Jack Spillane joins WBSM’s Town Square Sunday to talk about a recent New Bedford High student protest of newly elected Ward 3 councilor Shawn Oliver, the reaction from local politicians and his future in office.
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses concerns about city council gatherings
Watch Jack Spillane discuss the latest news in New Bedford, including a recent gathering with some members of the city council that raised questions about open meeting laws and Tuesday’s Ward 3 city council special election, during a recent appearance on WBSM’s TownSquare Sunday.
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The Light on Radio: Joining the MBTA, driver’s licenses for the undocumented and a downtown methadone clinic
Watch Jack Spillane discuss the latest news in New Bedford, including whether the city should join the MBTA, the ballot question on whether undocumented immigrants should get driver’s licenses, a […]
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane talks monkeypox, heat islands, rising sewer bills, shell fishing and more
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined WBSM’s Jim Phillips on Townsquare Sunday on Aug. 14, 2022 to talk about monkeypox in New Bedford, heat islands, rising sewer bills, shell […]
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane talks elementary school playgrounds, the plight of the Pocasset tribe and more on WBSM
Jack Spillane joins Jim Phillips on WBSM’s TownSquare Sunday to discuss the efforts to improve elementary school playgrounds across New Bedford, as well as the struggles of the Pocasset Tribe […]
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses the Dartmouth Indians controversy, playground parking and more on WBSM
Jack Spillane appears on WBSM Radio’s Townsquare Sunday on April 24 to discuss the controversial Dartmouth High logo and nickname, parking controversy at Noah’s Place Playground on Pope’s Island, the […]
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses spending pandemic money and a controversial logo on WBSM
Jack Spillane appears on WBSM Radio’s Townsquare Sunday on March 20 to discuss the New Bedford School District’s building plans with its pandemic relief funds, more divides between the city council and mayor on how to spend its own spending of those funds and a controversial school logo that has the town of Dartmouth divided.
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses his recent columns on WBSM radio
Jack Spillane joins Jim Phillips on WBSM to discuss important New Bedford topics, from affordable housing, the spending of the city’s ARPA funds, driver licenses for undocumented women and the untold history of Cape Verdean women.
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses the hot topics from the first week of February
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane discusses Keith Hovan, Mayor John Mitchell, the local Guatemalan immigrant population’s struggles to receive Covid aid, the new city council committee appointments, masks in city council chambers and a former fire chief who was allegedly scamming the city of money while out on disability.
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The Light on radio: Jack Spillane on the Keith Hovan case, City Council inauguration
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane talks with WBSM’s Jim Phillips about the latest hot topics in New Bedford, including Keith Hovan, city councilors riding limos to inauguration, the council presidency, the sheriff’s race, the state of Covid testing in New Bedford and more.