The Police Department had cited the previously unpublicized investigation to defend the drug unit after the Boston Globe’s “Snitch City” series.
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Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Let the turbines spin
An out-of-state think tank tied to the petroleum industry should not get to decide Massachusetts’ energy policy.
Posted inSouth Coast Rail
Lawmakers want answers on South Coast Rail disruptions
The Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight sent a detailed list of questions to the MBTA last week asking for information about staffing and cancellations.
Posted inOpinion
Are boys losing their connection with academics?
Increasingly, girls and women dominate traditional academics in New Bedford and beyond.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
New Bedford’s waste crisis: Is there a way out?
As costs keep mounting, environmentalists answer “Yes, there is.”
Posted inImmigration
Video: ‘I was scared. I was really frightened’ says wife of Guatemalan detained in New Bedford
Marilú Domingo Ortiz spoke with The Light today after federal agents took her husband in New Bedford after smashing their car window with an axe. During the interview, she got […]
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: We must continue to highlight our diversity
“My message speaks to the concerns and experiences of many in our community.” — Eldric Reis Abreu
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Fear and learning do not mix
A New Bedford High student spoke at Saturday’s demonstration about how immigration raids are affecting students.
Posted inSouth Coast Rail
Here’s who rode New Bedford’s first South Coast Rail train
About 90 people boarded the first train from New Bedford to Boston at 4:27 a.m. — the first to connect the cities in 67 years.
