The mayor’s third appearance on the show came on the heels of his pushback against the Trump administration’s Department of Justice request for voter records. But that’s not all. Watch it here.
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No easy way out of budget crisis
Experts Adam Chapdelaine and Phineas Baxandall joined Light columnist and host of The Chat Jack Spillane to examine the statewide crisis and New Bedford’s predicament: a $32 million budget deficit.
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O’Leary, DeLoach, Furtado Jr. working together for New Bedford students
The leaders of the city’s public schools joined the conversation to discuss collaboration and working toward a common goal. Watch the entire Chat.
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Mitchell on his goals for the city, the budget, and immigration enforcement
In an hour-long one-on-one with The Light, the mayor hit on everything from education to wind to police to standing up for New Bedford.
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Sheriff Heroux at the halfway point: ‘There’s still work I want to do at the jail’
If you missed the hour-long discussion with the Bristol County sheriff, we’ve got the full Chat available. He said while he has made progress, he is “not claiming mission accomplished.”
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Remaking The Zeiterion was ‘a big mountain to climb’
Just how did the folks behind the scenes pull off a $37 million restoration? And what can the community look forward to from The Z?
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Food insecurity: ‘Food need is 365 days a year’
If you missed The Chat with Jack Spillane and local leaders of food distribution programs, you can watch it here.
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Double feature: At-large City Council candidates take center stage
Incumbents and newcomers discuss important issues affecting the city and how to improve life in New Bedford.
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The lives of Cape Verdean whalers
Watch The Chat and hear from a panel of Cape Verdean whaler descendants and experts as they tell the stories of these great men and their families.
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Immigration arrests in New Bedford, Part 2: Activists speak out
Jack Spillane was joined by Adrian Ventura, executive director of Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores, and UMass Dartmouth anthropologist Lisa Maya Knauer. Watch the full video here.
