From the Newsroom: SouthCoast Today

For the third-straight year, Old Rochester will be playing for a Div. 6 South title, and for the second-straight year the Bulldogs will be facing Ashland. Laurie Los Lee and Brendan Kurie preview Friday night's section title game, as well as looking at seven other games on Thursday and Friday.

It's back! Laurie Los Lee and Brendan Kurie sit down for an 11-round draft of local high school players. When that's done, they quickly preview the first week of the playoffs. Make sure to vote for which drafted team you think would win!

The regular season is winding down this weekend and Laurie and Brendan have all the insight into eight area games, including a couple of rivalry games pitting Dartmouth against Bishop Stang and New Bedford against Brockton. 

Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie are back to look ahead to Week 7 of the high school football slate, when New Bedford and Old Colony are both looking to improve to 6-0. Plus, we look back at the biggest moments from Week 6.

Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie take a look at every Week 6 game, with a focus on which of the three area 4-0 teams can remain undefeated the longest. 

Old Rochester won an overtime thriller over Dartmouth to highlight Week 2 and Laurie Los breezes through her takeaways from the game. She is joined by Brendan Kurie as they look ahead to Week 3, which includes a showdown between the Bulldogs and Apponequet, as well as New Bedford's home opener and a GNB Voc-Tech showdown with Somerset Berkley. 

His name is now locked into appearing on the preliminary ballot as a mayoral candidate, but after that, what will New Bedford City Councilor at-large Brian Gomes' next move be?

Charles Hauck of Gallery X, Tim  Morgado of New Bedford Pottery Works, Lee Heald of AHA!, Laura Orleans of New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center and Sharron Tetrault of the Unitarian Universalist Church of New Bedford talk about the evolution of the William Street Bow to Stern Festival. 

Margo Saulnier, Arts and Cultural Strategist for the City of New Bedford, talks about the expansion of the Wicked Cool Places grant program and the city's new arts and culture website. 

Patrice Tiedemann gives a preview of Seaglass Theater company's upcoming concert "Return to Camelot" featuring the music of Lerner and Loewe Aug. 20 and 22. 

Two women and a man allegedly grabbed a woman off the streets and beat her because they believed she had ratted them out, according to court documents. Our new lineup of Curt Brown, Jack Spillane and Brendan Kurie discuss this case and the implications of this type of intimidation on the sanctity of witnesses.

Coastin' Editor Jerry Boggs chats with Karis Gallant and Max Falls who are starring in the New Bedford Festival Theatre's production of Mamma Mia! at the Zeiterion Theater Jul 19 - Jul 28, 2019

Coastin' Editor Jerry Boggs chats with Armand Marchand about his career and his journey to executive producer of New Bedford Festival Theatre.

Most of us agree bullying is happening too often in our schools, on playgrounds, and in other shared spaces. No group or official has all the answers. Let's come together to examine the problem and talk about solutions. This podcast is from a live streamed conversation on the SouthCoastToday Facebook page in partnership with Fall River Community Media (FRCMedia) that took place on June 6, 2019.

Coastin editor Jerry Boggs chats with Dawn Salerno, Executive Director and Jessica Brodeur, Membership and Events Coordinator about the summer programs at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House.

Radioman First Class Raymond Demers was aboard the USS Bennington when the ship suffered one of the worst maritime disasters during WWII.

 David Velasco Bermudez, who was at Stonewall the first night of the rebellion, talks with reporter Jennette Barnes about the events leading up the raid.

Coastin' Editor Jerry Boggs chats with Joe Rocco and his efforts to bring back some well-known comics to the Greater New Bedford area through the SouthCoast Comedy Series.

Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll flip the show by discussing what's happening behind the badge in New Bedford. The police union has revealed survey results showing officers are unhappy with the chief.  

Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll discuss the case of Manuel Perez, who is accused in a road rage incident and is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon -- his car.

The Case of Jerry Chery, who is accused of using his pitbull as a weapon against a girl in New Bedford.

Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll reflect on National Crime Victim's Rights Week by remembering the 26th anniversary of the fatal stabbing at Dartmouth High School and fatal shooting of a school nurse at Ford Middle School; the one-year anniversary of the killing of Sgt. Sean Gannon; and the heroic efforts of the late George Heath.

Reporter Curt Brown talks with Editor Jennifer Driscoll about the Case of Shawn Souza: A Dartmouth police officer was ruled dangerous, paid $10,000 bail and is wearing an ankle GPS bracelet after being arrested April 4, 2019, on charges of child rape.

Reporter Curt Brown talks with Editor Jennifer Driscoll about the case of Miguel Brasil: A New Bedford man was arrested after crashing into a police cruiser. Brasil was wanted in the purse snatchings of two older women in Dartmouth.

Standard-Times reporter Jennette Barnes and Sunday Editor Jack Spillane talk about the story of a New Bedford woman separated from her son after crossing into the U.S.

Sunday Editor Jack Spillane and Standard-Times reporter Jennette Barnes talk about the story of a New Bedford woman who was separated from her son after crossing into the U.S.

Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll discuss the series of events (all caught on surveillance cameras) that led to tragedy in New Bedford: A 21-year-old crashed into a car killing the mother and injuring her adult son.

Standard-Times' Sunday Editor Jack Spillane introduces us to newly appointed Park Supt. Jennifer White Smith.

"Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll discuss the new boss of New Bedford Police Department's Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau, aka the drug unit. 

Reporter Curt Brown and News Editor Jennifer Driscoll discuss what it's like to be a probation officer in the New Bedford District Court.

Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll discuss Alexis Silva, who has been charged in the Veterans Day killing of 23-year-old Reynaldo Pena in New Bedford and was on Bristol County's Most Wanted list before turning himself in.

Laurie Los and Brendan Kurie talk about Bishop Stang's run to the Div. 3 state semifinal at TD Garden and what it will take to top Dracut and advance to the state championship game.

Standard-Times Reporter Curt Brown talks with Newsroom Editor Jennifer Driscoll about New Bedford's new judge Douglas Darnbrough.

Venture Anything host Jennette Barnes and Newsroom Editor Jennifer Driscoll talk about the discovery of PCBs found buried in the Bliss Corner neighborhood of Dartmouth. 

There are 11 area teams still dancing in the boys and girls basketball and hockey playoffs, and Brendan Kurie and Laurie Los break down all their quarterfinal matchups, while reviewing the first round of the MIAA Tournament. 

Standard-Times reporter Jennette Barnes talks with Editor Jerry Boggs about following the clues to solving a mystery behind the Spelling Bee medallion that was recently found buried in the dirt on Martha's Vineyard. 

In the finale of Season 2, Mike and Montana discuss the consequences of looking at issues in terms of rooting interests rather than objectively. 

NBSO music director Yaniv Dinur talks about Roses And Thorns production at the Zeiterion in New Bedford on Feb. 16. 

Brendan Kurie, Laurie Los and Nick Friar each draft a five-man team of local high school players in this fun, rollicking episode of SouthCoastVarsity: The Podcast.

What's wrong with the Grammys? Who better than Montana and Mike to improve the award show. 

Who wins which awards? Montana and Mike discuss their favorite award show - The Grammys. 

Five rounds, 15 players. Laurie Los, Brendan Kurie and Nick Friar hold a high school girls basketball draft, selecting their favorite players from around the area. Who do you think drafted the best team? Vote on Twitter!