“What has this city come to? I was driving in the West end off of Kempton St. when I noticed parking spots been saved in front of people’s houses and it’s not just 1 but 4! I thought the only time you are able to save a spot is when …
Read More »New Bedford Firefighters union President states blackouts are putting firefighters, residents at risk
The following was written by Thomas Carreiro, President New Bedford Firefighters, Local 841: “First, I would like to express my condolences to the family of Ms. Barboza. As firefighters, we always believe that we can save everyone, through our efforts but we know in our hearts that is not always …
Read More »OPINION: It’s time to ban smoking or at least fine people who smoke at entrances
America made significant progress against the nasty, destructive, unhealthy habit of smoking cigarettes when states started banning smoking in restaurants, workplaces, and other public spaces. What seems like common sense today wasn’t so in years past – there was a time when smoking was not only considered “cool,” a great …
Read More »New Bedford Firefighters Union leadership responds to fatal Coffin Ave fire and “blackouts”
CORRECTION: Engine 8 was blacked out, not Engine 9. The following was posted on New Bedford Firefighters Local 841’s Facebook page: “On Tuesday, October 22nd a fire occurred at 354 Coffin Avenue which resulted in a fatality. The members of the New Bedford Firefighters Local 841 are saddened by the …
Read More »New Bedford woman fed up with hostile and aggressive panhandlers
“Last night around 6:10pm I was leaving Market Basket and thank god I didn’t have my littles with me because I was the only car stopped at the red light. Once I got there a panhandler was already trying to talk to me through my closed window. So I locked …
Read More »OPINION: “Boy physically and verbally bullies my niece and Parker School does nothing about it.”
The following is from a concerned Aunt in New Bedford: “My 10-year old niece attends Parker school and being bullied. Every single day she is bullied by some punk kid who calls her names. Today the bully not only called her names but smacked her. She shouldn’t have to cry …
Read More »OPINION: Include texting and driving in the definition of “driving under the influence” and make punishment the same
We now live in a world where scrolling through social media on your phone or using it text someone is ubiquitous. In fact, it so the new norm – you are the weirdo if you are sitting at a cafe, standing in line or in public and your phone is …
Read More »Police need to crack down on drivers who ignore crosswalks in New Bedford
The majority of New Bedford drivers ignore crosswalks and the New Bedford police should crack down on these reckless drivers – something that could easily generate $20,000 a week. Earlier this week I was walking to the New Bedford City Hall and needed to cross North 6th Street to get …
Read More »Massachusetts bans vaping while moving a step closer to safe injection sites
In reaction to vape related illnesses and deaths, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker implemented a four-month ban on all vape products last Tuesday. The following week Massachusetts legislators moved a step closer to implementing “harm reduction sites” a.k.a safe injection sites where people with “substance use disorder” a.k.a. addicts can shoot …
Read More »OPINION: New York woman homeless in Fall River not given a vacant bed at a shelter due to red tape
The following was posted on Facebook by Fall River’s Christopher Peckham: “Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to make time to get out and speak to those in the community that are less fortunate and get a better understanding of their stories. I’m trying to also get a …
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