Souza and his wife both contracted COVID-19 in late December of 2020. Ida recovered, but Dale had to be intubated and died at St. Luke’s Hospital on Jan. 21, 2021.
Category: COVID-19
Posted inCommunity Voices
New Bedford Light readers answer the $64.7 million question
If you had $64.7 million to spend for the City of New Bedford, what would you do? Readers share their ideas.
Posted inCOVID-19
Where to get vaccinated in New Bedford, with no appointment needed
Upcoming walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics in New Bedford.
Posted inColumn
Getting vaccines to New Bedford’s Latino neighborhoods
The number of fully vaccinated Hispanics in New Bedford is just 24%, compared to 40% of whites, 36% of Blacks and 17% of people who identify as multiracial.
Posted inBudget Boon
The $64.7 million question
Possible uses for the city’s pandemic relief aid include Zeiterion fix-up, water and sewer upgrades, Capitol Theatre restoration.
Posted inWe Remember You
KATHLEEN ‘KATHY’ COTTER, 58, NEW BEDFORD CNA, WORKED HARD TAKING CARE OF OTHERS
“She took care of her patients with that same kindness and always attended to the person, not just the disease.”
Posted inDining Out
New Bedford restaurants kept cooking through COVID-19
New Bedford enjoyed a net gain of five restaurants from March 2020 to June 2021, bucking national and statewide trends during the pandemic.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Essay: 30 years as a funeral director didn’t prepare me for COVID
So please, as we face the next pandemic surge which will inevitably come, keep these people and all those you hold dear in mind.
Posted inColumn
New Bedford looks warily at new COVID-19 variant
As people get ready for a big summer of art and music, the city continues to lag behind most of the state in the number of folks who are vaccinated.
Posted inCOVID-19
Get your COVID-19 vaccine here
Here’s a list of times and places you can get vaccinated during the next week in New Bedford. All vaccinations are free.
