ext. 3291
• Deputy Superintendent/Human Resources, Dr. Ronald F. Souza, Ext. 3264.
• Title I Director Diane Brisson, Ext. 3210.
• Director of Adult and Continuing Education, Rosemary Wilde, Ext. 2419.
• Director of Central Registration, Maryann Kilgour, Ext. 3306.
• Director of Computer Services, Arie Cote, Ext. 3387.
• Director of English Immersion, Darlene Campos-Farrell, Ext. 2361
• Director of English/Language Arts, Anne Adamowicz, Ext. 2326
• Director of Fine Arts, Kerri Anne Quinlan-Zhou, Ext. 2367.
• Director of Food Service, Nancy Carvalho, Ext. 3300
• Director of Guidance and Pupil Personnel, Heather Larkin, Ext. 3371.
• Director of Health, Physical Education, Athletics, Michael Correia, Ext. 2284
• Director of Alcohol Prevention, Denise Gaudette, Ext. 3220
• Director of Math Dept., Stephen Pereira, Ext. 2316
• Director of Occupational Education, Ralph Dlouhy, Ext. 2360
• Director of Parenting Teens, Catherine O'Leary, Ext. 2403
• Director of Professional Development, Susan Crook, Ext. 3238.
• Director of School Support, Helder Angelo, Ext. 3357.
• Director of Science, Nattie Alexander, Ext. 2359
• Director of Social Studies, Robert Foster, Ext. 2336
• Director of Special Education, Kathleen Turner, Ext. 3457
• Director of SPED, Dept. Chair, Dale Richter, Ext. 2472
• Acting Elementary Education SPED Supervisor, Diane Metthe
• Middle School Special Education Supervisor, Susan E. Furtado, Ext. 3232
• Federal Director of PRAB, Andrew O'Leary, Ext. 3257
• Director of Tech Ed, Dept. Chair, Edward Orlowski, Ext. 2368

• Total enrollment, 14,758

• New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Blvd.
• Headmaster Beverly A. Bizzarro, Ext. 2301
• Assistant Headmaster Donald Vasconcelles, Ext. 2303
• Housemaster (Gold) Marc Letendre, Ext. 2321
• Housemaster (Blue) Michael J. Taylor, Ext. 2341
• Housemaster (Green) Joaquim Costa, Ext. 2311
• Housemaster (Tan), Andrew Kulak, Ext. 2331.
• Dean of Students, Carrie Cetenich, Ext. 2466

• Keith Middle School, 70 Hathaway Blvd., Ext. 2286. Principal Steven DeRossi, Acting Assistant Principals Carolyn Perry, Nora Dupont and Richard Desrosiers
• Normandin Middle School, 81 Felton St., Ext. 2281, Principal Dr. Jeanne Bonneau; Assistant Principal, Desiree Vincent; Acting Assistant Peter Sykes, Sean Ahern
• Roosevelt Middle School, 119 Frederick St., Ext. 2291, Principal Brian Abdallah, Assistant Principals Deborah Cimo, Amy Huston, James Brumbaugh
• West Side Junior-Senior High School, 181 Hillman St. Ext. 2371, Principal Dr. Deborah S. Sorrentino; Assistant Principal Jeffrey Crouteau

• Ashley School, 122 Rochambeau St., Ext. 2240, Principal Karen Meyer
• Brooks School, 212 Nemasket St., Ext. 2520, Principal E. Thomas Larrabee
• Campbell School, 145 Essex St., Ext. 2263, Principal Lisa Andrade
• Carney Academy, 247 Elm St., Ext. 2427, Principal Marcia Anselmo, Assistant Principal Raymond Letendre
• Congdon School, 50 Hemlock St., Ext. 2235, Principal Diane Souza
• Devalles School, 120 Katherine St., Ext. 2237, Principal Maureen Vieira
• Dunbar School, 338 Dartmouth St., Ext. 2253, Principal Cynthia Trinidad
• Gomes School, 286 So. Second St., Ext. 2432, Principal Timothy M. Rumberger (Grades 3, 4, 5); Martha Kay (pre-K-2)
• Hannigan School, 33 Emery St., Ext. 2255, Principal Arthur Dutra
• Hathaway School, 256 Court St., Ext. 2251, Principal Dennis M. Winn
• Hayden-McFadden School, 361 Cedar Grove St., Ext. 2337, Principal Mary Gleghorn, Assistant Principal Denise Toohey
• Kempton School, 135 Shawmut Ave., Ext. 2250, Principal Sheila Arnold
• Lincoln School, 445 Ashley Blvd., Ext. 2248, Principal Jo-Anne Hodgson
• Ottiwell School, 26 Madeira Ave., Ext. 2254, Principal Eugene Sladewski
• Pacheco School, 261 Mt. Pleasant St., Ext. 2238, Principal Marcia Faucher
• Parker School, 705 County St., Ext. 2259, Principal Sunita Mehrotra, Assistant Principal Rickie Wilson
• Phillips Avenue School, 249 Phillips Ave., Ext. 2256, Principal Kevin Sullivan
• Pulaski School, 1097 Braley Road, Ext. 2417, Principal Dr. Ann Koczera; Assistant Principal Joseph Medeiros
• Rodman School, 497 Mill St., Ext. 2246, Principal Carol Smola
• Swift School, 2203 Acushnet Ave., Ext. 2247, Principal Debra Letendre
• Taylor School, 620 Brock Ave., Ext. 2245, Principal Matthew Riley
• Winslow School, 561 Allen St., Ext. 2249, Principal Paula Bailey

• Greater New Bedford Retional Vocational-Technical High School, 1121 Ashley Blvd., 998-3321, Superintendant/Director, Michael R. Shea

• Academy of the Firstborn, 82 Cove St., 997-8326.
• Holy Family-Holy Name School, 91 Summer St., 993-3547, Principal Cecilia Felix, 270 students
• Global Learning Charter School, 455 County St. (3rd floor), 991-7000, Principal Paul Fay, 250 students.
• Mount Carmel School, 103 Crapo St., 997-9612, Principal Magdalen Chianese, 188 students
• St. Anthony School, 190 Ashley Blvd., 994-5121, Principal Elizabeth-Ann Lavigne, 385 students
• St. James-St. John School, 180 Orchard St., 996-0534, Principal Edmund Borges, 230 students
• St. Joseph-St. Therese School, 35 Kearsarge St., 995-2264, Principal Brenda Gagnon, 150 students
• St. Mary's School, 115 Illinois St., 995-3696, Principal Daphne Couto, 290 students

• Bristol Community College (New Bedford campus), 188 Union St., (508) 984-8226. Full-service campus offers two-year degrees and one-year certificates, as well as noncredit courses.
• Fisher College, 777 Church St., 998-3254, bachelor's degree in management, 2-year associate's degrees, 1-year certificates

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* Described by community members for the MA Dept. of Housing and Community Development.