Will Gardner, Executive Director of Alma Del Mar Charter School in New Bedford, discusses the school's new Douglass Campus that recently opened to students.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane returns to discuss topics such as the city council's use of limousines for their inauguration ceremony and a new report calling into question some of Sheriff Tom Hodgson's campaign donations.

New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane returns to discuss topics such as the city council's use of limousines for their inauguration ceremony and a new report calling into question some of Sheriff Tom Hodgson's campaign donations.

New Bedford Director of Public Health Damon Chaplan discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how New Bedford needs to improve its vaccination rate to get COVID under control in the city.

New Bedford Director of Public Health Damon Chaplan discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how New Bedford needs to improve its vaccination rate to get COVID under control in the city.

Professor Ken Manning, head of the Political Science Department at UMass Dartmouth, discusses the events of the January 6 insurrection one year ago.

Professor Ken Manning, head of the Political Science Department at UMass Dartmouth, discusses the events of the January 6 insurrection one year ago.

Derek Santos, Executive Director of the New Bedford Economic Development Council Inc., discusses how businesses in New Bedford survived through 2021 and what is ahead for 2022.

Derek Santos, Executive Director of the New Bedford Economic Development Council Inc., discusses how businesses in New Bedford survived through 2021 and what is ahead for 2022.

Rev. David Lima and Rabbi Raphael Kanter say people on the SouthCoast are simply tired of the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing masks, and the uncertainty of it all.