In this atmosphere, it’s useful to look a little closer at the actual history of the indigenous people of Dartmouth and Southeastern Massachusetts.
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Posted inPolice and Courts
New Bedford Police Union leaders rank high in number of complaints
A complaint history can depend on the length of time an officer has served and how much he or she interacts with the public … and complaints do not necessarily indicate performance issues.
Posted inJack Spillane column
UMass Dartmouth professor walks us through Russia’s war on Ukraine
“Vladimir Putin wants to crush them, break their spine, and bring them back into his dictatorship, into the darkness of his strict, anti-democratic, anti-free press, authoritarian rule.” — Brian Glyn Williams
Posted inCOVID-19
New Bedford ends its vaccination or testing mandate for city employees
City workers will no longer be required to submit proof of vaccination. And those who had chosen the option of producing weekly negative test results will no longer be required to do so.
Posted inCrime and courts
Questions persist in case of former Southcoast Health President Keith Hovan
“The only way we can make sure that these hearings are operating in a fair and just way is if the public is able to oversee them in a way where the court is accountable for the decisions it makes.” — Justin Silverman, executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition.
Posted inJack Spillane column
New Bedford immigrants and advocates celebrate House vote on driver’s license bill
The Senate, traditionally more progressive than the House in Massachusetts, will now take up the legislation. And Senate President Karen Spilka has already signaled her support.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Advocates: New Bedford’s COVID-19 relief funds should be spent on affordable housing
The housing crisis has worsened over the last several years, and both New Bedford and Fall River have now joined larger cities in seeing rental and mortgage prices increase beyond the reach of average working people — particularly young people starting out.
Posted inlinkinbio, The Chat with Jack Spillane
The Chat: New Bedford’s housing crisis — can the pandemic relief funds help?
Mayor Jon Mitchell’s recommendations for spending New Bedford’s COVID-19 relief money do not make housing one of the highest spending priorities. Housing advocates say that’s misguided.
Posted inEducation
New Bedford High School students navigate the stresses of COVID-19
“There’s a huge majority of students who are doing fine. … But we have seen an increase in anxiety and depression which are consistent with national trends.” — Kathleen Mackenzie, supervisor of clinical and behavioral services at New Bedford Public Schools
Posted inJack Spillane column
Local Cape Verdean women empowered by effort to recapture ancestors’ history
“At a distance, I see my silent sister Santa Luzia / Watching over me / Finally, I land to open arms at Cabral’s door in Sal / As I transcend in this vast sea of history / Engraved in me”
– Iva Brito, from the poem “Nos Terra (Our Land)”