The New Bedford Light’s Jack Spillane will be joined by women leaders from across South Coast for a special episode of The Chat this Wednesday at 7 p.m. to talk about abortion rights in Greater New Bedford after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
“It’s never normal. Whenever I see Buddy (Guy) or spend some time with Carlos Santana or Joe Bonamassa over the years, you never feel like it’s a normal thing, because you looked up to these people and you have a certain thing in your head about who they are and what they mean to you.”
“I’m not sure if it’s a gender thing or color, because I present with both issues … There aren’t many women in surgery, never mind women of color in surgery. … I’m the first of a whole host of things.”
New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira, who marks his first year in office on June 16, sat down with Jack Spillane for The Chat. Watch the interview here.
Jack Spillane joins Jim Phillips on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday on June 12, 2022, to discuss the Light’s one-year anniversary, as well as Jack’s columns on PCB pollution in the Acushnet River, housing issues in New Bedford which have left one grandmother living out of her car, city employee health care costs and more.
On Thursday afternoon they celebrated the approval of the Law that will allow them to have driver’s licenses and no longer fear driving their vehicles to work or taking their children to school.
In the seemingly limitless universe of cooking shows on television, Lawton’s is the first to showcase Portuguese cuisine. “Maria’s Portuguese Table” is now available nationally.
During the mobile consulate in New Bedford, the chief diplomat spoke of the arrest of more than 30,000 alleged gang members in 50 days. “It’s not like the police and the prosecutor’s office stop anyone who walks down the street,” he said.
Durante una jornada de “Consulado móvil en New Bedford el jefe diplomático habló de la detención de más de 30.000 supuestos pandilleros. “No es que la policía y la fiscalía detengan a cualquiera que pase por la calle,” dijo.
Jack Spillane joins Jim Phillips on WBSM’s TownSquare Sunday to discuss the efforts to improve elementary school playgrounds across New Bedford, as well as the struggles of the Pocasset Tribe to access its native lands, the New Bedford Light Fine Arts Club and our InPerson series.
“I think it [cannabis] hasn’t plateaued yet, and there’s always new people getting into it. … They realize how good it made them feel in college. And they’re like, ‘hey, I want to feel like that again,’ and so they’re exploring it.” — Chapman Dickerson
“Sailing to Freedom,” which has a companion exhibition opening May 20 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, examines the critical role that coastal water routes played in enslaved persons’ successful escapes from the South.
Another meeting, another chance to see fabulous art by local artists and get the chance to purchase a work of your very own. Tonight, starting at 7 on Zoom, The New Bedford Light will hold its second Fine Arts Club meeting. As always, the free meeting is open to artists, prospective buyers, and anyone else…
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, Jack Spillane will be joined by four members of the Pocasset Tribe to talk about the history of their tribe, their efforts to regain control of their reservation land, and the story of Weetamoo, a female sachem (chief), who played a major role in King Philip’s War.
“If you could bottle up walking and exercise or any kind of physical activity, it would probably be much better medicine than anything you can get at the pharmacy.” — Dr. Michael J. Rocha
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined Jim Phillips on WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday show to break down the Dartmouth Indians controversy following a vote by the school committee to keep the logo and nickname, curriculum issues in New Bedford middle schools, Mayor Jon Mitchell’s State of the City address and the debut of the New…
“The consumption of fish over the last 20 or 30 years has been growing much faster than the consumption of meat, partly because people like the idea of lean protein with Omega-three and Omega-six fatty acids. But people want to know where their fish come from, they want to know that it’s sustainable …”
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