“New Bedford is about to enter an important period. The opportunities knocking on our door are more promising than those the city has had perhaps at any point in the last century.”
Author Archives: Kellen Riell
Posted inCity Hall
What happened to New Bedford police reform? Not a lot … yet.
More than a year after Black Lives Matter protests against police violence, anti-racism activists say change has been minimal.
Posted inCulture Cal
DON’T MISS: Spooky fun, I Am Love, The Tubes, open studios, Nightstage
HALLOWEEN Spooky seasonal activities in SouthCoast The leaves are falling, the Jack-o’-lanterns are popping up and the Halloween spirit is upon us in New Bedford. Luckily for scary season enthusiasts, […]
Posted inElection Watch
Candidate profile: Scott Lima, Ward 5 City Council
“The development of workforce housing is an important pathway toward affordable housing and ultimately, homeownership in New Bedford.”
Posted inCrime and courts
State prosecutors face sanctions in crime lab scandal
The rare rebuke follows the dismissal of roughly 35,000 drug convictions across Massachusetts — including hundreds of felonies in Bristol County — due to chemists’ misconduct at crime labs in both Amherst and Jamaica Plain.
Posted inCulture Cal
DON’T MISS: Boo at the Zoo, Pumpkin Parade, Get the Funk Out, Azorean Night, Alison Wells art
FESTIVALS 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16BUTTONWOOD PARK 20th Annual Boo at the Zoo Wondering how you and the whole family can get into the Halloween spirit in a bucolic […]
Posted inCommunity Voices
Discourse: Federal funds can fuel New Bedford’s recovery from COVID-19
The pandemic has caused unprecedented viral sickness and fatalities, while simultaneously laying bare economic and social justice weaknesses that have been hidden in plain sight.