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.
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Posted inCrime and courts
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.
Posted inJack Spillane column
New Bedford and Fall River immigrants come of age politically
This year will be remembered for the creation of a majority-minority state legislative district in New Bedford and a second legally recognized minority-influenced district in the South Coast.
Posted inJack Spillane column
New Bedford event honors transgender victims lost to violence
“We’re in the freest country in the world, yet these individuals didn’t get to live their lives freely. And so I hope this is a start to a change.”
Posted inJack Spillane column
Why no New Bedford-Fall River district? Because SouthCoast politicians can’t work together
Parochial interests rose to the top, back-bench politicians lost their nerve, and a key local lawmaker kept his mouth closed until the deal was done.
Posted inCOVID-19
City workers protest New Bedford’s vaccine mandate
As of Monday, municipal workers except for police and school employees were required to have demonstrated to the city that they were either vaccinated or had received a negative COVID-19 test within the past seven days.
Posted inJack Spillane column
Shane Burgo brings powerful new voice to City Council
“I don’t want to be a city councilor just approving a budget … pushing paper. I want to be able to be lifting up my community and showing our youth especially, that we have power in numbers.”
Posted inElection Watch
2021 New Bedford city election results
Voters in Ward 6 ousted the president of the City Council Tuesday, as Ryan Pereira, a newcomer to city politics, handily defeated six-term incumbent Councilor Joe Lopes. Turnout in the […]