New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined Townsquare Sunday on Sept. 3 to discuss the closure of UMass Dartmouth’s CVPA Star Store campus.
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The Light on Radio: A look at the 2023 New Bedford election with Jack Spillane
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined Townsquare Sunday on Aug. 13 to discuss the upcoming 2023 election with host Jim Phillips.
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With the Licensing Board set to vote on a nip ban, Jack Spillane gives his take on The Tim Weisberg Show
They also discuss the upcoming mayoral election and the investigation into a New Bedford police officer who was shot in the South End.
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Video — Ian Abreu on bid for mayor: ‘Right now I’m focused on being a great councilor’
Chatting with host Jack Spillane, the city councilor at-large discussed his dedication to constituent services, his moderate positions on most issues and whether he would consider running for mayor.
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Jack Spillane on Mayor Jon Mitchell’s relationship with the state delegation
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined Jim Phillips on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday to discuss last month’s column on Mayor Jon Mitchell’s tense relationship with the local state delegation and more.
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane weighs in on Mayor Jon Mitchell’s State of the City speech
Mayor Jon Mitchell’s State of the City speech was the first topic as New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined Jim Phillips on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday.
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Video: Watch The Chat with Rep. Chris Hendricks
The state representative spent time with host Jack Spillane discussing his priorities as he represents some of the lowest-income neighborhoods in the central part of the city.
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Watch The Chat with New Bedford High’s LGBTQ+ protesters
Jack Spillane sits down with four of these students, as well as one of their mothers, to talk about LGBTQ+ life at the high school and concerns as to whether the city’s school resource officers will keep these kids safe, given the police union’s endorsement of the newly elected Ward 3 councilor, Shawn Oliver.
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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.
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State of the City is bragging time for New Bedford mayors
Perhaps the areas where the Mayor Mitchell’s accomplishments best live up to his rhetoric is in the scope of the economic development that is taking place on the waterfront, and the upgrades to the city’s parks, streets and sidewalks.