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.
Author Archives: Kellen Riell
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‘The burger people’ on success, surviving the pandemic and the state of the downtown restaurant scene
Josh Lemaire and Amelia Ruvich of DNB Burgers, Union Flats thrive with big, out-of-the-box ideas.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Urging City Council to allow rent stabilization question on November ballot
If any city councilor does not vote in support of this motion then they are telling the community that our voice and concerns do not matter. They will have shown that they are not concerned about our residents’ voices.
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Video: Should New Bedford consider rent control?
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.
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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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Inmate uprising — what went right and what went wrong
“I could let them trash the place,” said Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux. The main objective, he said, was to “not have someone get hurt — inmate or officer.”
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Opinion: Offshore wind investigation missed a few key points
Offshore wind offers many opportunities for the fishing industry to participate and many members of the fishing industry have already seized them. These industries can grow together. That is happening. And that important point was missed in this article.
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Sheriff Heroux details plans for preventing inmate suicides
New report lists 24 recommendations to improve suicide prevention, including more privacy during inmates’ first screening; getting nurses involved in screening at Ash Street; and more suicide prevention training.