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New Bedford activist Bill do Carmo, dead at 94, knew whalers, Black Panthers and wind developers

When I met Bill do Carmo, I was struck by the paleness of his eyes. He looked like a seer or an oracle — a face out of Shakespeare or Moby Dick. Immediately, he was saying things that connected the fight for rent control to centuries of activism in the same neighborhood. “New Bedford has […]

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Mass. Education Funding System Violates Student Rights, Lawsuit Alleges

A group of parents and education advocates filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday over what they’re calling inadequate school funding. The plaintiffs argue the current school funding system, which is more than 25 years old, isn’t keeping up with their students’ needs and is creating a system of “separate but unequal schools.”The plaintiffs include […]

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