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@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialSeven candidates running for South Coast seats in the Massachusetts Legislature addressed housing, energy, and other key issues during a forum hosted by The Light and the League of Women Voters SouthCoast on Wednesday.
@newbedfordlight.bsky.social🏮Light up your night TONIGHT with a visit to Arts Illuminated, The New Bedford Light's live talk show and sale featuring South Coast artists. The show begins at 6 p.m. at Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford. Find out more, and get a preview, at:
newbedfordlight.org/artsillumina...
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialThe people running to represent the South Coast in Congress and the courtroom shared their positions on the region’s biggest issues Tuesday night at a candidate forum hosted by The Light and the League of Women Voters SouthCoast.
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialA deep dive into Fall River's use of Flock license-plate cameras finds similar problems that have surfaced in New Bedford and elsewhere: lack of oversight as police officers searched thousands of times since 2021 while entering vague or nonsensical reasons.
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@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialJohn Deaton wants voters to understand something about his current campaign for the U.S. Senate: Don’t be confused by the party he’s affiliated with.
📝 Kevin G. Andrade
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@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialJoin The New Bedford Light and the League of Women Voters SouthCoast to hear from local candidates running for U.S. Congress, Bristol County DA and the state Legislature.
📅 Oct. 6 and 7, 6 to 8 p.m.
📍 225 Hathaway Blvd., New Bedford
See the list of participating candidates >>> buff.ly/upy1I9V
@newbedfordlight.bsky.social🦇 Join The Light for a night of artistic thrills and chills, as Arts Illuminated presents its next live talk art show and sale in a Halloween frame of mind. 🧹Drop in Thursday, Oct. 8, at Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., New Bedford, starting at 6 p.m. newbedfordlight.org/artsillumina...
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialA possible nor’easter could bring coastal flooding, beach erosion, and wind gusts up to 55 mph to the South Coast this weekend.
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialNew Bedford will receive a $1.3 million appropriation from the state to keep New Bedford Fire Station 9 open — if the state Legislature approves it.
📝 Brooke Kushwaha
📸 Eleonora Bianchi
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialNew Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell spoke with Light reporter Kevin G. Andrade on Wednesday about recent ICE arrests in multiple locations in the city, including on the Avenue. 🎥 Brooke Kushwaha
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialICE agents have been sighted in various locations in and around New Bedford on Tuesday, the second day of a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and arrests.
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@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialAn ICE vehicle was also spotted in the parking lot of Market Basket off Coggeshall Street.
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📝+🎥 Kevin G. Andrade and Anastasia E. Lennon
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialFor the second day in a row, U.S. Immigration and Customs agents continued to make arrests at multiple locations in the New Bedford area early Tuesday morning. A reporter for The Light saw what appeared to be multiple ICE vehicles using the New Bedford Industrial Park as a staging area.
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@newbedfordlight.bsky.social🚨[UPDATED STORY] At least eight people were arrested Monday as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched a major operation centered on the Whaling City. 📝 Kevin G. Andrade and Nathan Collins 📸 Nathan Collins
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialThis is a developing story. Keep an eye on our website and social channels for updates.
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📝 Kevin G. Andrade and Nathan Collins
🎥 Nathan Collins
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialA major U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement action is currently underway in the Whaling City. A Light reporter witnessed an arrest near the waterfront this morning, and another Light reporter saw what appeared to be ICE agents using the Dartmouth Mall parking lot as a staging area.
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialAn Orsted spokesperson said commissioning work remains, but the project has been sending power since March. Another Orsted project, Sunrise Wind, remains under construction with 20 turbines now in the water.
To catch up on where all the projects stand, read our project tracker. buff.ly/64yGLFg
@newbedfordlight.bsky.socialRevolution Wind completed construction Wednesday, installing the blades on its 65th and final turbine. It marks the 2nd offshore wind project to finish construction under the 2nd Trump administration and the 3rd utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US, joining South Fork Wind and Vineyard Wind.
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