One inmate suffered a minor cut, perhaps from slipping and falling, but otherwise no inmates or correctional officers were injured, as authorities took control of the units with a show of force — but without using force, said Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux.
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Opinion: Offshore wind investigation missed a few key points
Offshore wind offers many opportunities for the fishing industry to participate and many members of the fishing industry have already seized them. These industries can grow together. That is happening. And that important point was missed in this article.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Video: Voc-Tech education justice group joins The Chat
Members of the Vocational Education Justice Coalition talk about their concerns that school admissions policies still prevent access to vocational education for many students in New Bedford.
Posted inInvestigation
Blown Away: Offshore wind regulators ignore danger to fishing industry
Turbines the height of 70-story skyscrapers will soon tower over East Coast fishing grounds. But government regulators with ties to offshore wind developers are downplaying the danger to the marine ecosystem and fishermen’s livelihoods.
Posted inAbortion rights
Texas judge suspends approval of abortion pill — a decision that may affect Massachusetts
“Patients in Massachusetts will continue to have access to mifepristone. We stand for civil rights and freedom, and we will always protect access to reproductive health care.” — Gov. Maura Healey
Posted inBristol County Sheriff
Video: Attorney general releases footage of 2020 uprising at ICE detention center
In more than five-and-a-half hours of recordings cut into short segments, the video provides glimpses of what happened inside and just outside the center after the initial disturbance.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Video: Can Josh Amaral help solve New Bedford’s housing mess?
Josh Amaral, the new director of New Bedford’s Housing and Community Development Office, joined Jack Spillane to talk about the city’s just released comprehensive housing program for spurring development.
Posted inBristol County Sheriff
Sheriff Heroux details plans for preventing inmate suicides
New report lists 24 recommendations to improve suicide prevention, including more privacy during inmates’ first screening; getting nurses involved in screening at Ash Street; and more suicide prevention training.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Time to enforce sprinkler law in New Bedford’s tenement neighborhoods
State law allows the city to fine owners of multi-unit buildings up to $1,000 for fire code violations, and the city has in some cases tried to enforce the code. But the city has lost some cases when property owners appealed.
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Video: SouthCoast to Boston DATTCO bus route invaluable to passengers
SouthCoast to Boston bus route no longer profitable, but invaluable to South Coast passengers