This is the young Frederick Douglass, getting his legs under him in a new life as a free man in the North, the soil of a Maryland plantation freshly shaken off his boots. The great work lies ahead. He appears to have a lot on his mind.
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Posted inEducation
Teachers in New Bedford and across Mass. could lose jobs due to expiring COVID emergency teaching licenses
Expiring COVID-19 emergency licenses could mean thousands of Mass. teachers won’t be returning to classrooms
Posted inTo our readers
Thank you for your support! Springtime goal met in record time
Your vast community support has buoyed The New Bedford Light to meet the full $100,000 match in record time. We are overjoyed. We also send heartfelt thanks to our anonymous […]
Posted inTo our readers
A message from the publisher: Andy Tomolonis appointed editor of The Light
A message from the publisher: I am enormously pleased to announce that Andy Tomolonis has been promoted to editor of The New Bedford Light, effective July 15. Andy has been […]
Posted inMultimedia
Video: Celebrating Pride — ‘Being stuck in any kind of closet is a terrible thing’
For the South Coast LGBTQ+ community, it’s not a monthlong reflection but an everyday occasion. ‘This is who we are and we are damn proud of that’
Posted inJack Spillane column
Big plans for Dias Field always seemed to fizzle
Question about how Mt. Pleasant area park got its name leads to a better story about the long history of struggles to improve a park near the heart of New Bedford.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Renegotiating choice: Protect ratepayers or push clean energy?
Utilities regulator suggests developers have the upper hand in renegotiating contract terms
Posted inCommunity Voices
‘Kudos to the ILA and Kevin Rose for standing up for local workers’
Reader: “Vineyard Wind’s exclusion of the longshoremen’s union was unjust, and the union’s determination to address this issue deserves praise. This successful strike demonstrates the power of collective action.”
Posted inOffshore Wind
Massachusetts offshore wind developers could forfeit more than $100M
Both wind farms looking to terminate bids face hefty penalties: Commonwealth Wind would forfeit $48 million and SouthCoast Wind would lose $60 million.
Posted inInPerson
Mark Parsons’ world of innovation, technology and creativity
New Bedford Research & Robotics does research in marine tech, robotics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science/visualization, clean energy, and VR/XR gaming with a goal to fuel the research world, not compete in it.