Arthur Hirsch
Reporter
Arthur joined the Light in 2022, and covered New Bedford city government and the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.
Before the Light, Arthur was a reporter for most of his 25 years at The Baltimore Sun, where he covered features news assignments in Baltimore and around the state of Maryland, and for the National Desk, writing about local culture, characters, food, arts, business, religion, casino gambling, county government, courts and, for one baseball season, the life of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Before the Sun, Arthur wrote for the New Bedford Standard-Times, the New Hampshire Union Leader. He started his reporting life in broadcasting, with stints as a news person in New Hampshire at radio stations in Laconia and Manchester, then working as a tape editor for the Mutual Broadcasting System outside Washington, DC.
Stories
New Bedford’s on track for bump in visitors this year
It may be too soon for big pronouncements, but early indicators show that the South Coast Rail is bringing Bostonians to New Bedford.
Could change be in the air for New Bedford’s airport?
A decades-long decline in passenger business has left the airport scuffling but a new $76 million control tower and terminal is on the horizon. The question is: If the city builds them, will more passengers come?
Overdoses in city drop sharply, police numbers show
Police responded to 25 fatal drug overdoses in 2024, down from 45 in 2023.
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