▶︎ The Chat with Jack Spillane
Food insecurity: ‘Food need is 365 days a year’
If you missed The Chat with Jack Spillane and local leaders of food distribution programs, you can watch it here.
Candidates’ Chat: School for thought with The Light
The election special Chats with Jack Spillane concluded Wednesday with an informative hour with the candidates for School Committee.
City Council ward candidates in the spotlight
Contested races in Wards 1, 2, and 5 heat up as the Nov. 4 general election approaches. Watch the full Chat with Jack Spillane here. Want to watch more Chats? We’ve got them all here.
Double feature: At-large City Council candidates take center stage
Incumbents and newcomers discuss important issues affecting the city and how to improve life in New Bedford.
The lives of Cape Verdean whalers
Watch The Chat and hear from a panel of Cape Verdean whaler descendants and experts as they tell the stories of these great men and their families.
Immigration arrests in New Bedford, Part 2: Activists speak out
Jack Spillane was joined by Adrian Ventura, executive director of Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores, and UMass Dartmouth anthropologist Lisa Maya Knauer. Watch the full video here.
Immigration arrests in New Bedford, Part 1: A community in fear, but united
If you missed The Chat, watch it in its entirety here. Chat host Jack Spillane was joined by advocates who spoke passionately about what’s going on in the city and ways to help.
New Bedford’s waste crisis: Is there a way out?
As costs keep mounting, environmentalists answer “Yes, there is.”
Whaling Museum team excited to start expansion
Watch The Chat with Columnist Jack Spillane, New Bedford Whaling Museum CEO Amanda McMullen, building designer Stephanie Randazzo Dwyer and architect Austin Ward, plus the city’s director of tourism, Ashley Payne.
The future for New Bedford scallopers: ‘Tough year ahead’
Federal regulations, the new Trump Administration, the economy, climate, and offshore wind all play a part in the livelihood of South Coast scallopers and the most lucrative port in the nation.
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