“OK, I confess. I’ve lived in New Bedford for 22 years, been a user of the downtown meters for all of that time, and I still don’t understand how the damn things work.”
Category: Column
Posted inJack Spillane column
Some in Fall River stand firm against a SouthCoast district
It is a little strange that these officials see Fall River as having such a pre-eminent role in the new district, given that the incumbent congressman, freshman Jake Auchincloss, lives in Newton.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Newcomers bring political skills, energy to New Bedford government
With Shane Burgo’s election, five of 11 city councilors in New Bedford are now persons of color. That’s something the city can take pride in. And it illustrates the changing nature of our city.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Facebook ‘comments’ foment anger in New Bedford and afar
All the algorithms that govern what Facebook distributes to us every day are created to reward controversy and division, and conversely, to penalize harmony and consensus.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Discourse: Let’s confront housing challenges the New Bedford way
Our region leads the state in evictions, not because of pandemic-related non-payment of rent, but because investors are tossing out families so they can renovate and re-rent at the higher rates they need to make their investments worthwhile.
Posted inJack Spillane column
City Council ward races present a test of loyalties
In Ward 1 and Ward 6, the incumbents have been among Mayor Jon Mitchell’s most reliable supporters. And both challengers sound like members of the minority opposition led by councilors Linda Morad and Brian Gomes.
Posted inJack Spillane column
In redistricting battle, it’s every pol for the incumbents
Late Thursday the House passed a plan that creates a minority-majority district in New Bedford but keeps three suburban legislators representing small parts of the city’s far North End.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Alma del Mar Charter Schools making the grade
By January, Alma will have built two entirely new school buildings, its original Ottiwell campus on Belleville Avenue and a second $24 million Douglass campus on Church Street.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Right-leaning voices ring out at New Bedford debate
You really would not have been surprised if former President Trump had made an appearance shouting, “Make New Bedford Great Again!” and candidates at the council table all started banging their fists and shouting, “Four more years!”
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New Bedford loses yet another grand old church
St. Joseph-St. Therese’s may join four other impressive but nearly impossible to reuse church buildings — St. John the Baptist, St. Kilian, St. Ann, and Trinity Methodist.