“I encourage everyone over the next several days to stay vigilant and check on elderly neighbors, children, and those with health conditions that could put them at risk.” — New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell
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Posted inCommunity Voices / Fishing Crisis
Opinion: It’s time to end the era of billion-dollar ‘sealords’ and heed the fishermen
Congress must listen to the voices that for nearly 30 years have consistently sounded the alarm about management schemes that privatize fishing rights, industrialize the ocean, and undermine our public commons.
Posted inCommunity Voices / Fishing Crisis
Opinion: First, ground fishing takeover — next is the scallop industry
“We as fishermen pour our hearts out to the (scallop leasing) committee. And they sit there with a straight face like they have already made their decision.” — Fishing Captain Justin Mello
Posted inLightcast
The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses the Dartmouth Indians controversy, playground parking and more on WBSM
Jack Spillane appears on WBSM Radio’s Townsquare Sunday on April 24 to discuss the controversial Dartmouth High logo and nickname, parking controversy at Noah’s Place Playground on Pope’s Island, the […]
Posted inJack Spillane column
Threatened over Indian logo vote, one Dartmouth School Committee member refused to blink
In the end, the School Committee narrowly followed the Defend Dartmouth demand to keep the logo, giving the nod by just a 3-1-1 vote with Shannon Jenkins the only member with the courage to stand up against the recall threat.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Community Preservation Act could fuel 3 affordable housing projects
These government incentive-grants have enabled the preservation and reuse development of historic structures across the city for what New Bedford greatly needs right now — a larger and better-quality affordable housing stock.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Lack of education may be the root of New Bedford’s COVID struggles
Both local and national talk radio, along with powerful national cable television shows, pump out a constant stream of conspiracy stories about the vaccines and masks.
Posted inCourts
March 22 bench trial set for New Bedford Ward 3 City Councilor Hugh Dunn
Dunn faces charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of property damage and operating a motor vehicle negligently, following a downtown car crash.
Posted inEducation
Storm of opposition to proposed New Bedford, Fall River charter school
Innovators Charter School is applying to open admissions for a regional school serving grades 6-12 in the fall of 2022. If approved, ICS would eventually enroll 735 students.
Posted inCOVID-19
State delivering free COVID-19 rapid tests to communities
The governor is hoping people will use the free tests before gathering with friends and family for the holidays. About 75,000 tests are planned for distribution in New Bedford.