En medio de la preocupación por las detenciones migratorias, sacerdotes, artistas y residentes de New Bedford comparten lo que esta celebración significa para ellos este año.
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Posted inNoticiasNB
Despite uncertainty, Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Amid concern over immigration arrests, New Bedford priests, artists and residents share what this celebration means to them this year.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Our offshore wind tracker: What’s new with wind projects off Massachusetts and beyond?
Offshore wind is changing fast. Here’s our tracker, first published in April 2025, and the latest on where the Northeast’s wind projects stand as of Sept. 23, 2026.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Let’s grow our neighborhoods from the ground up
Area groups are launching Neighborhood Builders, a local program to cultivate a diverse ecosystem of small-scale developers.
Posted inElection 2026
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey wins Democratic primary over opponent who called for change
Markey, 80, defeated Seth Moulton, 47, a moderate who had argued for a generational change. Markey had countered that Moulton was out of touch with the state’s voters.
Posted inElection 2026
U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, challenger Craig Swallow clash in radio debate
The Democrats’ arguments grew heated over immigration and money in politics.
Posted in2026 Summer Interns
Postcards from the South Coast
Six snapshots of summer life on the South Coast, from a visit to Battleship Cove, to folk music at Westport Point, to the gleeful shouts at a New Bedford splashpad.
Posted inFishing industry
$15 million federal grant will fund fishing tech projects
The grant will fund a “third eye” camera system for fishing nets and autonomous robots for lobstermen.
Posted inPolice and Courts
Sheriff, police chiefs clash over arrestees refused at Ash Street Jail
Records obtained by The Light show Ash Street Jail refused to admit people 135 times following medical and mental health screenings in 2025. That’s up from 32 refusals in 2022.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Civility has never meant avoiding conflict
It means remembering that the person across from us deserves to be treated with dignity, even when we are convinced they are wrong.
