Opinion

The municipal election season is creeping up on the community, and the SouthCoast Chamber has joined in a community effort to amend the City Charter to change the term for the Mayor’s position from two years to four years. The position of mayor in New Bedford is roughly the equivalent …

We’ve heard from several fans that panhandlers click the crosswalk button to hold up traffic. Have you seen that? From a reader: “Just throwing this out there, but there has been an older pan-handler at the corner of shading and Hathaway that will stand there and press the crosswalk button. …

I’m constantly told the world will end soon if we don’t fight global warming or climate change, but isn’t fighting climate change more about creating an industry and less about saving the planet, especially in Massachusetts? Hear me out. On a typical day, I head to a few coffee shops. …

Written by Bruce C. Ditata Leon Trotsky, co- leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and living in exile since his expulsion by Soviet Premier, Joseph Stalin in 1925, recently gave an interview to NBC’s, Megyn Kelly, covering a wide range of topics, including his take on President Donald J. …

The following was sent to us from a reader: “As soon as heroin/opioid addiction became an epidemic in New Bedford, panhandling became an epidemic. Hmmmm, what does that tell you? Panhandlers are everywhere in this damn city, and it’s a nuisance. It’s embarrassing to have out of town people visit. …

Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, is officially back in the Iraqi government’s control. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally declared victory over the Islamic State in Mosul. I covered this yesterday in a short blog – President Trump scores victories in Syria and Iraq in just a few days. ISIS, …

While the American mainstream media focuses on President Trump choosing Russian salad dressing and having two scoops of ice cream instead of one, the President scored some major meaningful victories in Syria and Iraq over the past few days. First, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally declared victory over the …

The following was submitted to use from a reader: “We live downtown, and for the last year we have depended on free street parking for one of our cars as our building only gives one parking pass per apartment. They recently put meters on our street (South Water St. between …

The FBI maintains a ‘Most Wanted List’ of most wanted criminals wanted by the federal government. It’s a great way to bring awareness to the public of the most dangerous among us. It’s now becoming common practice for city police departments to publish a ’10 Most Wanted List’. It’s an …

This is a serious problem on Collette Street below Acushnet Avenue. I’ve called the police but nothing gets done. There are 60 apartments (God knows how many people living in this small section of the city) there is no possible way the fire fighters can connect a water hose if …