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Posted inCOVID-19
Free vaccine clinics set at locations around New Bedford
Vaccination is critically important during the winter months, when indoor gatherings can lead to super-spreader events, clusters, hospitalizations, and severe illness among people who are unvaccinated.
Posted inCOVID-19
New Bedford’s COVID-19 testing program back on schedule
NEW BEDFORD — Project Beacon’s appointment-based COVID-19 testing at New Bedford Regional Airport, part of the state’s Stop the Spread program, is scheduled for its regular dates next week — […]
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
‘The Chat’ delves into covering New Bedford’s immigrant workers
“Essential But Excluded” revealed the plight of Guatemalan workers who kept the seafood industry running throughout the pandemic, but were shut out of federal COVID-19 relief money.
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COVID-19 testing Sunday at airport canceled due to storm
For rapid tests, the federal government is offering free at-home test kits online, at COVIDtests.gov. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-home COVID-19 tests.
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Weekend storm forces New Bedford to cancel Jan. 29-30 vaccine clinics
Vaccination is critically important during the winter months, when indoor gatherings can lead to super-spreader events, clusters, hospitalizations, and severe illness among people who are unvaccinated.
Posted inCOVID-19
New Bedford COVID testing clinics back on schedule after storms, holiday
COVID-19 testing clinics at New Bedford Regional Airport, former Fire Station 11 in the South End and PAACA on Coggeshall Street will resume their regular schedules, after recent shifts in dates and hours due to winter weather and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Posted inArts and Culture
Introducing ‘Street Style’
Street Style captures the essence of the fashionable and unique individuals of New Bedford through photography.
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The Light on radio: Jack Spillane on the Keith Hovan case, City Council inauguration
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane talks with WBSM’s Jim Phillips about the latest hot topics in New Bedford, including Keith Hovan, city councilors riding limos to inauguration, the council presidency, the sheriff’s race, the state of Covid testing in New Bedford and more.
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The Light on radio: Spillane discusses The New Bedford Light’s mission
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joins Jim Phillips to discuss the nonprofit news organization’s mission, as well as offering up insight on the major local news stories such as the New Bedford municipal election and the charges against Ward 3 Councilor Hugh Dunn.
