Jack Spillane

Maggi Kerr Peirce was South Coast’s magical storyteller - The New Bedford Light. Here is my remembrance of a grand poetic spirit. newbedfordlight.org/remembering-th…

Far North End neighborhood fights South Coast Renewables in all-American battle - The New Bedford Light. My latest column. newbedfordlight.org/fighting-the-s…

New Bedford’s Everett Hoagland recognized with American Book Award - The New Bedford Light. Check out my thoughts on Hoagland’s poetry collection The Ways. newbedfordlight.org/in-the-ways-ev…

Inspector general blames everyone, but UMass killed the Star Store - The New Bedford Light. Check out my breakdown of the framing and breakdown of this report. newbedfordlight.org/umass-killed-t…

The Star Store was not a UMass Dartmouth pit stop - The New Bedford Light. My reflections on the first year anniversary of the announcement UMass Dartmouth would close its arts campus in downtown New Bedford. newbedfordlight.org/an-arts-colleg…

Time for New Bedford to better integrate its schools - The New Bedford Light. Check out my column this week. newbedfordlight.org/time-for-new-b…

A New Bedford era may be drawing to a close — Two ways of looking at Bristol District Attorney Paul Walsh’s legacy - The New Bedford Light newbedfordlight.org/two-ways-of-lo…

Mitchell, planners fumble on fishermen’s memorial - The New Bedford Light. Officials ask for input and then don’t listen to it. My New Bedford Light column. newbedfordlight.org/mitchell-plann…

The state-created retirement system has left low-income cities with no good choices that protect both public retirees and property taxpayers. My New Bedford Light column today explores the recent NB Retirement Board controversy. newbedfordlight.org/the-great-new-…

Want to know more about the Capitol Theater project? On The Chat, Jack Spillane talks to the folks behind this boost to the community, and new anchor on Acushnet Avenue - The New Bedford Light newbedfordlight.org/the-chat-the-c…

UMass Dartmouth arts students are looking for reimbursement for the educational services they lost after the school abruptly exited the Star Store in New Bedford. Read about the challenges they face in obtaining it in my New Bedford Light column today. newbedfordlight.org/cvpa-students-…

Local officials acknowledge they cannot convince UMass Dartmouth to bring the CVPA campus back to New Bedford. You can read about the latest on the Star Store in my New Bedford Light column today. newbedfordlight.org/jack-spillane-…

Bill do Carmo, the man at the heart of the New Bedford civil rights movement of the 1960s and 70s, has passed. I've written a column about his work to create the New Bedford we know today. newbedfordlight.org/william-do-car…

City’s building department needs to build trust - The New Bedford Light. Long simmering complaints surface. newbedfordlight.org/citys-building…

New Bedford begins to look at new high school - The New Bedford Light. Could the development delay elementary school replacements? newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-be…

Mayor Jon Mitchell has a proposal to crackdown on New Bedford landlords who don’t pay their fines. Check out my column on subject at newbedfordlight.org

@BrianFragaNCR So sorry to hear this Brian. A wise person I heard of once said “Everyone out there is hurting.” We just don’t know. Jesus knew. ❤️

If you are so inclined, please say a prayer for an old friend of mine, a former seminarian I met years ago in the Catholic young adult scene in southwestern Connecticut. He recently died by suicide, leaving behind a family. You never know what someone is going through.

Feast ban on women: ‘It’s discrimination and it just needs to end’ - The New Bedford Light… Check out my Chat with the women who want to be festeiras. newbedfordlight.org/register-for-a…

In downtown New Bedford, lots of empty buildings - The New Bedford Light. How well is the city really doing? My latest column. newbedfordlight.org/in-downtown-ne…

School libraries are closing, left and right. My recollections of my high school library experience and why I think this is misguided. newbedfordlight.org for my column.