Monday, October 13, 2008

With nearly $2m in federal port security funding awarded to New Bedford, Mass., Port officials are expected to purchase a range of security equipment . The Port of New Bedford won two grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Port Security Grant Program. The first grant of $918,256 was awarded in 2007, and the second one of $948,177 was awarded in spring 2008.

Neither grant has been released to the city due to a post-award review process related to environmental and historical preservation compliance guidelines, according to FEMA officials and Kristin Decas, executive director of the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission (HDC).
When the funding is delivered, the list of security items to be purchased includes: explosion detection devices, X-ray equipment, night vision binoculars, a new patrol boat, port security cameras, sonar machines, card reader systems and security training.

Source: SouthCoastToday.com

"New Bedford" redirects here. For other uses, see New Bedford (disambiguation).
New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford Harbor

Seal

Nickname(s): The Whaling City

Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°38′10″N 70°56′05″W / 41.63611, -70.93472
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Bristol
Settled 1640
Incorporated 1787
Government
- Type Mayor-council
- Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)
- City Council Ward 6:
Wendy Pimental.
Councilors-at-Large:
David Alves
Debora Coelho
Brian Gomes
Denis Lawrence, Jr.
John Saunders
Ward Councilors by Ward#
1. Linda Morad
2. Steven Martins
3. Kathy Dehner
4. Bruce Duarte
5. City Council President Jane L. Gonsalves.
Area
- Total 24.0 sq mi (62.2 km²)
- Land 20.1 sq mi (52.1 km²)
- Water 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
Elevation 50 ft (15 m)
Population (2000)
- Total 93,768
- Density 4,660.0/sq mi (1,799.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 02740, 02744, 02745, 02746
Area code(s) 508 / 774
FIPS code 25-45000
GNIS feature ID 0613714
Website: www.newbedford-ma.gov/
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles (82 kilometers) south of Boston, 28 miles (45 kilometers) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles (19 kilometers) east of Fall River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,768. It is the seventh largest city in the state. New Bedford is nicknamed "The Whaling City" because it was one of the most important ports for the whaling industry. The city is considered one of the two major cities along the area of Massachusetts known as the South Coast (along with Fall River).

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