Hodgson’s jails need independent investigation News earlier this month brought a report of the suicide of a young woman on July 3rd at the Bristol County jail. Her name is being withheld from the public, but she was being held in the women’s’ behavioral unit inside the men’s facility at the jail’s Faunce Corner location…. [Read More]

RMV at AAA is discrimination While the state is auditing the Mass. Registry of Motory Vehicles (RMV), it ought to look into the “sweetheart deal” the RMV made with the AAA, whereby the AAA can perform most Registry business but FOR MEMBERS ONLY! The AAA recruits, no doubt, more members, while it takes pressue off… [Read More]

Imagine FHS being built I guess when you enter an age, the concept of reflection becomes a trait. In simplistic terms, it’s looking at life in the rear view mirror. I have finally accepted this. One trip back in time I wish I could do is going back to Fairhaven High School as it was… [Read More]

Serve-A-Thon helps needy Improving our effort to help fund and support the Salvation Army and Mobile Ministries in the Greater New Bedford area is our goal for 2019.  These two groups work tirelessly and heroically to serve the needy and homeless in our region. For the past four years, we’ve conducted a yearly Serve-A-Thon that… [Read More]

Pay more attention to Franklin Graham I was somewhat disappointed but not surprised by the lack of news coverage of Franklin Graham’s Gospel proclamation at bold point E Providence. Since the time he was saved and received Jesus as his Savior and put his hand to the plow he hasn’’t turned back. He has preached… [Read More]

Thank you all for your kind words on the death of my sister Chris. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness, and my family does, too. Although we all know that death is a part of life, it does not make it any easier. All we can do is try to enjoy each day as much as… [Read More]

From Editor Beth David Well, this one is hard. We have an obituary in this week’s issue. It’s my sister Chris’s. She was only 64 years old when cancer took her from this earth. Or, as my youngest nephew said, “The angels got her.” She went back to our childhood home, where my mother and… [Read More]

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Hodgson’s jail acts as detention camp On February 8, 2017 and with a stroke of his pen, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson made the Bristol County House of Correction one of the first county jails in New England to have the authority to detain inmates for immigration violations under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act section 287… [Read More]

Oh, this is fun. We complained last week about the report that was submitted to the Selectboard on alleged infractions at Rasputin’s Tavern and a host of bad behavior by drunk patrons and bartenders in bikinis (I kid you not). I did not get the report in time for my story. That means I had… [Read More]

“Thank you” from the pantry director Gerry Payette, Shepherd’s Pantry Director This letter of thanks goes out to the folks in the surrounding commu­ni­ties that include New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Rochester and Wareham, who donated non-perishable food towards the 27th annual “Stamp out Hunger” food drive for the needy. On Saturday May 11th, 2019, letter carriers… [Read More]