Opinion

The names of the people within this article have been changed to protect them. “I am trying to get this out to local media. My kid has been getting bullied and it’s getting out of control and I don’t know what else to do so I am trying to reach …

One way to turn the tide against the opioid epidemic (and everything else for that matter) is obviously prevention. Prevention at the high, even middle and elementary school level. Putting in place a safety net (for many reasons) instead of throwing kids to the streets when the overwhelm us, like …

I joke with friends that my blood pressure goes up 20 points after driving just five minutes in New Bedford. Drivers tend to always be on their phone, tailgate, cut you off, run through red lights, distracted with their phone and now the latest … drivers overdosing on heroin behind …

This opinion piece was sent to us by a concerned reader who wished to share her opinion on an alternative to Narcan that she and her group have had success with. Because of the sensitive nature of the topic and the all too common backlash for just about any topic, …

According to New Bedford’s mayor Jon Mitchell crime is down 10% in New Bedford. While I’m sure the statistics are accurate, a lot of people find it hard to believe. My guess is that when crime is so high, a 10% drop really isn’t that noticeable, especially for those that …

Panhandling in New Bedford is a hot topic. It used to be the Paul Revere sign that welcomed tourists to New Bedford, but now it’s panhandlers with signs. You can’t drive a main road in New Bedford without seeing at least one person standing at a busy intersection holding a …

By Craig DeMelo In the 1850s Herman Melville wrote endearingly about the beauty and opulence of a quaint port town in Massachusetts. It was in a small chapel where he was inspired to pen the classic novel that would make him a household name. The chapel was the Seaman’s Bethel. …

There is a poison being sold in many New Bedford convenience stores and across the nation even though many towns and cities have banned it including Boston. The poison goes buy the names synthetic marijuana, spice and K2. There are literally 500 other names. The most common name “synthetic marijuana” is deceiving because it is …

There is a debate that rages on social media every time Narcan comes up; do you save heroin users with Narcan or let them die? Should medical professionals be reviving heroin addicts multiple times? Ten times? There were several car accidents recently in New Bedford involving overdoses, one involving an innocent man …