Opinion

The following was submitted to us from Henry Bousquet, Ward 3 City Councilor: To the People of New Bedford and the Voters of Ward 3, I am writing to inform you of what I see as a great unfairness.   Since April 17, 2014, I have been performing my duties as …

I’m sorry Ned Stark, winter isn’t coming. In fact, Spring is almost here. The birds are chirping, the snow is melting and dripping, and going out isn’t as taxing at it has been. Honestly, every winter I get annoyed with the complaints about the cold and of course the snow. …

by Patrick Correia This winter was rough. Look at the season as a whole, by which I mean February. Our winters, much like our other seasons, are in a state of chaotic fluctuation. Winter seems to have been condensed into an unnecessarily snow filled blur we once called February. Climate …

By Carol Strupczewski The Pulaski Elementary School is a magnet school serving students from every ward in the city. This school has an enrollment this year, according to the DESE, of 660 students. Add to that the teaching staff and support staff making approximately 700 or more people in that …

There is a lack of urgency and fear given to the word ‘runaway’ that is always given to the word “abduction.” Perhaps it’s the misconception that a minor is in complete control of their situation. Maybe in some cases they are, but typically only for a short while. Minors leave …

We have supermarkets that have prepared food that we need only heat up. It wasn’t till I had an experience with someone from another country at a grocery store that I realized how easy everything became for us. Charity isn’t a seasonal thing. Although it may seem like it is. …

By Brett McCleod Christmas. It’s celebrated yearly by families across the globe, probably including your own and many of your friends’. A simple Google search defines Christmas as “the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth, held on December 25 in the Western Church.” Growing up I questioned why my friends …

Firstly, I know this is a controversial topic so believe me when I say I am reporting everything here as objectively as possible. In fact, I would not have even considered doing an article on this topic, not because it doesn’t matter, but because until outgoing Governor Deval Patrick spoke …

As a kid I was more fortunate than most around the holidays, due to the fact that I got to celebrate both Christmas and Chanukah. Chanukah, or Hanukkah, or Hanukah or whatever other way you choose to spell it, is commonly known as the Festival of Lights and is one …

As the South Coast has many influential artists, let’s take a minute to drift a little further south and take a trip to Rhode Island. Trophy Wives, a hard hitting five piece pop punk band hailing from Providence consists of guitarist Chris Piquette, vocalist Sam Boxold, bassist Travis Danforth, drummer …