The Massachusetts Teachers Association wants all eligible students and staff returning to public schools and colleges to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Thirty-two people from Massachusetts died in the war effort, including six from the SouthCoast. Their families are left to wonder exactly why they had to die.
Barry Richard, who has been part of relief missions in Haiti, says his heart aches at the events unfolding in that beautiful country to those wonderful people.
Vaccine reluctance comes with a price as more New Bedford residents will become ill, and more of us will be required to take precautions like masking up.
Expect to see lots of big-screen TVs rolling out of Massachusetts retailers this weekend. That is, unless everyone already bought one with their stimulus check.
There remain pockets in Massachusetts, including the Greater New Bedford area, where fewer than 50 percent of residents have taken a poke in the arm. Why?