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.”

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

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.

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.

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 Classroom for that semester.

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

New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang reflects on Senator Edward M. Kennedy and his work for the New Bedford area and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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.

June 28th, 2007 - Letter from Mayor Scott W. Lang to City Council President Leo Pimental and Honorable Members of the City Council informing them of veto because the Council attached a raise for its Legislative Council to the ordinance...

June 25th, 2007 - Letter to New Bedford City Council regarding change to City charter regarding hiring authority and duties of legislative counsel...

June 25th, 2007 - Letter to New Bedford City Council from Mayor Scott W. Lang regarding his veto of City Council's vote to demolish Cliftex Mills complex...

I am running for re-election because I believe that New Bedford is a better place to live and raise a family, as well as a place to invest and grow a business, than it was the day I was elected to serve as your Mayor.