New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane reacted to a 221-page report The Light obtained via public records requests on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday with Jim Phillips. The report was written by […]
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Posted inHistory
Video: Abolition Row Park ‘an enduring source of pride and inspiration’
New Bedford Historical Society President Lee Blake and elected officials celebrated their accomplishments at a ribbon cutting that debuted the transformation of a “blighted plot into a testament of the city’s amazing abolition history.”
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Video — Ian Abreu on bid for mayor: ‘Right now I’m focused on being a great councilor’
Chatting with host Jack Spillane, the city councilor at-large discussed his dedication to constituent services, his moderate positions on most issues and whether he would consider running for mayor.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Whale carcasses on Martha’s Vineyard fuel speculation about wind turbines
NOAA concluded in a January report that there is “no known connection” between offshore wind activity and whale deaths. But some remain skeptical. Without an investigation, they say there is no way the agency can stand by its claim.
Posted inThe Light on radio
Jack Spillane on Mayor Jon Mitchell’s relationship with the state delegation
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined Jim Phillips on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday to discuss last month’s column on Mayor Jon Mitchell’s tense relationship with the local state delegation and more.
Posted inInvestigation
Documents show pattern of alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by NB Police sergeant
Police staff and people who work with the NBPD say they have left positions on specialized units or avoided shifts after feeling uncomfortable with inappropriate behavior by Sgt. Samuel Ortega.
Posted inYour right to know
Denials, contradictions in city’s response to The Light’s public records requests
Over the past three months, The Light filed more than a dozen public records requests with city departments and three appeals with the state after the city, in some cases, withheld the records.
Posted inEnvironment
South Coast towns spared from costly new septic rules
The regulations will require only homeowners on Cape Cod to upgrade their septic systems to nitrogen-filtering models, unless their town puts together a 20-year plan to reduce nitrogen in its watersheds.
Posted inThe Light on radio
The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses school building funding on The Tim Weisberg Show
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane goes on WBSM’s The Tim Weisberg Show to discuss one his most recent columns addressing the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s reluctance to replace New […]
Posted inInPerson
Lee Blake: ‘Black history is not just Black history. Black history is the history of the people of this country’
This week marks a huge accomplishment in an already accomplished life: The opening of Abolition Row Park. “We’re creating a historical legacy of a movement in New Bedford that has essentially been ignored.”