Mitchell heralded the city’s accomplishments, but also touched upon some of its challenges, including the cost of housing and the Trump administration’s effort to at least temporarily stop the construction of new offshore wind farms.

In his annual state of the city speech, New Bedford’s longtime mayor Jon Mitchell expressed a strictly positive outlook for the city’s economy, despite the president’s plans to obstruct the offshore wind industry and deport an unprecedented number of undocumented immigrants.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said that the city was “stronger today than it was a year ago” during his annual State of the City Address. The mayor spoke after a luncheon at New Bedford High School.

Mayor Jon Mitchell covered everything from housing and public safety to education and economic opportunity, Jake Holter reports.

With more than 500 people in attendance, Mayor Jon Mitchell said the city is "stronger today than it was a year ago."