Opinion

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 …

People these days love to fantasize about a coming Zombie apocalypse. Discussion revolves around weapon choices, strategies, who would be on your team, survival ideas, the best buildings or sites, and a bunch of other factors. A fun debate is had about the variables, ideas are shared, and even heated …

“Road repair is definitely needed in the city, only people who are related to, or know certain people in city hall are getting their streets repaired. Last winter Newton St between Kempton to Court Street got dug up by Eversource. Those roads got dug up so Eversource could put new …

“We are seniors at New Bedford high school and play on the basketball team. As you’ve probably heard our new head coach Brian Rudolph has just been fired. We had a workout with some of the kids on the team which is against the MIAA, but at the same time, …

The following was sent to us by a fan: “This one is on Walnut St. and about 3 months old – I’m sure the mayor has seen it. Where is all our money going? The money they steal from us!! They fine you for everything, you have to pay to …

Some traditional ideas or concepts should have never died. Sure, progress is good but that’s when it comes to science, medicine, and technology and not the courtesies that used to be common. What I want to highlight are some habits that used to be commonplace, even common courtesy. It seems …