Members of the community weigh in on mandatory vaccines and face masks.
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COVID-19 cases doubling in New Bedford
With vaccination rates low, health officials struggle to contain the virus and worry about “rough” times this fall.
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Time for truth about New Bedford, vaccines and COVID-19
The sad and bitter truth is that because we have failed to get vaccinated in great enough numbers in the city, our school kids will probably spend at least part of another year with their faces covered while they learn.
Posted inPandemic Watch
New Bedford students will head back to school with masks
The School Committee’s decision was made amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across New Bedford and Bristol County during the last two weeks.
Posted inPodcast
Alternative energy goes corporate
Is the environmental movement ready to welcome Big Oil and devoted capitalists into its ranks? At what cost? Episode 5 of New Hampshire Public Radio’s “Windfall” podcast explores.
Posted inColumn
New Bedford’s panhandler remedy is on the rocks
The goal is to make it difficult for panhandlers to walk on the traffic island where they hold signs saying they are homeless.
Posted inWe Remember You
FRAN HADDOCKS, 80, RETIRED JAIL SUPERINTENDENT WAS LOVED BY MANY
Haddocks was the first African American superintendent of the Bristol County House of Correction and Ash Street Jail. He died from COVID-19 on May 13, 2020.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Will the new public safety center make New Bedford safer?
City officials officially opened the South Public Safety Center, the first new police and fire station to be built in New Bedford in more than 50 years.
Posted inCulture Cal
DON’T MISS: Shakespeare in the garden; ‘Jaws’ returns; AHA! Night; ‘punky reggae,’ rockabilly and a metal maestro
A look ahead at the week’s arts and culture events in New Bedford.
Posted inPandemic Watch
COVID-19 cases surging in New Bedford
New daily COVID-19 cases in New Bedford spiked from single numbers during the final week of June to an average of 38 last week. On Aug. 4, the city recorded an alarming 61 new COVID-19 cases.