An organized, public effort against a council president candidate is a new thing for the city.
Author Archives: Jack Spillane
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2024 in review: A win for women – and the Feast
The women festeiras were so successful that two of them were subsequently elected to the club’s governing board.
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Remembering the big poetic soul of Maggi Kerr Peirce
Our lives are blessed with something special by poetic souls like Maggi Peirce. And I know I got a big dose of it.
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Fighting the system in the North End of New Bedford
Pine Hill Acres residents believe to their core that their Far North End community is not the right place for a regional transfer station.
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Helping out the Missionaries of Charity
There aren’t too many places for most of us, where we get together with other folks for the sole purpose of doing something thoughtful for other people.
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In ‘The Ways,’ Everett Hoagland transforms nature and history
The poet has a way of sculpting words into meditative, actually spiritual edifices.
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Trump grows stronger on South Coast, and a warning sign for Montigny
People talk about racism and sexism and threats to democracy but this local election looked like the price of butter and housing to me.
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Agreement to support Zeiterion is a bargain for New Bedford
All the councilors say they value the arts, but some didn’t like the taxpayer support.
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Inspector general blames everyone, but UMass killed the Star Store
The bottom line is that if UMass Dartmouth had really wanted to stay in New Bedford, it could have.
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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.
