ARTS AND CULTURE
The Light introduces ‘Street Style’
Andrew Kepinski is documenting the individuals who define New Bedford’s eclectic sense of style in all walks of city life. Look through his lens at artist Luis Villanueva, with this first in a series of photo shoots that highlight members of our community.
January 19, 2022
JACK SPILLANE COLUMN
Hovan takes advantage of closed hearing and connected lawyers
People who live here would want to know why Keith Hovan has chosen to accumulate all these guns and ammunition in a town that is more and more like a suburb than a rural community.
COMMUNITY VOICES
Commentary: Innovators Charter School would give students a head start on college degree
We have designed the region’s first wall-to-wall early college model, meaning every single student goes to college while in high school. Durfee High School and New Bedford High School do not offer the wall-to-wall experience.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Artist talk with Christopher Volpe, Black in Business, Queen of Fado
Artist Christopher Volpe discusses Loomings: a series of tar and gold leaf paintings named after the first chapter in Moby-Dick, and HERstory celebrates Black women role models and social influencers.
CIVIC LIFE
Small business seminar, meeting on garden-style apartments, Community Foundation Scholarships
From small business resources to building codes to CDB grants to furniture and clothing drives to scholarship applications, it’s all happening in The New Bedford Light’s Civic Life calendar.
PANDEMIC WATCH
COVID cases more than double in New Bedford this week
The number of COVID-19 cases more than doubled in the city during the past week, with the state Department of Public Health reporting 3,343 new cases in New Bedford from Jan. 6-12, compared to 1,424 new cases from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5.
HOSPITAL PRESIDENT’S AMMUNITION CHARGE
SJC justice denies The Light’s appeal to open Keith Hovan hearing
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Friday denied The New Bedford Light’s petition to open the show cause hearing for Southcoast Health CEO Keith A. Hovan on a potential felony charge for illegal firearm magazines.
JACK SPILLANE COLUMN
Progressive Democrats line up to challenge conservative Sheriff Hodgson
For his part, Hodgson, after being appointed a temporary sheriff by former Republican Gov. Bill Weld in 1997, has gone on to easily win re-election four times — in 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2016.
FISHING
New offshore wind leasing areas address some scallop concerns
One of the wind energy lease areas in the New York Bight accounted for nearly $100 million in scallop landings from 2012 to 2016, with an “overwhelming share” landing in New Bedford, according to a letter from Mayor Mitchell.
FISHING
Daily Catch
The New Bedford Light brings you “The Daily Catch” — a listing of the latest seafood prices from the Buyers and Sellers Exchange.
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EXPAND OUR CULTURE CALENDAR
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WIND
Windfall podcast: Listen to the series here
New Hampshire Public Radio examines the potential for wind power to reshape our energy future in this multi-episode series.
COVID-19
COVID-19 virtual memorial
As the city emerges from the long siege of COVID-19, we pause to take stock of what – and who – we’ve lost.
Please help build this community memorial by adding a tribute to your loved one.
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