New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane discusses the Ward 3 election and the city council's rejection of Carol Pimentel to the GNB Voc-Tech school board.
While hosting lawmakers on a tour of New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux pitched a second option for his plan to close the jail.
After announcing his plan to close and relocate New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux gave the media a tour of the facility.
New Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux addressed the recent suicide at the House of Correction in Dartmouth on a recent appearance on SouthCoast Tonight.
A 41-year-old New Bedford man has died in an apparent suicide by hanging at the Bristol County House of Corrections in Dartmouth on Thursday, Jan. 5 — just one day after new county Sheriff Paul Heroux was sworn in.