The Light filed multiple public records requests with the city in recent weeks regarding officer Vincent Peters and an alleged ‘false information’ violation.
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Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Column on New Bedford union workers would ‘win praise from true conservative ideologues’
Reader: “Accompanied by graphics primarily provided by the mayor’s office, the column could easily be part of the city’s bargaining strategy.”
Posted inInPerson
New Bedford’s Susan Li Liang shares culture as a way to fight stereotypes, racism
Feeling disconnected from her own heritage, she founded the Chinese Student Association at URI. “Learning about a culture is how we reduce discrimination.”
Posted inEducation
Bullying video sparks investigations at Alma del Mar Charter School
In an interview with The Light, Taylor DeLoach, executive director at the school, responded to the bullying video, saying: “I am truly devastated by what happened.”
Posted inHousing
‘Barely making it’ in New Bedford
‘People are struggling’ as wages and benefits fail to keep pace with soaring rents and inflation
Posted inInPerson
Allie Copeland: Library’s museum-quality art collection ‘good for the soul’
As curator, she tries to create an environment inviting to all. “You don’t have to have an art history degree to learn to appreciate things and to experience art.”
Posted inImmigration
OSHA signs up to protect New Bedford’s immigrant seafood workers
“OSHA will inform workers that they have the right to speak up about hazards in their workplace without fear of retaliation, regardless of immigration status.” — OSHA administrator Kristen Rubino
Posted inAbortion rights
City clinic ‘filling a major gap’ with addition of medication abortion
Services begin this week across the South Coast, easing the area’s abortion desert. “I think it’s going to cut a lot of different barriers,” said Women’s Fund Executive Director Christine Monska.
Posted inWaterfront
Young minke whale found dead in New Bedford harbor
“It’s not typically where you see these animals … Right now, unfortunately, we don’t have a lot of information.” — Misty Niemeyer, stranding coordinator with IFAW
Posted inCommunity Video
Opinion: Farm Coast farmers want to ‘Keep the Farm in Farm Coast’
A group of next generation farmers from Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton and Little Compton are raising appreciation of how farms preserve the working rural landscape that makes the region a special place.