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Vigil Held For Animals
Vigil Held For Animals
Vigil Held For Animals
Advocates came together Monday night to support animal rights in the wake of the Westport farm cruelties. The vigil was held just outside the Wesport Board of Health Department for the animals who died on the farm. Activist Jodie Greenleaf was among the speakers at the vigil...
Cotter Keeps Pushing
Cotter Keeps Pushing
Cotter Keeps Pushing
New Bedford School Committee member Chris Cotter continued to push his issue with Superintendent Pia Durkin Monday night. Cotter claims the superintendent sent letters to Mayor Jon Mitchell and Cotter's supervisors at the New Bedford Police Department, accusing him of using his position as a detective to gain information on a situation involving a student and a teacher at Keith Middle School... Re
Fairhaven Wind Turbines
Fairhaven Wind Turbines
Fairhaven Wind Turbines
While Fairhaven's controversial wind turbines have saved the town money, they also haven't been performing up to expectation. On Monday, Fairhaven Wind, LLC presented data on their turbines from the past four years during the Board of Selectmen meeting...
Pokemon Go At Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go At Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go At Ft. Phoenix
Pokemon Go players being blamed for the recent vandalism and litter at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven are offering to help with the problems. With Pokemon Go bringing massive amounts of people to the historic site, many officials have reported damage to the structures, and even defecation around the area...
A New Bedford Tale?
A New Bedford Tale?
A New Bedford Tale?
From The New Bedford Standard Times April 17, 2015 in an article by Steve Urbon: The idealistic young woman with the long hair and huge eyeglasses had just graduated from Yale Law School, the future holding nothing but potential. But instead of shipping off to a New York or Washington law firm, she joined Marian Wright Edelman's fledgling Children's Defense Fund (which Edelman, Yale Law Class of 1
ROAD SHOW!
ROAD SHOW!
ROAD SHOW!
Join WBSM's Phil Paleologos, Brian Thomas and me for a LIVE roundtable discussion at The Edge Seafood And Lounge this Friday afternoon from 12pm-2pm. The "Three Amigos of Talk" will discuss the political conventions, efforts here in Massachusetts to strip you of your second amendment rights, New Bedford's role in the medical marijuana debate and more.  W...
Clean Energy NB
Clean Energy NB
Clean Energy NB
The Whaling City is making a name for itself as being the solar city. Tuesday afternoon at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, non-profit group Environment Massachusetts announced a recent report naming New Bedford as a clean energy leader in the country...
Causeway Closure
Causeway Closure
Causeway Closure
South Dartmouth residents and businesses are preparing to lose the Padanaram Causeway until 2018. MassDOT and John Rocchio Construction, the company in charge of the $8.2 million causeway project, discussed their plans at Monday night's Select Board meeting...
Innovation Zone
Innovation Zone
Innovation Zone
Officials are looking to get creative in solving the achievement gap at New Bedford middle schools. At Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee discussed the possibility of introducing an Innovation Zone for middle schools. While still a concept, the Zone would give middle school teachers and principals 'greater school-level freedom' and autonomy, while also making them more accountable

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