‘Synergies: Hybrid Art’ is a magnificent assortment
The exhibit at the Art Museum features everything from a squirming pile of hairless pink critters and a translucent egg carton. See for yourself.
Investigative journalist joins New Bedford Light staff
Pulitzer finalist Nathan Collins will cover ocean science and research, the fishing industry and the growth of the blue economy in a new position supported by Report for America.
Trump administration to send election monitors to New Bedford for primary
The DOJ is asking the City of New Bedford to turn over a list of all registered voters (first and last name) and other information by Aug. 8.
Is South Coast Rail bringing ‘a bunch of rich people’ to New Bedford?
There’s no sign that South Coast Rail is gentrifying the city, say people who watch New Bedford’s housing market closely.
Excitement now, and more thrills to come at Whaling Museum
Whaling Museum Executive Director Amanda McMullen, Board of Trustees Vice Chair Bernadette Souza, and Chief Curator Naomi Slipp joined Light columnist Jack Spillane on The Chat Friday. Watch it here.
Environmental group to sue Wareham-based cranberry company for dumping sand into Mass. wetlands
The Conservation Law Foundation sent a notice to file suit against A.D. Makepeace earlier this month for allegedly dredging and infilling sand into Southeastern Massachusetts wetlands without a permit.
Healey signs $63.4 billion state budget with no vetoes
The budget represents a 3.9% spending increase over fiscal 2026, draws on $2.7 billion in surtax revenues on the state’s high earners, and does not raise any taxes or fees.
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