The rebirth of the historic building, empty for 40 years, stands to bolster and serve the mostly immigrant community in the near North End.
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Posted inJack Spillane column
Thumbs up to projects rebuilding New Bedford
Every year there’s a prickly battle at the City Council over approval of certain Community Preservation Committee projects.
Posted inAddiction Factor
Join The Light for a Community Conversation on addiction recovery
The conversation begins at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, in the New Bedford Public Library’s third-floor meeting room.
Posted inPolice and Courts
NBPD officer arrested on firearm charge after domestic incident
After the initial call, a police captain went to the officer’s home and seized a handgun capable of holding more than 10 rounds, which was unsecured and without a trigger lock, per the police report.
Posted inFishing industry
New Bedford working to reduce sewer overflows
Since the 1990s, New Bedford has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in reducing overflows, and upgrading its combined sewer system, city Department of Public Infrastructure Commissioner Jamie Ponte said.
Posted inhealth care
Steward Health Care seeking bankruptcy
Steward Health Care, operator of the third-largest hospital system in Massachusetts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, seeking the legal protection to restructure its debt while leaving its hospitals open.
Posted inJack Spillane column
CVPA students bemoan loss of school they thought they attended
“You have baited my colleagues and I into moving across the country (and in many cases, across the world) under promise of certain educational and professional opportunities. By then freely electing to break this promise, you actively handicapped our educational and professional development.” — Student Matthew Napoli
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Local officials admit CVPA not coming back to New Bedford
Everyone, it seems, except Mayor Jon Mitchell, is now publicly conceding that the College of Visual and Performing Arts will never come back to its longtime home in the Star Store in downtown New Bedford.
Posted inEducation
Are Voc-Tech admissions still unfair?
The department of education will monitor GNB Voc-Tech with “on-site interviews, submission of evidence, and, if necessary, a corrective action plan” to ensure admissions policies are not discriminatory, after the newest data shows admissions gaps for low-income students, English learners, students of color, and others.
Posted inHousing
Housing shortage ‘an existential threat’ in New Bedford, other South Coast communities
Housing Secretary Ed Augustus sat down for an interview with The Light after a roundtable discussion with local advocates and commented on the seriousness of the housing crisis and legislation that could address it.