At GNB VocTech, like other state vocational schools, there are wide disparities in the number of students of color, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities who applied and were accepted, sparking a call for investigation.
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Posted inSpecial Report
Local lawmakers condemn ‘home equity theft’ as city officials defend tax collection tactics
“I’m sickened. What really concerned me is that big money can come in and pull the homes away from working people in New Bedford.” — Rep. Paul Schmid
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Chris Mello embraces the comfy life, but when he dresses up ‘it’s like a holiday’
“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 inSpecial Report
‘Home equity theft’ — in New Bedford and across Massachusetts
How one Boston real estate investment firm earned millions by foreclosing on property tax debts it purchased from cities and towns
Posted inEducation
Teaching climate change: High schoolers implore legislators to act on ‘greatest problem’ facing young generation
“If we’re teaching kids the way we taught them decades ago, then we’re failing them.” — Sara Ross, adult partner on student bill proposing new learning standards.
Posted inHate Groups
Neo-Nazis on South Coast: Local LGBTQ+ group concerned but says ‘we will move forward’
The neo-Nazi group is based mostly in Greater Boston. But in recent months, it has expanded its presence in the South Coast — targeting library events known as “Drag Queen Story Hour,” in which drag artists read books to children.
Posted inEnvironment
State lawmakers push back against costly new septic rules
A bill from state Sen. Mark Montigny and state Rep. Chris Markey would stop the state DEP from requiring nitrogen-reducing septic upgrades. The legislation would also make it illegal to require watershed permits without any funding attached.
Posted inCrime and Jails
New Bristol County sheriff plans to close Ash Street Jail
Paul Heroux said he believes that the immigration detention center on the main campus that was closed in 2021 could be renovated to accommodate inmates now held at Ash Street, a 19th-century building where roughly 75 to 90 inmates are held in custody any given day.