Following his defeat, Nick Bernier said he would not endorse primary winner Paul Heroux, implying he could not trust him and referring without detail to “extreme” statements by Heroux’s supporters and the candidate himself.
Author Archives: Jack Spillane
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Challengers face daunting task unseating entrenched South Coast incumbents
Here’s the recent history of Greater New Bedford elections: A respectable and well-known candidate is elected and then they coast to re-election for years and years, if not decades, after that.
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City councilors posture on borrowing, but do little to save taxpayers money
Mayor Mitchell, when asked by WBSM host Marcus Ferrro whether he was saying some councilors aren’t doing their jobs, punctuated the obvious: “I could be saying that. But that is not breaking news.”
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Former Mayor Kalisz gets a deserved honor, but divisions linger about his legacy
He was famous for chasing fire engines to the scene, no matter how small the blaze. And he would break into tears at the drop of a hat, especially when talking about his upbringing in one of the poorest of the city’s neighborhoods in the near North End.
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane talks monkeypox, heat islands, rising sewer bills, shell fishing and more
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined WBSM’s Jim Phillips on Townsquare Sunday on Aug. 14, 2022 to talk about monkeypox in New Bedford, heat islands, rising sewer bills, shell […]
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New Bedford is planting trees, but the heat island problem requires more
Tree canopies take 30 or more years to grow. So tree plantings will not be the only solution, and certainly not the near-term one for people living in sweltering tenements during hotter and hotter summers.
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What’s worse for the waterfront: Carlos Rafael or the Brenninkmeijer family?
Crew exploitation, corporate dominance of the New Bedford fishery is more remote, less personal than the old waterfront, where the law was skirted and bad guys flourished.
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Montigny flexed political muscle to keep arts college in downtown New Bedford
Mark Montigny is an old-style, transactional politician. Maybe that’s what it takes sometimes to keep the bureaucrats and scholars at bay.
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Montigny brokers deal for state to buy Star Store, keep arts college in New Bedford
The deal will also require the state to set aside $30 million in long-term bonding authority for upgrades to the campus and to immediately address deferred maintenance in this year’s budget.
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The Light on Radio: Abortion in New Bedford, Jan. 6 hearings and driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Jack Spillane discusses his recent Chat session on the lack of abortion services around New Bedford, the Jan. 6 congressional hearings, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants on WBSM’s TownSquare Sunday […]
