Jane Gonsalves
Her Experience Works For Us!
Re-elect Jane Gonsalves
I need your help and support in my re-election bid. I am serving my ninth term as City Councillor in New Bedford. I would like to serve again because there is much work I would like to do to improve our city. I have worked hard for many years in the City Council to develop programs and incentives to improve New Bedford and the local economy, and, as you know, many new businesses have started or located in New Bedford in recent years. However the recent national …
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Looking Forward
Looking forward, I know that my work to improve New Bedford is not done. In the next term I will work with the School Committee to improve educational opportunities for our children and to reduce the dropout rate. An educated workforce is central to attracting new businesses to New Bedford, which will provide job opportunities and expand our commercial tax base. I will work on making New Bedford more attractive to businesses and aggressively pursue opportunities to get new businesses to …
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Ward 5 Challenger Rips Incumbant, Council for Holding up Appointments.
By Dan McDonald View The Article on Southcoasttoday.com dmcdonald@s-t.com October 01, 2011 12:00 AM NEW BEDFORD — Ward 5 Councilor Jane L. Gonsalves and her challenger, James M. Roy, are at odds over board appointments, with the freshman candidate criticizing the incumbent for not acting on mayoral nominees. Gonsalves says Roy's charges are inaccurate and suggests he does not understand the very municipal government he wishes to participate in. …
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A Record of Service
As the campaign accelerates, the airwaves and the internet are full of information from candidates running for office. Many candidates will make promises about what they are going to do for you. I would like to tell you what I have done for you in the nine terms I have served as your City Councilor. If you have ever contacted me, by email, by phone or through my website or Facebook page, you know that I am accessible and responsive. I get things done! …
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Campaigning
Just wanted to take a moment to tell everyone that campaign season is upon us and I can use YOUR help! Some of our volunteers have just started putting up campaign signs this week. I think they look great, but there are lots more to install,and there are several other campaign "duties" that need performing under the wonderful supervision of my chief campaign worker, my Mom. So please give Mom or I a call or leave a message here or on our Facebook page if you have time to volunteer. Also continue …
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Primaries in Store for New Bedford Mayor, School Board, Wards 1 & 3
By Brian Boyd bboyd@s-t.com August 17, 2011 12:00 AM NEW BEDFORD — A crowded field will guarantee preliminary elections Oct. 4 for mayor, Ward 1 councilor and Ward 3 councilor, the city's top election official said Tuesday. The field for this fall's city elections became clearer when the deadline passed Tuesday afternoon for submitting nomination papers to the Board of Election Commissioners for certification of signatures. A five-way race to replace outgoing Mayor Scott W. Lang …
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Campaign Signs
The campaign volunteers are preparing to put up yard signs in the near future. We have contacted those of you who have had signs in the past, and we thank you for your continued support! If you are interested in having a sign for the first time this year, please leave a message for us on this page. We look forward to seeing you as we install signs in your neighborhood! …
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About New Bedford
Welcome to the historic city of New Bedford, Massachusetts USA! Located in the southern New England on the shores of beautiful Buzzards Bay, New Bedford is 96 kilometers south of Boston, Massachusetts, 56 kilometers east of Providence, Rhode Island, …
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Local Headlines
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