When the nationwide Suicide and Crisis Lifeline closed its specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth in July after the Trump Administration decided not to continue funding the program, local suicide-prevention organizations all over the country had to scramble to stand in the gap. Samaritans South Coast, whose operators answer the Lifeline whenever a local caller dials […]
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Posted inCriminal Justice, Local, South Coast Bureau
New Bedford Police Department needs to increase the enforcement of transparency and disciplinary policies, according to recent report
The New Bedford Police Department still needs to do more to increase accountability and transparency, according to a consultant’s report released by the city on Wednesday. The 71-page report by 21st Century Policing Solutions found that the NBPD has failed to increase the enforcement of transparency and disciplinary policies related to the narcotics and internal […]
Posted inEducation, En Español, Immigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
Defensores de los inmigrantes celebran la “zona segura” del comité escolar de New Bedford
Click here to read in English. Los defensores de los inmigrantes en New Bedford aplaudieron una votación reciente del comité escolar de la ciudad para establecer una “Zona Segura” para estudiantes inmigrantes. El lunes pasado, el comité aprobó la resolución, presentada inicialmente en febrero. Esta resolución no modifica la política del distrito escolar técnicamente. En […]
Posted inEducation, Immigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
Immigrant advocates cheer New Bedford school committee’s ‘safe zone’
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Immigrant advocates in New Bedford cheered a recent vote by the city’s school committee to establish a “Safe Zone” for immigrant students. On Monday, the school committee passed the resolution, which was first introduced in February. It doesn’t change district policy per se. Rather, it affirms that New […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local, South Coast Bureau
The Bristol County DA says it incorrectly declared a 10th person dead in Fall River fire
The Bristol County District Attorney’s office said Friday it had mistakenly announced that a 10th person had died in the fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River. The DA’s office said yesterday that 66-year-old Brenda Cropper had died. But now, the DA said that mistake was due to “a miscommunication with […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics, The Weekly Catch
South Coast elections preview, Rhode Island’s $53 million green economy bond, and more
This election, South Coast residents will pick candidates for the state legislature, decide on five statewide ballot questions, and vote on a contested Congressional race. Our South Coast Bureau Reporter Ben Berke reviews what you need to know. And we continue our breakdown of Rhode Island’s ballot referenda, this time with question four, a $53 million green economy bond that will go towards green infrastructure, climate resiliency, land conservation, and more. Also, a conversation with Hamilton de Holanda, world-renowned composer and player of the Brazilian bandolim. That and more on this week’s show.
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After more than a century, women take a formal role in New Bedford’s massive Madeiran Feast
New Bedford’s Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a cultural festival with religious roots, is billed as the largest Portuguese feast in the world. It’s more than a century old, but this year, behind the scenes, something very big is changing. For the first time — and under threat of a lawsuit — women have been allowed to join the Feast Committee.
