Municipal resources
City of New Bedford: (508) 979-1400 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/contact
New Bedford Public Schools: (508) 997-4511 / www.newbedfordschools.org
New Bedford Housing Authority: (508) 997-4800 / www.newbedfordhousingauthority.org
New Bedford City Council: (508) 979-1455 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/city-council
Trash & Recycling: (508) 979-1520 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/facilities-fleet-management/solid-waste-recycling
Police Department (non-emergency): (508) 991-6300 / www.newbedfordpd.com
Fire Department (non-emergency): (508) 991-6124 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/fire-department
Health Department: (508) 991-6199 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/health-department
New Bedford Public Library: (508) 991-6275 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/library
Animal Control: (508) 991-6366 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/animal-control
Veteran’s Benefits & Services: (508) 991-6184 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/veterans
Community Resources
People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE): (508) 999-9920 / www.paceinfo.org
South Coastal Counties Legal Services: (508) 979-7150 / www.www.sccls.org
Immigrants’ Assistance Center (IAC): (508) 996-8113 / www.immigrantsassistancecenter.org
Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction (PAACA): (508) 997-9051 / www.paaca.org
YWCA Southeastern MA: (508) 999-3255 / www.ywcasema.org
Community Economic Development Center: (508) 979-4684 / www.cedcnewbedford.org
Coastline Elderly Services: (508) 999-6400 / www.coastlinenb.org
Economic Development
New Bedford Economic Development Council: (508) 991-3122 / www.nbedc.org
One SouthCoast Chamber: www.onesouthcoast.com / (508) 999-5231
Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE): (508) 997-1776 / www.waterfrontleague.org
Utilities
Eversource: 800-592-2000 / www.eversource.com/content/ema-c
voting & Passport services
New Bedford Election Commission: (508) 979-1420 / www.newbedford-ma.gov/election-commission
Voting process: www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elevotingprocess/votingprocessidx.htm
Register to vote: www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm
Absentee voting: www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleabsentee/absidx.htm
Where do I vote?: www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx