Imagine the phrases swarming like bees in my head, when I pulled up to the pump and glazed over the sign that read $1.87/gallon. Yes, membership has its advantages. Happy as heck to shell out less than two bucks a gallon. Almost time to consider high test. When was...
I’m a longtime member of the YMCA New Bedford branch. Today, I was turned away by a friend, who happens to be one of the directors. It was expected. The SouthCoast branch issuing a statement Sunday stating the Y will be closed effective Monday morning. The fate...
It’s dusk Thursday evening. I pull into the Dartmouth BJ’s parking lot and what do I see, a mass of humanity and metal. People physically drained from general angst pushing overstuffed shopping carts. No matter how you feel, medically and politically about...
[Full disclosure: I show employees and employers how to get a free, no obligation healthcare quote.] Everybody knows rising health insurance premiums siphons money right out of your paycheck. A story from last week’s Standard-Times newspaper proves this point....
Maria and her husband live a moderate middle-income life in New Bedford. She’s white collar. He’s a blue collar business owner. To better their income and create a retirement nest egg, the couple began investing in rental properties. Coupled with her...
Bristol County for Correctional Justice [BCCJ], asserts Sheriff Tom Hodgson abuses our tax dollars to constantly travel to Washington DC, denies inmates basic healthcare and ratted on his own church for providing immigrants with information regarding their rights....
