Opinion

When was America ever great is a question that has been posed many times over the past few years and I see it often. The answer, of course, depends on who you ask and that answer depends on how they view life and the world. Our opinions influence our perceptions …

Joshua Medeiros Botelho provided some great points on New Bedford Guide’s Facebook page in response to the City of New Bedford raising property taxes for 2019: “This is one of the biggest reasons why you see so many run-down homes. The majority of houses in New Bedford are owned by …

Ah, that time of year where one has to become Santa Clause and create a list of who is naughty and who is nice. Nice means “You get a card and/or a gift. I shall spend money on you.” and if you are deemed naughty you get – to quote …

Did you catch yesterday’s “Presents With Police”? One resident went to Target unaware of the event and was moved to tears by the experience she walked into. ‎”I was at Target in Dartmouth this morning and there was a ton of New Bedford police shopping with kids! They were buying …

Guess what New Bedford property owners? Your property taxes are going up next year. Residential property taxes in New Bedford will go up on average $220 and commercial property owners will see an average increase of $26 for the year. Here are 5 reasons why property taxes in New Bedford …

Humanity has a long history when it comes to abusing the environment. The SouthCoast in general, and greater New Bedford specifically, are no exceptions. The most infamous being the 572 toxic plots of land, including our harbor and Acushnet River, polluted with heavily contaminated with PCBs – the legacy of …

Isn’t it an ironic contradiction that the same group of people quick to rally to the side of immigrants – illegal to boot – are the same ones also quick to condemn America’s first immigrants and label them as perpetrators of rape, pillaging, plunder and genocide? Whether you see the …

“I have a three year-issue with ABC disposal. First of all, I would like to say that both my five-year-old child and I have severe chronic illnesses and at any moment could have to rush out to the hospital. ABC supervisors are aware of this and know our problem. They …

What do you think of this effort to deter panhandlers? From a fan on our Facebook page: “So happy they finally put these in at the Market Basket lights! Now they need to do the other side.” – Jennifer Lincoln‎. Three New Bedford City Councilors disagreed when the “spiked” cobblestones …

Spend any time on a New Bedford discussion page or in a New Bedford group, and you’ll hear complaints from New Bedford residents regarding the “energy” people knocking on their door and being very aggressive. On New Bedford Guide, we constantly get messages about aggressive people knocking on doors and …