Mayor Scott W. Lang - Articles - City Addresses

State of the City Address - March 2010

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:07:44 CDT

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 of the City Council, Denis Lawrence and all members of the City Council, Portuguese Consul Dr. Graca Fonseca, members of our School Committee, members of our Board of Assessors, Senator Mark Montigny, and, as they are in session, I want to acknowledge our Representatives; Tony Cabral, Bob Koczera, John Quinn, and Steve Canessa, I would also like to recognize Ines Goncalves-Drolet representing Congressman Barney Frank, Janet Label representing Senator John Kerry and Jack Richard representing Senator Scott Brown. I want to thank Mr. Richard for his participation at last week’s New Bedford Fishing Summit and take this opportunity to announce that Senator Brown will be visiting New Bedford tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M. You know, Jack asked me if I really picked the Marquette Warriors in the NCAA Tournament, and I said, “Yes, Jack. What do you think? He said, “I think it’s a great pick, I believe in long shots.”

Third Term Inaugural Address

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:32:52 CST

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 New Bedford Vocational Technical High School, they have figured a way to meet the 21st Century demands.

Scott Lang discusses his third term inaugural address and his hopes for New Bedford

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:40:58 CST

New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang discusses his third term inaugural address and his hopes for New Bedford

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD INAUGURAL ADDRESS - JAN 4., 2010

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:03:31 CST

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 New Bedford Vocational Technical High School, they have figured a way to meet the 21st Century demands.

NEW YEAR�S EVE REFLECTIONS 2009

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:00:08 CST

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 our next birthday. Another year has gone by and the first annual ritual is upon us. We must learn to write the date as 2010.

New Bedford parades to celebrate Veterans Day

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:50:10 CST

The New Bedford Veterans Day Parade marched from Buttonwood Park and down Union Street to Wings Court on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

State of the City Address - 2009

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:59:10 CDT

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; John Saunders, President of the City Council, and the members of the City
Council, members of our School Committee, members of our Board of Assessors, Senator
Montigny, and, as they are in session, I want to acknowledge our Representatives; Cabral,
Koczera, Quinn, and Canessa, I would like to recognize Ines Goncalves-Drolet representing
Congressman Frank. I welcome Governor’s Councilor Carol Fiola, District Attorney Sam Sutter.
Welcome to School Superintendent Portia Bonner and BCC President Jack Sbrega. Welcome to
Tony Sapienza, the President of the New Bedford Economic Development Council and all of its
members, and its Executive Director, Matthew Morrissey, Rev. David Lima of the InterChurch
Council, and Reverend Mark Green of the NAACP, all of our clergy and all representatives of
higher education.

August 12, 2007 - Pastor Manuel Chavier Sr. Memorial Banquet

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:40:11 CDT

Pastor Chavier led a positive life, and taught day to day positive life experiences, and taught and preached the lessons of the Bible in this manner and spirit. Let us all follow his continuing example to help shape and improve the lives of all of God’s children, starting here and now in the City of New Bedford.

New Bedford High School Commencement Speech - Remarks of Mayor Scott W. Lang

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:03:19 CDT

Remarks made by Mayor Scott W. Lang - New Bedford High School Commencement Speech given on June 14th, 2007.

Mayor Scott Lang - New Bedford - Budget Speech - Fiscal Year 2007

no@spam.com (Scott W. Lang) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:19:47 CDT

This evening, I respectfully submit to you the proposed budget for the City of New Bedford for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006. This budget is balanced and addresses the top priorities of our city...