As the City Council gets set to discuss the non-binding ballot question and the mayor’s veto, we put it out there to the good people of the city.
Author Archives: Kellen Riell
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Comments to The Light: Intense reaction to wind/fishing investigation
One reader writes: “Energy capturing devices kill wildlife and no amount of greenwashing can change that fact. Destroying the planet to save it makes no sense.” Another: “It is either stop burning carbon or render large areas of the planet uninhabitable. … We need to do this.”
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Video: SouthCoast to Boston DATTCO bus route invaluable to passengers
SouthCoast to Boston bus route no longer profitable, but invaluable to South Coast passengers
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Comments to The Light: Sheriff, rooming house fire, ballot questions and book banning top of mind
Public weighs in on hot topics: “No one has the right to tell someone what they can and cannot read,” writes one reader.
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Letters to The Light: International Women’s Day, ballot questions and personal memories
At the Women’s Alliance event, “We heard the passionate and powerful voices of speakers, spoken words from young students and notable poets, as well as vocalists all relating to the issues facing women and families throughout history and what’s happening around us now.”
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Elected officials react to offensive images posted on Facebook
Elected officials in and around New Bedford have offered their comments regarding the offensive images posted on Shawn Oliver’s Facebook page.
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Addiction treatment chain operator charged with health care fraud
RCCA and its operators allegedly shortchanged Rhode Island and Massachusetts substance abuse disorder patients out of needed counseling and treatment services, while defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurers out of millions, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.