Reader: They don’t belong here, have no rights and need to be on a plane back to Mexico or Venezuela. What part of illegal don’t you understand?
Author Archives: The New Bedford Light
Posted inThe Chat
Watch The Chat: New Bedford school district’s money man
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Andrew O’Leary talk New Bedford schools.
Posted inArts & Culture
Feeling young and eccentric, Annasaskhea Azor mixes classy with comfortable
“Some days I’m really colorful and loud, pairing colors that may not match but work somehow with the outfit. Other days I might be in … just a white tee, Levi’s, with boots or sneakers.”
Posted inAbout The Light
Behind the Scenes: ‘New Bedford mothers unite to help sons ID’d as possible gang members’
“She was speaking as a mom and sharing her son’s experience with the police. It was a very personal story. I wanted to tell that story.” — Anastasia E. Lennon
Posted inAbout The Light
Staff Feature: Reporter Will Sennott
Will grew up in a family of journalists, surrounded by “old guard legends of the trade.” Closely admiring journalists, Will knew what he wanted to do professionally.
Posted inImmigration
New Bedford reacts: What happened to migrants ‘wrong,’ ‘brutal,’ but ‘immigration is a concern for everyone’ (video)
“I think people should remember that when (Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis) runs for president, because he is going to, that this is the kind of person he is. Cruel.” — Pam Thomas, part-time Florida resident
Posted inUncategorized
Spillane on the radio
Columnist Jack Spillane discusses the issues of the moment every Monday at 11 a.m. on The Tim Weisberg Show, and regularly on Sunday at 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday. You can find audio files of Jack’s appearances on our Lightcast page, along with a roundup of other multimedia content.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Letters to The Light: No room for Bernier’s bitterness
“This is no time to let hurt feelings stand in the way of long overdue changes needed in our county corrections system. There is just too much at stake.”
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Posted inThe Chat
Watch The Chat: A conversation with the Democratic candidates for Bristol County Sheriff
Jack Spillane sat down with the candidates — Fall River attorney Nick Bernier, Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux and former Somerset Police Chief George McNeil — for a special 90-minute Zoom session of The Chat. Watch it here.