Colin Hogan
Reporter
Colin joined The Light in June 2022, where he covers education, child care, city government and more.
Before The Light, Colin worked as a public school teacher in the Mississippi Delta and Brooklyn. Colin has a bachelor’s degree in English from Williams College, a master’s degree in education from Johns Hopkins University, and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. Originally from New York, Colin now lives in New Bedford and enjoys bicycling along the waterfront.
Stories
UMass Dartmouth students sound alarm about university’s AI-generated Instagram posts
The student newspaper called out AI “slop.” UMass Dartmouth has since deleted several posts bearing the marks of AI.
Superintendent Andrew O’Leary signs contract until 2031
The School Committee approved the new contracts for the superintendent and the deputy superintendent at its annual winter retreat on Feb. 20.
Mayor: City roads mostly passable; next step is snow excavation
Jon Mitchell thanked everyone from public officials to social services agencies to Domino’s pizza for their efforts in responding to the Blizzard of ’26.
As city digs out, Healey says all resource requests were met
Schools remain closed, SRTA buses again cancel service, garbage collection is delayed until next week, and the city-wide parking ban continues.
Hunkering down, digging out after ‘snowpocalypse’
There is no expected timeline for how long the city’s plowing and shoveling will take, said New Bedford’s public information officer. “Crews are out across the city and they’re going street-by-street.”
The long shadow of William ‘Biff’ MacLean
As the most skilled, most beloved, most reviled and most complex politician to emerge from the oft-forgotten South Coast, MacLean put New Bedford at the front of the line.
Some councilors would support cannabis lounges if cigar bars return, too
The Light is cutting through the haze on the city’s social marijuana consumption policies.
Joint convention flips, elects Brad Markey for School Committee
Eleventh hour deal-making led to the surprise election of Mayor Jon Mitchell’s preferred candidate, former City Councilor Brad Markey.
ICYMI: The buzz at the Z’s ‘Reopening Day’
Here’s a compilation of posts from The Light’s live “red carpet” coverage of the newly restored Zeiterion’s matinee and evening performances.
Bousquet and Coward surface as lead nominees in School Committee contest
Though both candidates grew up in New Bedford, they have different priorities: one is focused on boosting voc-tech programs and the other is focused on “fundamentals.”
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