UMass Dartmouth’s Brian Baptiste: For the love of the game
After 43 seasons and 700+ wins at UMD, the goal is the same: Be the best coach he can be.
Opinion: Super Bowl was a dream come true — for one Fairhaven uncle
Steven J. Bouley may have spent most of his life as a Pats fan, but all that changed when his nephew became the coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
City Council passes lower parking minimums for new housing, 8-3
Some councilors said the new ordinance would clog up curb space. But most councilors say the change is needed to build more housing and grow the city’s tax base.
ICE detains New Bedford worker, leaving U.S. citizen wife to care for disabled family members
Darwing Xitumul Morales was arrested at Covell Street and Belleville Avenue and is being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island.
Retired New Bedford firefighter goes to trial April 7
Manuel Mota declined a guilty plea and $150 fine. The disorderly conduct charge stems from his eighth arrest since 2000.
Nova Scotia pitch to offshore wind industry: We won’t create headwinds
Canadian leaders urge participants at a U.S. conference to invest in their wind industry: “We are a predictable and reliable regulatory jurisdiction.”
Repatriation: A completion of the circle of life for Maya culture
The K’iche’ community raises funds to send a person’s remains to the land where they were born to be at rest and to reunite with their ancestors.
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