Opinion

I attended the free speech rally in Boston on August 19th with the sole purpose of capturing what it felt like just being there. What it felt like being around thousands of Americans that were burning so much inside that they decided to show up to be apart of a …

by Craig DeMelo While receiving his Nobel Prize, the late Elie Wiesel—who nearly died at the hands of the nazis—famously said, “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor…” The incident in Charlottesville and the subsequent fallout have presented what should be the simplest dichotomizing of good and evil, …

The mayor, or chief executive of the City, wields a lot of power. He or she appoints the chief of police, has major influence on the discretionary part of the $300 million city budget and has full veto power of the city council. The mayor also appoints most of the …

The following was submitted to us from a fan: “I drove up on a man trying to wrestle a small dog out of his pit bulls mouth. No one was helping him so I left my car in the middle of The Ave jumped out and helped. We tried punching …

by Rebekah Christofi “Mom’s dead. Not sure if anyone told you.” This is the message I woke up to from my brother at 6AM on a work day. For a second, I thought he was joking. For about five seconds, I felt relief. Then, I had to sit down because …

This is not an article bashing prostitutes. This is merely a personal concern I have with the practice of prostitution given my personal experiences living in New Bedford for 22 years. We are all entitled to our own opinions, and I certainly welcome differing points of view. After all, that …

by Edward Camara Before all the residents of New Bedford go nuts and buy all the tissues in town, let’s understand a few things about the departure of the Paul Revere sign that went up in the early 1990’s at a point where Route 195E changes from 3 to 2 …

WeedTubers from Hawaii, Washington, Canada, California, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts pose together after meeting each other for the first time in Las Vegas for Hempfest 2016. Left to right: Dr. Puff, me, Jesse from Lift Innovations, CC, Josh from StrainCentral, Sasha aka SilencedHippie, and Nessie of Nessie’s Kitchen. We live …

New Bedford has a major problem with panhandlers and there is nothing the city is willing to do about it. Seeing a major intersection without a panhandler on it is a rare occurrence. Seeing multiple panhandlers at an intersection is a common occurrence. It seems that cities and towns across …

The following is Patrick Moore’s account during a recent fire in New Bedford. His 4am 9-1-1 call likely saved all of the occupants of the house to include two women and their puppies. “As I was leaving for work at 4am today I noticed a bright light a few houses …