Opinion

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released its most detailed COVID-19 report yet. While it’s a lot of data to consume and analyze, it’s hard to argue that Massachusetts needs to continue to hibernate its population. The first data that caught my attention is that the average age of …

“I received a ticket for my business this morning apparently some a*&hole dumped this in front of my business after we closed. We found a ticket stuck to our door saying we have to pay a fine! I will fight this and go to the news with this! We have …

By Michael Rocha, MD New Bedford, Massachusetts – In a well-meaning effort to fight COVID-19, there is a lot of information and even more opinion circulating about the use and effectiveness of various masks. The controversies can be confusing. Guidelines have wavered and different countries have adopted a spectrum of …

“I want to say something to make people understand how serious they need to be taking this pandemic. Most people with good health will never really understand the true meaning of how bad this is for other members of our society who are not as lucky to have good health. …

“In this era of ‘social distancing,’ we are supposed to be concerned about spreading the virus, and protecting ourselves and others, right? But then we have piggish slobs who think it’s OK to throw their ‘protection’ on the ground who pollute and potentially spread the virus to others. Just think …

This was sent to us from a New Bedford bus driver: “Enough is Enough!! Just because public transit is running doesn’t mean we are here for you to spend your time riding around for no reason other than boredom. We are designated as an essential service in our city we …

“My heart really breaks for those of us that really need certain items of food or even necessities. I went to Walmart in Dartmouth and let me tell you: too many Greedy jerks there today! This guy really tried buying 8 gallons of water and flipped out on the cashier …

Massachusetts has declared a state of emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus across the country and the commonwealth. There is no doubt that we are in troubled times – people are being laid off, businesses are either closing their doors or limiting their operations and different levels of …

Today it seems there are two types of bad drivers that we will surely run into on a daily basis: the distracted driver on their cell phone and the angry, impatient ticking time bomb that will eventually road rage. Getting caught behind a school bus or entering a school zone …

Do you balk at how the idea of coming up with first, last and security – many thousands of dollars – to move into a new apartment? Many area residents complain about how difficult it is to find a good landlord and question the high amount of money they ask …