One reader: “The UMass Star Store campus was a big component to revitalizing downtown NB when it was opened. I’d like to know more about why this happened.”
Author Archives: Kellen Riell
Posted inCommunity Voices
Comments to The Light: Train a ‘win-win’ for some, ‘mixed bag’ for others
One reader: “Great for commuters, and for New Bedford day trippers.” Another: “Changes in working structures, self-driving cars and the like puts the timing in question.”
Posted inImmigration
Video: Can you pass the U.S. citizenship test?
Inspired by a video story on the process immigrants go through to become new Americans, we asked everyday people if they could answer the questions posed to those seeking citizenship.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Comments to The Light: Laws that conceal police misconduct cause ‘grave harm’
And the wind versus whales debate rages on, as one reader writes: “It’s dangerous to all animals, including us, to delay clean energy.”
Posted inCommunity Voices
‘Kudos to the ILA and Kevin Rose for standing up for local workers’
Reader: “Vineyard Wind’s exclusion of the longshoremen’s union was unjust, and the union’s determination to address this issue deserves praise. This successful strike demonstrates the power of collective action.”
Posted inNews and Brews
Gerardo Beltran Salinas and Eleonora Bianchi share their inspirational journeys and experiences
Learn about Gerardo and Ellie and their experiences covering Petronilla Morales’s journey and our coverage of Greater New Bedford’s hispanic community.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Video: Blades arrive in New Bedford as second heavy load carrier eases into port
The RollDock Sky moved through the New Bedford hurricane barrier Tuesday morning, bringing wind turbine blades for offshore wind project Vineyard Wind into port.
Posted inMultimedia
Video: UHL Felicity arrives in New Bedford
Multimedia reporters Eleonora Bianchi and Gerardo Beltran Salinas were on the scene to document the first five tower pieces for offshore wind turbines arriving in New Bedford on Wednesday afternoon.
Posted inPodcast
Regulators and offshore wind: A cozy relationship?
The New Bedford Light’s Grace Ferguson interviews reporters Will Sennott and Anastasia Lennon about their investigative report.
Posted inPodcast
Making sense of the ‘home equity theft’ case before the U.S. Supreme Court
The case could have big implications for New Bedford, where dozens of property owners have lost their houses over tax debts that were just a fraction of the property’s value.