Well, this is it. The big gradua­tion issue. The seniors have graduated and are on their way to the next phase of their lives. It was different this year. But it was still lots of fun. The kids are jumping for joy (literally, see the cover); the parents are crying, and lots of people are… [Read More]

Well, hair salons and pet groomers are open. Charlie Dog and I will both be going in soon to get rid of my pandemic hair and his pandemic nails.  Events are starting to slowly happen, but nothing big yet. New Bedford has cancelled all outdoor events until the fall, and that includes fireworks on the… [Read More]

Arts and cultural groups will light New Bedford’s path forward We write as a unified group of leaders from downtown New Bedford’s organizations devoted to art, history, and culture located in the Seaport Cultural District. Since the beginning of this crisis, our primary thoughts have been centered on our commu­nity as we face this pandemic… [Read More]

The Coronavirus and China’s Role First of all, I don’t intend to minimize the seriousness of its impact, but now with the passage of time we can assess the nature of it, and who is most vulnerable to it, and China’s role in concealing its infectious nature and its deadly effects particularly among the aged… [Read More]

Dumpers Have No Respect In these unusual times, when all the world is pulling together, coping and trying to make the best of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is also the time all the losers and low-life people come out from under their rocks and dirty places where they’ve been hiding and make their presence known… [Read More]

WOO HOO! Pet groomers and hair cutters open next week. I won’t have to cut the Evil Dog’s nails after all. I was starting to get kind of proud of my pandemic hair, though. On the other hand, it was getting awfully hot out there. Feels like I have a winter hat on. Next week…SUMMER… [Read More]

Keep audio-only telehealth services We made a great decision. Now we need to adopt it. On March 10, 2020, in a response to the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Baker used his executive order to expand TeleHealth services to include audio only-telephonic treatment. As allowed in other states, I put forward to preserve the audio-only as… [Read More]

Pond responds to Denkel In response to Christianne Denkel’s letter (5/7/20), I welcome this oppor­tu­nity to set the record straight. Let’s start with the account of Trump’s bankruptcies. This may well be true. On the other hand, many of his business enterprisees are quite successful: golf courses, hotels and office buildings. They provide many jobs…. [Read More]

Happy Birthday! Therese Ledoux is 103. Wow. Unfortunately, her family was not able to have a traditional party due to the restrictions. Fortunately, though, they didn’t let those restrictions stop them from showing the family matriarch some love (see page 12). She has had quite the life, and is very well known in Acushnet and… [Read More]

Oh, the pain continues. But if you know anyone who has had this brutal virus, you know it could be worse. The world struggles to con­tinue, even as half of everything is shut down, so we do have some actual real news in here. We even have some meeting coverage. BPW is still entertaining the… [Read More]