At the South End nonprofit, children from 9 to 14 bike, kayak, learn about animals, and explore the beach — all to build confidence, foster adventure, and overcome challenges.
Category: Community
Posted inCommunity
1,700 area protesters denounce Trump, policies at No Kings Day events
Demonstrators take to public venues to criticize everything from the president’s penchant for authoritarianism to his handling of the economy, immigration, foreign policy and health care.
Posted inAppreciation
The long shadow of William ‘Biff’ MacLean
As the most skilled, most beloved, most reviled and most complex politician to emerge from the oft-forgotten South Coast, MacLean put New Bedford at the front of the line.
Posted inHousing
West End dilemma: Keep neighborhood’s character or add needed housing?
A proposed condo development would help address the city’s critical need for housing, but neighbors say it would threaten their community.
Posted inImmigration
Portuguese-Americans take sides in upcoming Portugal presidential election
Local residents weigh in on their homeland’s election this weekend and why they support the far-right candidate or the center-left candidate.
Posted inCommunity
20 years after Puzzles attack, the lessons — and challenges — linger
“If you marginalize a group of people — and it could be LGBTQ people or another group, like migrants — it opens people up to violence.” – Andy Pollock
Posted inEnvironment
New Bedford weathers mammoth snowfall
The city received a whopping 12 inches of snow Sunday and early Monday morning, above recent years’ snowfall but below “Snowmageddon.”
Posted inCommunity
New Bedford Light selected as a 2026 Report for America newsroom
The designation will allow The Light to launch a new Oceans beat focused on the blue economy, including research, fishing, aquaculture, and the restoration and protection of the sea.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Food insecurity: ‘Food need is 365 days a year’
If you missed The Chat with Jack Spillane and local leaders of food distribution programs, you can watch it here.
Posted inCommunity
2025 in review: Immigration dominated The Light’s top 20 stories
Other main topics our readers took an interest in included the South Coast Rail launch, deficient nursing homes, trouble in schools, and police misconduct.