The bottom line is that if UMass Dartmouth had really wanted to stay in New Bedford, it could have.
Author Archives: Jack Spillane
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Maura Healey gives back of her hand to the poor provinces
As progressive as she is, Healey has a blind spot for down-and-out places like New Bedford, Dorchester and Ayer.
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An arts college is not a pit stop
A year after Chancellor Mark Fuller abruptly closed the New Bedford CVPA campus, students look for ways to keep arts in the city.
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Time for New Bedford to better integrate its schools
Let’s see if there is any groundswell in the city for more integration of New Bedford’s middle- and low-income neighborhoods into single schools.
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Two ways of looking at DA Paul Walsh Jr.’s legacy
Depending on their politics, people will debate the former district attorney’s tenure for a long time.
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Mayor’s housing plan is too little too late
New Bedford housing programs are helping a few hundred people a year while thousands continue to wait.
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Mitchell, planners fumble on fishermen’s memorial
Public twice now tells the city to bring the iconic Anna Hyatt Huntington sculpture back to the city’s waterfront.
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Remembering the Songman of New Bedford
Paul Clayton, the man whom Bob Dylan once described as a “medium” that channeled the very essence of traditional songs from the sea and the mountains was born right down the road.
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The great New Bedford Retirement Board War
It’s all poor policy and it’s all unfair to both New Bedford’s working-class homeowners and its government retirees.
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Thumbs up to projects rebuilding New Bedford
Every year there’s a prickly battle at the City Council over approval of certain Community Preservation Committee projects.