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New Bedford public art exhibit will focus on activism, confronting injustice
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (556+ words) The theme of this year's Seaport Art Walk in New Bedford is "Good Trouble," referencing a quote by the late U.S. Representative John Lewis. New Bedford public art exhibit will focus on activism, confronting injustice The theme of this year's Seaport…...
New Bedford artist-in-residence quilts city history, works through shutdown
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) Alex Houston is New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park's artist-in-residence. She's using quilting to map New Bedford's history of urban renewal. CAI's Gilda Geist caught up with Alex recently to learn more about the artist-in-residence program and what it's been…...
New Bedford identified as most waste-burdened city in Massachusetts, raising health concerns
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (691+ words) New Bedford is now considered the most waste-burdened city in Massachusetts, with four active landfills serving nearly 100,000 residents. City Councilor Leo Choquette says the toll is both physical and emotional. Choquette said, "New Bedford was once the richest city per…...
First Cape Cod, now New Bedford: Nurses picket over labor contract
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (333+ words) In the latest in a series of labor actions by nurses around the region, registered nurses at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford picketed outside the hospital Wednesday. The action follows a separate informational picket by Cape Cod Healthcare nurses…...
July will 'now and forever' be Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New Bedford
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) This Saturday, July 5 will mark 50 years of independence from Portugal for the country of Cabo Verde, an archipelago off the coast of West Africa with a large diaspora in southeastern Massachusetts. This comes just as New Bedford kicks off its…...
How do fishermen in Massachusetts get healthcare?
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) Some of us are lucky enough to have jobs that provide benefits, such as healthcare and paid time off. But for commercial fishermen, there is no human resources office at sea. Fishing Partnership Support Services is a local nonprofit that's…...
Guatemalan man detained in New Bedford due to be released after judge’s order
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) Immigration Court Judge Donald Ostrom said he was dismissing a case against Juan Francisco M'ndez because immigration authorities had failed to properly file the necessary paperwork to charge him, ... Guatemalan man detained in New Bedford due to be released after…...
‘I need to keep fighting’: How an ICE arrest changed one New Bedford family
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (845+ words) ICE agents detained Juan Francisco M'ndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Maril" Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband. Maril" Domingo Ortiz says Monday, April 14, started like any other uneventful…...
New Bedford arrest video raises questions about constitutional violations
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (1071+ words) Law enforcement agents smashed the back window of a man's car and indicated in Spanish they did not have an immigration order before they detained him, a video recorded by the man's wife shows. Federal immigration enforcement agents detained an…...
New Bedford protesters decry National Park Service firings
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) Protesters held signs in front of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park visitors" center in New Bedford Saturday as part of a coordinated demonstration at parks across the country denouncing Trump administration firings. One hand-drawn poster featured the head…...