The beautifully landscaped business park could join its suburban neighbors as victims of a trash transfer station that will allow 368 truck trips a day.
Author Archives: Jack Spillane
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City struggles to explain origins of longevity pay for elected officials
Documents show when longevity pay started for union members and managers, but no one can say exactly when the benefit was extended to elected officials.
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Everett Hoagland’s voice called for our best selves
The commanding figure was not afraid to look America and the world straight in the eye but was also a deeply kind, open-minded person.
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A day of mourning for Zeiterion
City Council zeroes out ‘Z’ budget on day of Armand Marchand’s passing
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Remembering Everett Hoagland, New Bedford’s first poet laureate
Hoagland died July 5 at age 82. Our columnist Jack Spillane looks back at his collection “The Ways,” which won the 2023 American Book Award.
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Closing of St. Francis Church a bittersweet time
At the last Mass, the pastor reminded parishioners that when one door of happiness closes, another will surely open.
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Boston nonprofit sees in Star Store what UMass Dartmouth did not
The Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston could teach local academic administrators a lesson on how to think outside the box.
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New Bedford ICE raids target every immigrant
The raids are meant to terrify people into self-deporting, going back to where they came from, which in the case of most brown-skinned immigrants means Central America.
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Remembering John Xifaras, a New Bedford immigrant’s son
John Xifaras, a much-respected civil-rights, labor and admiralty lawyer, stood up for people of color and working people at a time when others did not.
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Police chief speaks out against corruption allegations
Paul Oliveira talks about The Boston Globe Spotlight team’s recent series on police misconduct and defends the integrity of his department and himself.