Townsquare Sunday

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.

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.

The COVID-19 crisis continues in Greater New Bedford, with more than 1,000 new cases reported last week. Dr. Michael Rocha of Hawthorne Medical Associates has seen the impact of the virus as he visits his patients in local hospitals. He talked about what he's seen during an interview this week on Townsquare Sunday.

The COVID-19 crisis continues in Greater New Bedford, with more than 1,000 new cases reported last week. Dr. Michael Rocha of Hawthorne Medical Associates has seen the impact of the virus as he visits his patients in local hospitals. He talked about what he's seen during an interview this week on Townsquare Sunday.

New Bedford has seen its share of interesting local news stories during the past year, and what better person to review them with than Jack Spillane, columnist for the free online newspaper New Bedford Light.