“There wasn’t any specific directive saying, ‘don’t grant asylum or deny more cases.’ With [the Board of Immigration Appeals’] decisions, we don’t need any directives.” – Judge Nina Fróes
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Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Hope is just three numbers away
During National Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s remember that hope and healing happen through connection, compassion, and community.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Keep Massachusetts’ sensible gun restrictions
Barring a dramatic turnaround at the Supreme Court, we are not going to get rid of guns, but that does not mean we are helpless to change this story.
Posted inOffshore Wind
What does an offshore wind farm look like?
What does an operating offshore wind farm look and sound like? Come along with The Light’s reporters, who traveled 15 miles offshore last weekend to capture the fully installed Vineyard […]
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: The motherhood tax is shaping who gets to lead
We call motherhood essential, but we structure almost nothing around it. This is not just a cultural gap. It is a policy design.
Posted inChasing the Muse
Different, united, talented: Nine graduate students shine at UMD
There is a palpable sense of genuine camaraderie and mutual respect among the Master of Fine Arts students, despite their diverse ages, backgrounds, and philosophies.
Posted inCommunity
Dartmouth mosque’s open house explores history of Muslims in U.S.
At Open Mosque Day, visitors asked questions, and leaders addressed common misconceptions about Islam and Muslim communities.
Posted inEnvironment
South Coast scientists: To improve bay health, start at the source
Miles of rivers and tributaries, including New Bedford’s Buttonwood Brook, empty into Buzzards Bay. Researchers, advocates, and city and town officials are working together to clean them up.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Key traffic questions remain surrounding Dartmouth housing development
A traffic analysis of Tucker Road only partially studied the impact of the Chapter 40B project.
Posted inPolice and Courts
Former jail librarian pleads guilty to delivering drugs to inmates
Ginger Hook received two years’ probation for bringing the synthetic marijuana K2, soaked into paperwork, into the secure facility. Her attorney said she did not know the papers were soaked with drugs, but “took full responsibility.”