“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.
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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.
Posted inCity Hall
City Council backs off huge pay raise proposal, caps biggest increases at 25%
An amendment to the salary classification ordinance — apparently prompted by objections to the high raises that councilors acknowledged hearing from their constituents — caps raises at 25% more than current pay.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Watch The Chat and meet the seven candidates for the Ward 3 city council primary
Join longtime New Bedford political writer Jack Spillane as he interviews the candidates during a special edition of The Chat on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
Posted inJack Spillane column
City Council dysfunction is on full display
Sometimes I think that the smaller the stakes are, the worse elected officials behave. But that doesn’t mean we the public have to like it. And it doesn’t mean that this kind of hard-ball tactics and mean-spiritedness in our office-holders is right.
Posted inArts and Culture
A peek inside the Z’s $31 million remake
“It’s going to be a state-of-the-art, world-class performing arts center with all the amenities and all the conveniences that people should be able to enjoy when they’re at a concert or a show, or any other program there.” — David Prentiss, president and CEO of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
Posted inWomen's Health
Nonprofit to begin providing medication abortion services in New Bedford
“This is one more service that has been lacking in … sexual reproductive health services in southeastern Massachusetts.” — Julia Kehoe, president and CEO of Health Imperatives
