The Westport native’s versions of the Friday the 13th brand have earned him admiration from fans and a reputation amongst peers, marking the start of a career that has taken him Hollywood to the fertile trappings of his South Coast homeland.
New Bedford’s Riverside Park is the place where the Hispanic community gathers every Saturday to enjoy different preparations that are part of their ancestral culture.
El parque Riverside, en New Bedford, es el escenario donde cada sábado se reúne la comunidad hispana a disfrutar diferentes preparaciones que forman parte de su cultura ancestral.
“It’s about living in gratitude, and I think that’s the No. 1 thing that I’ve learned in my experience here, is to live in gratitude, even during the dark times.”
How did our politics become so polarized? Dr. Shannon Jenkins, longtime political scientist at UMass Dartmouth and a member of the Dartmouth School Committee, joins New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane to talk about the deep cultural rifts that shape today’s politics — from local communities to our divided nation.
Jack Spillane appeared on WBSM’s Town Square Sunday on July 24 to discuss his recent columns, including one on the Star Store, which houses UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, being sold to the state and what that means for downtown New Bedford. He also talked with Jim Phillips about Light reporter Will…
“Éramos 160 personas. Había un hombre armado que nos estaba obligando a guardar silencio.’ — Sebastiana Raymundo, recordando sus viajes con su hija después de la tragedia en Texas
“[There] were 160 people. There was an armed man who was forcing us to be silent.” — Sebastiana Raymundo, recalling her travels with her daughter as they crossed the border in the back of a trailer
Jack Spillane discusses his recent Chat session on the lack of abortion services around New Bedford, the Jan. 6 congressional hearings, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants on WBSM’s TownSquare Sunday with Jim Phillips on June 30.
“I can tell you how pleasantly amazed I am that it has become as generally popular as it is. I really wasn’t sure that a folk festival would catch on in the area, but it did.”
“One thing I like to focus on in my courses is having students understand what it means to live well and then give them the tools to succeed at doing so.”
The New Bedford Light’s Jack Spillane was joined by women leaders from across South Coast 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.
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