Eastern Fisheries, one of New Bedford’s largest seafood processing operations, has notified as many as 200 workers that the company plans to fire them by terminating their contract with local temp services that placed them in Eastern Fisheries’ seafood processing plants in New Bedford. The termination notices, which several workers shared with The Public’s Radio, […]
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Voters agree – Abel Afonso makes the best pastel de nata in Massachusetts’ South Coast
The pastel de nata is one of Portugal’s best-known culinary exports. Thousands of these flaky pastries filled with sweet egg custard emerge from ovens in Fall River and New Bedford each week. A recent contest between the two cities’ tourism departments claims to have identified the best pastel de nata in the region.
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New Bedford’s last mass transit link to Boston closes in April
DATTCO announced it will stop running buses to Massachusetts’ South Coast on April 16, leaving carless commuters without a direct ride to Boston until the MBTA’s long-awaited South Coast Rail opens next winter.
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Rent control in New Bedford? Non-binding referendum would gauge public opinion
Rent control was eliminated in Massachusetts by a close statewide referendum in 1994. But now, as many cities face a cost of living crisis, politicians in Boston are asking the state legislature for the right to cap rent increases again. In New Bedford, city councilors are wondering if they should do the same.
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A historically Black union looks for a way into the offshore wind industry
Ships carrying turbines for the nation’s first major offshore wind farm are scheduled to arrive in New Bedford this spring, where a shrinking longshoremen’s union is hoping to rebuild itself unloading a new type of cargo.
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The enduring challenge of closing New Bedford’s 135-year-old jail
Less than a month into his first term, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux announced his intention to close the Ash Street Jail. It’s one of the oldest carceral facilities in America, but the project of closing it has proven to be more difficult than expected.
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Family plans to sue Fall River police for fatal shooting of Anthony Harden
A letter Harden’s family sent to Fall River officials on Thursday questions the credibility of the police narrative of the shooting, calling attention to the “extremely suspicious” location of a steak knife Harden allegedly used to try to stab a police officer.
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Arrest of Fall River cop raises questions about a fatal police shooting from his past
A family is calling for the re-investigation of a fatal police shooting after the officer involved was recently charged with filing false reports in another case.
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New Bristol County sheriff promises data-driven approach to corrections
Democrat Paul Heroux was sworn in Tuesday night after unseating the county’s longtime sheriff in an upset election in November.
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Regulators see hard years ahead for the scallop fishery, New Bedford’s cash cow
New England’s fishing regulators set new catch limits on Wednesday that will slash next year’s scallop harvest to less than half of an historic peak experienced just three years ago.
