Jack Spillane

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane checks in to discuss the New Bedford City Council, new Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux and more.

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 columnist Jack Spillane said the race for Bristol County Sheriff may be closer than most people think.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane weighed in on Hugh Dunn's verdict, a proposed methadone clinic downtown, and Massachusetts ballot questions.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane offered insight on the Massachusetts Governor and Bristol Sheriff races, the Vineyard immigrants, and more.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane discusses the Light's reporting on the first reported case of monkeypox in New Bedford.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane discusses the Star Store purchase and the impending OUI trial of Ward 3 City Councilor Hugh Dunn.

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.

Up until recently, funding to upgrade New Bedford school playgrounds were included in the school budget that the entire community paid for.