New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane said he 'audibly gasped' on election night when it was learned that Paul Heroux had defeated Sheriff Tom Hodgson.
New Bedford Light reports there are no abortion clinics within a 30-mile radius of New Bedford, while there are five so-called 'Pregnancy Crisis Centers.'
The EPA says there is $73 million available to finish the cleanup of PCBs from New Bedford Harbor, and the work should be completed sometime next year.