When asked to describe her style, Korie Ellis-St.Pierre said this: "My style is rooted in comfort and functionality with a heavy dose of natural fibers and pieces that make me feel good to be in my body."
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Legislators say cutting the energy efficiency program will lower electric and gas bills. Environmentalists oppose the change.
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By now, you've probably them rumbling down city streets.
Giant front loaders scooping chunks out of the snow piles and dumping them into trucks for removal.
But where does all that snow end up? Watch the video to find out.
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Four days after the biggest blizzard in New Bedford’s history, Mayor Jon Mitchell says the city has reached an “inflection point.” Most roads are passable. The focus shifts next to hauling away massive snow piles to reopen sidewalks, bus stops and storefronts.
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On the fourth day of New Bedford's response to the historic snowfall, hundreds of side streets and thousands of residents were still awaiting resources to come dig them out — or have resorted to digging themselves out.
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In an interview with The Light, U.S. Rep. Bill Keating talked about immigration, the cost of living and political changes in southeastern Massachusetts.
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Halfway through his six-year term, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux joins Light columnist Jack Spillane for a wide-ranging conversation about changes in the department, challenges and plans for the future.
Tune in to The Chat on Thursday, March 19, at 1 p.m.
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❄️ Day 4 after the Blizzard of ’26: Has your street been plowed? The Light has launched a new survey today to track what progress has been made in the past 24 hours. If you haven’t yet seen a plow (or if you have), we want to hear from you!
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People walk on Penniman Street, sinking with each step. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
At the intersection of Phillips Avenue and Oneko Lane, residents shoveled a passage for people to walk. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
Coffin Lane in New Bedford remains unplowed. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
A laundry basket filled with snow lies as a parking placeholder near downtown. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
❄️ We asked — you answered.
More than 1,000 New Bedford residents reached out to The Light on Wednesday to share their experiences while they waited for the snowplow.
Here's a sampling of what they had to say (and even MORE snow photos). ⤵️
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Warren Rosparka Jr. leads an effort to rescue a stranded car on Jean Street. Credit: Colin Hogan / The New Bedford Light
Dwayne Russell and Anthony Walters on the Ave. Credit: Colin Hogan / The New Bedford Light
The Gateway to Madeira Field. Credit: Colin Hogan / The New Bedford Light
To even get to the street, residents were hopping over snow piles on Wednesday. Credit: Colin Hogan / The New Bedford Light
Three days into New Bedford’s "snowpocalypse" — the largest recorded snowfall in the city’s history — crews are still working to dig out many neighborhoods as regular city services — and normal life — remain on pause.
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❄️Still waiting for your street to be plowed after the Blizzard of '26? The New Bedford Light wants to know. Please fill out the attached form to help us track this down. Thank you!
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A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a New Bedford man detained by ICE outside his North End home earlier this month.
In a sharply worded ruling, the judge called Morales’ continued detention “illegal” and ordered a bond hearing within seven business days.
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The cabin of a fishing vessel at Homer’s Wharf is coated in crystallized ice. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
A fishing vessel at Homer’s Wharf sits weighed down, its deck and cabin filled with snow. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
A fishing vessel at Homer’s Wharf is covered in snow, with its deck blanketed in white. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
A woman walks through deep snow in her backyard as a snowplow passes by. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
Heavy winds and gusts over 60 mph on Monday prevented the city from plowing more quickly, Mayor Jon Mitchell said in a news conference Tuesday, prompting some trucks to plow the same roadways “over three times.”
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Business owners and residents shoveled snow on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to clear the sidewalks for pedestrians. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
City employees shovel and blow snow outside New Bedford City Hall. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
A Home Alone board painting in a display window in New Bedford. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
Windshield wipers stick out of the snow on a car buried in snow in New Bedford. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
Monday’s blizzard brought 37 inches of snow to New Bedford, beating out the record set during the Blizzard of ’78 by a whopping 11 inches.
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📸 Eleonora Bianchi
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Under the legislation, customers would get rebates when electric utilities and energy suppliers pay state penalties for not purchasing enough renewable energy.
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Despite a recent injunction that prevents ICE from using IRS information, a data-sharing agreement between the agencies has created a dilemma for some immigrants. Do they file taxes and risk deportation or face fines and imprisonment for failing to file?
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A man moves a broken tree branch from Union Street. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
The New Bedford Fire Museum on Bedford Street. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
At the intersection of Union and North Sixth Street, a man shovels snow against the wind. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
Paramedics drag a stretcher through the snow to an ambulance on Purchase Street. Credit: Eleonora Bianchi / The New Bedford Light
With 30+ inches of snow blanketing the South Coast, Gov. Healey announced a travel ban in Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable counties Monday. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell requested help from the Mass. Army National Guard to plow the city. buff.ly/26O6wEx
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New Bedford is digging out as a blizzard continues to pile up snow, with as much as 3 feet possible by day’s end.
Gov. Maura Healey on Monday afternoon announced a ban on non-essential motor vehicle travel in Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable counties.
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South Coast residents woke up to as much as 2 feet of snow Monday morning, with up to 12 more inches expected throughout the day.
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William Q. “Biff” MacLean, 32-year titan of the state legislature and don of New Bedford politics, died Friday at 91.
Celebrated for bringing state resources home and marked by legal troubles that ended his career, MacLean remained a consequential figure long after leaving office.
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U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in this September's Democratic primary, says ICE must go, fishermen must be protected, and offshore wind funding needs to be restored.
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Untitled still life by an unknown artist. Credit: Don Wilkinson / The New Bedford Light
"Perelman in Morocco" by Richard Merkin. Credit: Don Wilkinson / The New Bedford Light
Untitled oil painting by Gonzalo (Gerard) Sebastian. Credit: Don Wilkinson / The New Bedford Light
Untitled relief painting by Leander Allen Plummer II and A.G. Grinnell. Credit: Don Wilkinson / The New Bedford Light
"The Homecoming," an exhibit at New Bedford Art Museum, "is an unexpected and delightful mingling of works by a number of art history world heavyweights," the Light's arts columnist Don Wilkinson writes.
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A blizzard that is expected to hit the South Coast on Sunday night could deliver up to 2 feet of snow across New Bedford and bring wind gusts of up to 70 mph.
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The New Bedford officer will be disciplined after failing to report a gun transfer as required by state law.
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Bristol Co. Sheriff Paul Heroux came into office 3 years ago after frustration with 25-year former Sheriff Tom Hodgson reached a boiling point. Halfway through his 6-year term, Sheriff Heroux will be Jack Spillane’s guest on The Chat on Thursday, March 19, at 1 p.m.
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Opinion: Although some people have said that concern about an unbalanced Election Commission is much ado about nothing, "[i]t would only take one close and disputed election to do real damage to the electoral process in New Bedford," Light columnist Jack Spillane writes.
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Coonamessett Farm Foundation is trying to get scallop trawlers in the water more often — even if it means chasing some far-flung fish.
“We’re trying to take advantage of how adaptable this industry already is,” one of the foundation's lead research scientists said.
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Just last week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration also plans to appeal rulings issued in January and February that lifted federal suspensions on five under-construction offshore wind projects, including Vineyard Wind.
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The candidate says he would take steps to divert mentally ill defendants away from the criminal justice system, provide improved prosecutor training, and more effectively use technology for evidence collection.
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