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It’s Election Day, and voters in New Bern will decide who will run the city. Election Day is Tuesday, October 7, 2025 for City of New Bern Municipal Elections for mayor and aldermen. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. and until […]
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Mayoral candidates weigh in on future vacancies. Three of the four candidates running for mayor (listed in alphabetical order by last name) — Scott Andrews, Gregory Ryan Fahy and Holly Raby — shared their thoughts on Board of Aldermen vacancies after Ward
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The early voting period for the October municipal elections has begun in New Bern. Several candidates are running for six seats on the Board of Aldermen in New Bern, NC. NewBernNow.com invited all of the aldermen candidates to introduce themselves and answer
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New Bern Board of Aldermen will consider 43 items on Sept. 9, 2025 meeting agenda at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 300 Pollock St. in New Bern, NC. The public will have an opportunity to share their thoughts at the beginning of
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General plans for four major subdivisions propose 1,054 single-family lots in New Bern, NC. For the first time in recent history, city staff approved general plans for major subdivisions in New Bern. In the past, the Planning and Zoning Board reviewed and
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New Bern Board of Aldermen to tackle thirty topics at tonight’s meeting. The Board of Aldermen will hold will discuss several topics and hold four public hearings during the meeting on July 8, 2025, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 300 Pollock
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Is an old charter change decision coming back to haunt the Board of Aldermen? New Bern’s mayor could only vote to break a tie until the June 2011 charter change gave him the right to vote on all matters before the city
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Several topics to be discussed Tuesday during back-to-back meetings at New Bern’s City Hall. The Board of Aldermen will consider several issues on June 10, 2025, including changing the electric rates, closing streets for events, authorizing orders for general obligation bonds, allowing
Lawson Creek Park will be the staging area for an emergency response drill scheduled for tomorrow. Craven County will participate with local, state and federal agencies during a mass casualty exercise on May 22, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. in Eastern North
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Topics on tonight’s Board of Aldermen meeting agenda include changing the land use ordinance, approving the budget, moving forward with a $24 million bond referendum, selling real property and more. The New Bern Board of Aldermen will consider holding public hearings, restricting
On the Agenda: Major subdivision approval process, budget, fishing and crabbing and more Read More »