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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 8h
A low-turnout preliminary saw 5.7% of New Bedford’s registered voters cast their ballots on Tuesday to determine which at-large councilors will advance to the Nov. 4 general election. newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 12h
Dozens of demonstrators and their signs called on ICE to show compassion to Juan DeLeón Mayic and his son, Diego DeLeón Lucas, of New Bedford, as they gathered in the parking lot at Burlington Mall across the street from the #ICE office.
Protesters show solidarity with New Bedford father, son at ICE check-in - The New Bedford Light
Demonstrators arrived at the Burlington facility early Tuesday to support Juan DeLeón Mayic and Diego DeLeón Lucas, who were later detained.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 13h
A research project that would have studied how New England #offshorewind projects affect commercial fish species is now dead in the water. It's one casualty of $7.5 billion in clean-energy funding cuts announced by the Department of Energy.
Offshore wind’s effects on fish won’t be studied due to federal cuts - The New Bedford Light
The canceled study, which would have employed New Bedford fishermen, is one casualty of $7 billion in clean-energy funding cuts in Democrat-led states.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 1d
Follow that bot! The Jellyfishbot, that is. The first of its kind on the East Coast, the bright yellow robot nicknamed "Bumblebee" is geared to fight against litter in Fairhaven's harbor. Watch it work; find out how it landed there⤵️
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 2d
🗳 On Tuesday, Oct. 7, New Bedford voters will decide which at-large councilors will appear on the November ballot. Here’s all you need to know, from who's running to where to vote to how to cast your ballot. #election2025
How to vote in New Bedford’s preliminary election on Tuesday - The New Bedford Light
On Oct. 7, voters will decide which at-large councilors will appear on the November ballot. Here’s all you need to know.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 2d
InPerson: New Bedford’s Eric Jay Santos — songwriter, sportswriter, teacher — whose passion for words has him living his childhood dreams.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 5d
📝Student test scores in New Bedford and around Massachusetts have mostly flatlined or declined, according to the latest statewide data. In the first year when 10th grade scores no longer would determine who graduates, far fewer of New Bedford’s high schoolers participated in these tests. #MCAS
City MCAS scores flatline or decline, with high school participation down - The New Bedford Light
Now that the 10th grade MCAS tests are no longer a graduation requirement, fewer high schoolers in New Bedford participated.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 6d
Opinion: How was it that after 35 years of providing longevity pay to elected officials New Bedford suddenly stopped the practice last year? It stopped because a second-year city employee, working by herself in an understaffed treasurer’s office, questioned it, writes Light columnist Jack Spillane.
Andrea Sanchez: the city worker who questioned longevity pay for pols - The New Bedford Light
Andrea Sanchez was on the job for less than a year before she started to ask why elected officials were getting the same longevity pay as management.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 6d
✍️ They gathered at the Dartmouth Public Library North Branch to hand-copy the #U.S.Constitution, an exercise aimed at introducing the document to the public and encouraging interaction with it and meditation on it.
✍️ Want to try it? There's a second workshop tomorrow. More below⤵️
A chance to ‘write’ the U.S. Constitution in Dartmouth - The New Bedford Light
The public is invited to hand-copy the U.S. Constitution as a way to interact with — and interrogate — the bedrock of American governance.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 7d
Pascual Cuin González, an immigrant with asylum status and a work permit, was detained in three facilities -- in Massachusetts, New York and Louisiana -- before being released. He was never told why he was arrested by #ICEagents or let go. With 🎥
New Bedford asylee back home after weeklong ICE detention - The New Bedford Light
Pascual Cuin González, an immigrant with asylum status and a work permit, was detained in three facilities before being released.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 7d
Opinion: It is self-defeating to keep reporters at arm’s length, says veteran journalist Ken Hartnett. Who better to explain New Bedford's challenges — and its plans to solve those challenges — than our long-term mayor? @jonmitchellnb.bsky.social #opengovernment #NewBedfordMA
Opinion: A journalist’s letter to Mayor Mitchell - The New Bedford Light
It is self-defeating to keep reporters at arm’s length. Who better to explain the city’s challenges — and its plans to solve those challenges — than our long-term mayor?
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 8d
Store owners on Acushnet Avenue say #ICE operations have dealt a blow to more than their revenue. “Definitely, you can see the impact,” said Muhammad Naseer, owner of America’s Market, a grocery store on Acushnet Avenue, “not just in the numbers, but in the psyche of the community.”
Impact of Trump policies worsens for immigrant businesses - The New Bedford Light
Store owners on Acushnet Avenue say ICE operations have dealt a blow to their revenue – with one business reporting a 50% loss in sales in the last eight months.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 8d
No safety issues were found at the only #assistedlivingfacility in New Bedford after the city's Fire Department began quarterly #safetyinspections this month. The action was taken one week after The Light reported that Whaler's Cove had not received a formal inspection in at least 18 years.
Fire Department begins formal safety inspections at Whaler’s Cove - The New Bedford Light
The New Bedford Fire Department found no safety issues during its first formal inspection of the city’s assisted living facility in at least 18 years.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 9d
Opinion: The Trump administration recently released a long-promised report decrying the sorry state of the #health of American #children and saying how it planned to change this. What is most telling about this report is what it does NOT cover, writes Edward P. Hoffer, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C.
Opinion: Does the MAHA movement actually care about America’s children? - The New Bedford Light
If RFK Jr. and his followers truly cared about America’s children, gun control would be top of their priority list.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 9d
Chasing the Muse: "Salad Days," the 63-piece exhibit inside old greenhouses at Haskell Public Gardens is unique, thoughtful … and problematic in a kind of perfect way.
Read Don Wilkinson's review, with his photos of works from the exhibit⤵️
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‘Salad Days’ greater than the sum of its parts - The New Bedford Light
The 63-piece exhibit inside old greenhouses at Haskell Public Gardens is unique, thoughtful … and problematic in a kind of perfect way.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 11d
Constituents at a New Bedford town hall spoke before lawmakers about impending federal cuts to #healthcare, #education and #foodassistance. To offset losses, advocates are pushing a “Corporate Fair Share” bill in Massachusetts, which would require multinational corporations to pay more state taxes.
Corporate tax fight hits home in New Bedford as federal cuts loom - The New Bedford Light
State reps addressed 100 people about Massachusetts’s response to federal cuts to health care, student loans, and food assistance. Advocates want to raise state taxes on multinational corporations.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 11d
🍂The air may be getting brisk but the season’s #fallfestivities are warming up. Check out our calendar of events around the South Coast. Got more? You can submit them to us, too!
South Coast is the place for fall fun - The New Bedford Light
Munch an apple, pick a pumpkin, meander in a maze now that autumn has arrived on the South Coast.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 12d
James Roy, a progressive candidate for at-large city councilor in New Bedford, addresses accusations that he attempted to hide his past history of substance use. Some of the unflattering specifics of that past have now reared their head in election season attacks.
New Bedford City Council candidate speaks about history of substance use - The New Bedford Light
In an interview with The Light, James Roy addresses accusations that he attempted to hide his past and says, “No one should be defined by their lowest moment.”
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 12d
🧢 Since the federal government abruptly halted construction at Empire Wind for one month in the spring, and then Revolution Wind in August, workers supporting the buildout of #offshorewind in New England have grown worried about the industry’s future — and theirs.
Offshore wind labor force hoping for work that might not continue - The New Bedford Light
Union workers worry the Trump administration’s opposition to offshore wind might shut down the industry.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 12d
The New Bedford Light is one of them! Represented by our environment reporter Brooke Kushwaha. Congratulations, Brooke! @brookekushwaha.bsky.social
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Metcalf Institute @metcalfuri.bsky.social · 12d
Congratulations to the 10 New England newsrooms chosen for the second cohort of Metcalf Institute’s Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship! We're excited to help them work toward their climate journalism goals! #ClimateWeek
A blue graphic with the text Climate Ready Newsrooms, showcasing the logos of the following newsrooms chosen for the cohort: Beacon Media Connecticut Mirror Daily Hampshire Gazette The New Bedford Light New Hampshire Public Radio The Providence Eye Vermont Community Newspaper Group WBZ | CBS Boston Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM The West End News
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 13d
Opinion: "Our elected and appointed leaders are not gods. They are humans, like the rest of us, and capable of making mistakes and being wrong. When this happens, we, as citizens, have the constitutional right and duty to object," writes Jane Constant of New Bedford. #freespeech
Opinion: Our elected leaders are subject to the rule of law - The New Bedford Light
Citizens need to use our constitutional rights and protect them, or we will lose them.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 13d
A New Bedford nursing home has been cited for more health and safety violations than any other nursing facility in Massachusetts, and more than 99% in the country📊. A state report said Brandon Woods "failed to provide a safe environment free from physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect."
New Bedford nursing home cited for failing to stop physical and sexual abuse - The New Bedford Light
Brandon Woods of New Bedford received more health citations than any other nursing home in Massachusetts last year.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 13d
📹📹 Double feature: At-large New Bedford City Council candidates take center stage

Light columnist Jack Spillane hosted eight of the candidates in the at-large race for a spirited and informative twin bill of The Chat.

🍿Grab some popcorn, settle back and watch the recorded interviews!
The Chat: New Bedford’s at-large City Council candidates take center stage - The New Bedford Light
Incumbents and newcomers discuss important issues affecting the city and how to improve life in New Bedford.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 14d
A New Bedford firefighter has been placed on administrative leave after making a Facebook post about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The action and investigation come after online conservative activists targeted Pacheco for the post #socialmediapolicy #NewBedford #CharlieKirk
New Bedford firefighter placed on leave after Charlie Kirk comments - The New Bedford Light
Jonathan Pacheco has been placed on paid administrative leave while he is being investigated for violating the city’s social media policy.
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The New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 14d
🗳️Here’s how to register to #vote, check your voter status, and find your polling location ahead of the Oct. 7 preliminary and Nov. 4 general elections in New Bedford #elections2025 #NewBedfordMA
How to vote in New Bedford’s 2025 local elections - The New Bedford Light
Here’s how to register to vote, check your voter status, and find your polling location ahead of the Oct. 7 preliminary and Nov. 4 general election.
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