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In Episode Six, our Gallery X Documentation Project podcast host Sean FitzGerald speaks with Don Wilkinson, painter/art writer. Don is an important part of Gallery X and contributes his memories to the Gallery X Documentation Project! He's one of the earliest Gallery X members and an integral part of the gallery's formation and growth into a New Bedford and overall South Coast creative community institution. Don's art articles have appeared in Artscope Magazine, Art New England, The Standard-Times, The Providence Journal, Ceramics Ireland Magazine, and currently, as the Chasing the Muse arts columnist for The New Bedford Light, is a free, nonprofit, nonpartisan digital news outlet for the South Coast. PHOTO CREDIT: Don Wilkinson About Gallery X The gallery was founded in 1990 and is a contemporary, cooperative art gallery of visual, performing, and literary artist members and volunteers. Gallery X has served as an incubator for emerging artists and is a venue for established artists. It is a platform for local artists, performers, and creatives of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds to showcase their talents as an integral part of the South Coast‘s community. This eight-episode podcast series supports and documents the overall project and provides historical and background information about the gallery and the progress made to date. The Gallery X Documentation Project will reach out to listeners and anyone seeking information about historical or contemporary artists from the South Coast's creative community. The Artists Index offers listeners up-close and personal conversations with the artists, supporters, and cultural impresarios of South Coast's creative community. Listen to the artists talk about their work, backgrounds, passions, dreams, and accomplishments. Also featured are those who work in or manage the creative community's economy, promotion, and cultural agenda. Please consider donating to, sponsoring, or underwriting our podcasts and programs. This and other podcasts are available on The Artists Index and your favorite media app, including Amazon Music / iHeart Radio / Libsyn / Podcast Page / Spotify / WebPlayer / APPLE PODCASTS
Gus Clemens on Wine explores and explains the world of wine in simple, humorous, fun posts
This is the weekly columnTo everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. In June of 2025, such a time has come for my wine writing adventure.In the summer of 2008, the editor of my local newspaper, the San Angelo Standard-Times, challenged me to write a wine column that would entertain and inform the average wine buyer. The “buyer” part was important because the weekly column would be an anchor on the Wednesday food section of the newspaper and advertisers wanted information about wines customers could buy in local stores.And so a wonderful adventure began. By September I had written enough test drafts to find a voice, approach, and word length to prove to myself I could pull this off. Imperatives included a word length to fit into the news hole on the front of the food section, a commitment to file well in advance since the section often was one of the first to be processed in the newsroom, never to miss a deadline, never to lazily submit a previous column even if my well of ideas was dry. I take pride in hitting every single one of those marks the past 17 years.It was pleasing when sister papers of the Standard-Times—in Corpus Christi and Abilene—picked up the column. Then the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, which was not part of the company at that time. Then came newspaper sales and consolidations and, soon, I was providing columns for the new mothership, Gannett-USA Today. Now the column appeared all over the United States, from Florida to California. Those were heady times for a wine writer in San Angelo, Texas.That was the case for more than a decade. I was a nationally syndicated wine columnist and expanding into non-Gannett-USA Today newspapers since I own the rights to my work and only sold papers the rights to use my work in print and online. The money was nice, the audience was more important.At the same time, I was online almost from the beginning. I owned an advertising agency that made websites, so from the first months my columns and wine reviews were available in a searchable, free website— Link —and on Facebook. Then Twitter (X). Eventually Bluesky and LinkedIn.Wide exposure brought delightful benefits. Winemakers around the world sent me samples to taste and write about. I got to interview and be interviewed by notables in the wine world. When I visited wineries, I got special treatment. I told many folks, this was one of the best writing gigs in my more than 50 years as a professional writer. And I could toast my good fortune with a high-quality bottle of wine the maker had begged me to receive for free.Much of this delicious adventure continues, but in 2025 one chapter closes. Local daily newspapers throughout the United States have entered hospice protocols. Gannett is doing its best to remain viable, but clearly denouement looms. At first, because of shrinking space, my wine column stopped running weekly and became episodic, especially in the non-Texas newspapers. Then in the Texas newspapers. Invoices went unpaid. When I queried editors about the situation, silence.In correspondence with Dave McIntyre, who ended his weekly wine column in The Washington Post this January after 16 years, I realized we faced similar pressures in a changing newspaper environment. “Despite our efforts to spread the appeal of wine, a wine column is aimed at a niche audience,” he wrote, “while newspapers increasingly grade the success of an individual article on the number of readers who click on it.”This is not a valedictory column. I enjoy writing about wine and reviewing wine and do not intend to stop. I just face the reality that newspapers no longer are one of the vehicles to reach readers.In some ways, I celebrate new freedom. I no longer am subject to the tyranny of a 450-word count. I no longer am confined to a once-a-week schedule. That likely does not mean fewer columns/posts, likely more, but not always on Wednesday.To the newspapers that carried my column for most of the past 17 years, thank you. It has been a joy of my life. To all my readers/followers, this is not goodbye. See you on the internet.Links to where to continue to find Gus Clemens on Wine are below.Last roundAncient Egyptian architect: “Do you know how to build a pyramid?”Ancient Egyptian builder: “Well, yeah, up to a point.”Wine time.Links:Gus Clemens on Wine websiteGus Clemens on Wine FacebookGus Clemens on Wine Twitter/XGus Clemens on Wine BlueskyGus Clemens on Wine Vocal (long form )Email: wine@cwadv.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gusclemens.substack.com/subscribe
"CHAMPION OF JUSTICE & EQUALITYJoin me, Charlie Perry, on the Really Charlie Podcast on WNBOne.com on June 4th at 6:00 PM ET as I sit down with the remarkable Director Gail Fortes of the YWCA New Bedford, MA!For decades, Gail has dedicated herself to fighting for justice and equality, empowering women and marginalized communities. Her tireless efforts earned her the prestigious title of The Standard-Times' 2015 New Bedford Woman of the Year!Tune in as we discuss her remarkable journey, her passion for creating positive change, and the impactful work of the YWCA. Get inspired by her unwavering commitment to making a difference!Don't miss this powerful conversation on June 4th at 6:00 PM ET. Share with others and let's celebrate Gail's remarkable legacy!#ReallyCharlie #GailFortes #YWCA #NewBedford #WomenEmpowerment #JusticeAndEquality #Inspiration #WNBOne"Really Charlie podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charles-perry/message
Welcome to another episode of Pucks with Haggs, where Joe Haggerty welcomes back the esteemed Mick Colageo of The Standard Times. The episode discusses the main takeaways from first three B's preseason games! This episode of the Pucks with Haggs Podcast is brought to you by Fanduel Sportsbook is the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5 and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won't wanna miss. 21+ and present in MA. Hope is here. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234. Factor. Visit https://factormeals.com/HAGGS50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another episode of Pucks with Haggs, where Joe Haggerty welcomes back the esteemed Mick Colageo of The Standard Times. The episode discusses when the Boston Bruins will name their name captains and more! This episode of the Pucks with Haggs Podcast is brought to you by Fanduel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5 and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Plus, all customers who bet $5 will get $100 OFF NFL SUNDAY TICKET from YouTube and YouTube TV. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won't wanna miss. 21+ and present in MA. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234. NFL Sunday Ticket Offer ends 9/18/23. No refunds. Terms and embargoes apply. $100 off NFL Sunday Ticket, not YouTube TV. YouTube TV base plan required to watch YouTube TV. Redemption requires a Google account and current form of payment. Commercial Use Excluded. Subscription renews; cancel anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another episode of Pucks with Haggs, where Joe Haggerty welcomes back the esteemed Mick Colageo of The Standard Times. The episode delves right into the Captains Practice and Rookie Camp, followed by a segment discussing the Bruins' top six candidates, and concludes with expectations for the Bruins and a pondering on whether they are better than perceived. This episode of the Pucks with Haggs Podcast is brought to you by Fanduel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5 and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Plus, all customers who bet $5 will get $100 OFF NFL SUNDAY TICKET from YouTube and YouTube TV. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won't wanna miss. 21+ and present in MA. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234. NFL Sunday Ticket Offer ends 9/18/23. No refunds. Terms and embargoes apply. $100 off NFL Sunday Ticket, not YouTube TV. YouTube TV base plan required to watch YouTube TV. Redemption requires a Google account and current form of payment. Commercial Use Excluded. Subscription renews; cancel anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to another episode of Pucks with Haggs, where Joe Haggerty is joined by the esteemed Mick Colageo of The Standard Times. Joe and Mick discuss the retirement of Patrice Bergeron and the lasting legacy the Bruins Captain left on the team, Boston and their careers. Pucks with Haggs is brought to you by: FanDuel Sportsbook, exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. Get a NO SWEAT FIRST BET up to $1000 DOLLARS when you visit https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON! That's $1000 back in BONUS BETS if your first bet doesn't win. 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. $10 Deposit req. Refund issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See full terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. FanDuel is offering online sports wagering in Kansas under an agreement with Kansas Star Casino, LLC. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MI, NJ, OH, PA, IL, TN, VA), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), Gamblinghelplinema.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support (MA), visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-522-4700 (WY), or visit www.1800gambler.net (WV). Factor. Visit https://factormeals.com/HAGGS50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Haggerty, your trusted host of Pucks with Haggs, welcomes back Mick Colageo, a seasoned editor/writer covering the Boston Bruins for The Standard-Times, for another exciting round of hockey chat. In this episode, the duo takes a deep dive into the opening day of free agency, reacting to the big moves made by Bruins' general manager Don Sweeney. Sweeney has made his mark by signing a barrage of seasoned veterans including forwards Milan Lucic, James Van Riemsdyk, Morgan Geekie, and Patrick Brown, alongside a powerhouse defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. How do they feel about the return of Milan Lucic? Will Patrice Bergeron come back? Can Bruins Contend without Tyler Bertuzzi? The two discuss it all on this must-listen Bruins Free Agency episode. Pucks with Haggs is proudly sponsored by FanDuel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network! Visit https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON to get up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in bonus bets! Take your first swing at betting MLB on FanDuel and get TEN TIMES your first bet amount in bonus bets - up to TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS – win or lose. 21+ and present in MA. First online real money wager only. $10 Deposit req. Refund issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. Hope is here. GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Haggerty welcomes Mick Colageo Editor/writer covering the Boston Bruins for The Standard-Times to Pucks with Haggs! Joe and Mick react to Bruce Cassidy's Vegas Golden Knight's winning the Stanley Cup and debate if Boston can still contend next season. Pucks with Haggs is brought to you by: FanDuel Sportsbook, exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. Get a NO SWEAT FIRST BET up to $1000 DOLLARS when you visit https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON! That's $1000 back in BONUS BETS if your first bet doesn't win. 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. $10 Deposit req. Refund issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See full terms at fanduel.com/sportsbook. FanDuel is offering online sports wagering in Kansas under an agreement with Kansas Star Casino, LLC. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MI, NJ, OH, PA, IL, TN, VA), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), Gamblinghelplinema.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support (MA), visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-522-4700 (WY), or visit www.1800gambler.net (WV). Factor. Visit https://factormeals.com/HAGGS50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of mwmh, Payton and Garrett discuss the puzzling mass murder of 4 individuals at a Maine B&B. Social and Bonus episode links: https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband World app available for apple! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/worlds-the-home-for-community/id1666127579 Sources: Cbsnews.com, “3 of 4 Maine B&B Victims Dismembered,” no author provided, September 6, 2006 Rutlandherald.com, “Cook charged in 4 grisly murders,” by Glenn Adams, September 6, 2006 Seacoastonline.com, “Murder suspect loses 55 lbs. in jail,” by David Sharp, May 4, 2007 Sfgate.com, “Former S.F. innkeeper, 3 others slain in Maine,” by Jaxon Van Derbeken, September 8, 2006 Q106.5, q1065.fm, “The Scary Stories of 10 Maine Multiple Murderers & Their Victims,” by Cindy Campbell, August 23, 2001 Wjbq.com, “Do you remember the Maine bed & breakfast serial killer?” by Brittany Rose, August 9, 2022 Portland Press Herald, “Suspect arrested in quadruple slayings near Maine ski resort,” by Gregory D. Kesich, September 6, 2006 Murderpedia.org, “Christian Charles Nielsen” Google maps Findagrave.com State of Maine v. Christian Nielsen, written opinion of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, dated May 6, 2008 The Boston Globe, Boston.com, “Rent dispute may have preceded Maine deaths,” by Michael Levenson and Raja Mishrae, September 7, 2006 The Standard-Times, southcoasttoday.com, “Maine man pleads guilty to killing 4 people in Maine resort country,” by David Sharp, October 10, 2007 The Standard-Times, southcoasttoday.com, “Nielsen said he bought gun and ammo on day he killed Whitehurst,” by Staff Writer, November 7, 2006, updated January 14, 2011 State of Maine Department of Corrections, www1.maine.gov, “Adult Resident Search” Sun Journal, sunjournal.com, “A troubled childhood,” by Scott Thistle, September 16, 2006 The Oklahoman, Oklahoman.com, “Man gets life for killings at Maine B&B,” by Clarke Canfield, October 18, 2007 TheCinemaholic.com, “Where is Christian C. Nielsen Now?” by Noor Malhotra, August 28, 2020 U.S. Census Arkansas Democrat Gazette, “Man accused of killing 4 in Maine deemed competent to stand trial,” by Associated Press, September 20, 2007 The Bangor Daily News, “Police say accused recounted slayings,” by the Associated Press, July 5, 2007 The Bangor Daily News, “Insanity plea entered in B&B slaying case,” by the Associated Press, May 17, 2007 The New York Times, “Man Is Charged in Killings at Maine Bed and Breakfast,” by Ariel Sabar, September 6, 2006 USAToday.com, “Maine bed and breakfast slayings a shock,” by Shelby Bullard, September 6, 2006 Sunjournal.com, “Family mourns ‘super mom,'” by Terry Karkos, September 7, 2006 Mainebiz.biz, “Inn's grisly connection prompts conversion,” by Mainebiz News Staff, September 8, 2009 Boston.com, “Maine police investigate an apparent quadruple homicide,” by Andrew Ryan, September 5, 2006 Boston.com, “Murder victim remembered with memorial in remote spot,” by Clarke Canfield, October 17, 2007 Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
in 1999 the Potter family dealt with the unthinkable when they lost their youngest daughter, Tabitha, when she was murdered by a local house painter. They, also, never got justice for her murder. 22 years later, the unthinkable happens again. Arnold, S. H. (2022, December 12). Man Found in a Freezer Leads to a Double Tragedy for a Family. NewsBreak Original. https://original.newsbreak.com/@sam-h-arnold-1600000/2855321090474-man-found-in-a-freezer-leads-to-a-double-tragedy-for-a-familyC.C.T. (2011a, January 5). Lowell girl died of strangulation. Cape Cod Times. https://eu.capecodtimes.com/story/news/1999/09/08/lowell-girl-died-strangulation/51021516007/C.C.T. & The Associated Press. (2011, January 5). Lowell girl's killer named. Cape Cod Times. Retrieved February 7, 2023, from https://eu.capecodtimes.com/story/news/1999/12/11/lowell-girl-s-killer-named/51020744007/ (Original work published 1999)Curtis, A. (2023, January 15). Investigation continues into death of John Wayne Potter. Lowell Sun. https://www.lowellsun.com/2023/01/14/investigation-continues-into-death-of-john-wayne-potter/Goulston, R. (2022, December 6). Court docs: Lowell kidnapping suspects claim 3rd person strangled man found in freezer. Boston 25 News. https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/court-docs-lowell-kidnapping-suspects-claim-3rd-person-strangled-man-found-freezer/PER2QJHQNRHIVGQA2IWPXNPFFA/Lyon, R. (2023, January 23). Man Found Strangled to Death in Basement Freezer Years After His Sister Was Murdered. Medium. https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/man-found-strangled-to-death-in-basement-freezer-years-after-his-sister-was-murdered-ef4a56f72d44N.B.S. (2011b, January 11). Autopsy shows girl was strangled. Standard-Times. https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/state/1999/09/08/autopsy-shows-girl-was-strangled/50513313007/N.B.S. (2011c, January 11). Body discovered in Lowell identified as missing girl. Standard-Times. https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/state/1999/09/05/body-discovered-in-lowell-identified/50518484007/Niezgoda, A. (2022, December 6). Bereaved Family IDs Man Found Dead in Lowell Basement Freezer. NBC Boston. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/john-wayne-potter-family-lowell/2913043/Obituary for John Wayne Potter at Laurin Funeral Home. (n.d.). https://www.laurinfuneralhome.com/obituary/john-wayne-potterWCBV. (2022, December). Court: Couple, 3rd person duct-taped, strangled man before putting him in freezer in Lowell home. WCBV. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.wcvb.com/article/lowell-death-kidnapping-charges-coburn-st-home-massachusetts-suspects-in-court/42149199Zubair, S. (2022, December 8). Man found dead in Massachusetts freezer identified by family as John Wayne Potter a day after he went missing. MEAWW. https://meaww.com/family-identifies-the-man-in-lowell-freezer-as-john-wayne-potterSupport the showIf you enjoyed learning about this case, check out our Instagram @bookofthedeadpodShoot us an email with a case suggestions or just say "hi" at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.comAnd don't forget to rate and review and share with your friendsMuch Love-Courtney and Lisa
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Pam got a callback to The 117 from Ryan and wanted to add Seth Chitwood to the conversation. They cover short films, festivals, getting back to the stage and Seth's interesting career writing for both The Standard Times and on numerous projects with Pam and even his own series that is on Amazon!
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Welcome back, WTF Fans! On today's show, let's recap our trip down to Houston for the Texan Live Kickoff event. Plus, we get to chat with Standard Times Associate Manager/MMJ Amy McDaniel. Stick around for our take on the Concho Valley as we break down the region.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
In the 1800s, New Bedford, Massachusetts was the world's “center of whaling.” More than half of the world's whaling ships in the 1840s came from New Bedford. The small city was so emblematic of a New England whaling town that it served as the setting for Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. According to the New York Times, it was then the richest city per capita on the continent. Now, more than a fifth of its approximately 95,000 citizens live in poverty. But this exceptional historic town is representative of a phenomenon happening in small towns across the United States. It's local daily newspaper, The Standard-Times, has been bought by Gannett, a hedge fund-backed news conglomerate and stripped down to barebones. It's become what's known as a “ghost newspaper," called such for its trimmed down staff and scant original reporting. The mayor of New Bedford was quoted in the New York Times saying: “It used to be that I couldn't sneeze without having to explain myself. Now, I have to beg people to show up at my press conferences. Please, ask me questions!” A year and a half ago, a small group of concerned community members gathered to try to address this dearth of local journalism. The result? A new, non-profit news outlet called The New Bedford Light. Brooke talks to Barbara Roessner, the founding editor of The New Bedford Light, about the challenges facing the fledgling outlet and the benefits that local journalism brings to the civic health of a community. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
In the 1800s, New Bedford, Massachusetts was the world's “center of whaling.” More than half of the world's whaling ships in the 1840s came from New Bedford. The small city was so emblematic of a New England whaling town that it served as the setting for Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. According to the New York Times, it was then the richest city per capita on the continent. Now, more than a fifth of its approximately 95,000 citizens live in poverty. But this exceptional historic town is representative of a phenomenon happening in small towns across the United States. It's local daily newspaper, The Standard-Times, has been bought by Gannett, a hedge fund-backed news conglomerate and stripped down to barebones. It's become what's known as a “ghost newspaper," called such for its trimmed down staff and scant original reporting. The mayor of New Bedford was quoted in the New York Times saying: “It used to be that I couldn't sneeze without having to explain myself. Now, I have to beg people to show up at my press conferences. Please, ask me questions!” A year and a half ago, a small group of concerned community members gathered to try to address this dearth of local journalism. The result? A new, non-profit news outlet called The New Bedford Light. Brooke talks to Barbara Roessner, the founding editor of The New Bedford Light, about the challenges facing the fledgling outlet and the benefits that local journalism brings to the civic health of a community.
From https://shallowgravesthebook.com/:The women were dead before anyone realized they were gone.It was 1988, before the opiate epidemic of the 2000s, before families openly talked about heroin addicts, before there was a public face to the addiction. At the time, as many still do today, young women in the throes of addiction turned to street hustles to find money for drugs. They would write bad checks, shoplift and some, as the addiction worsened, turned to conning men into giving them money. Some turned to prostitution. The addicts lived on the outer edges. In a small city like New Bedford, people recognized them on the street. Many knew their families. New Bedford is a tight knit city with large, close families. It is also a fishing community where people know death can come unexpectedly on the seas. But no one expected what happened in 1988.Eleven women went missing that year. Nine were later found dead along local highways surrounding the city. It is officially unsolved. I was a reporter at the Standard-Times of New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time. I knew some of the women who were on the streets at the time, struggling with addictions. They were good people. Some of them are still alive, finally kicking their habits. Many are now dead. Some of AIDS, some from overdoses, a few from natural causes. Some of the women got clean before they died, giving their families – and children – the gift of knowing their true spirit.I have been haunted by the story of these dead women for years. Their families have lived with the pain each day.No one should get away with murder. Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer (ForeEdge) tells the story of the investigation through the eyes of the investigators and some of the families. We hope someone will finally end that hunt. - Maureen BoyleIf you'd like to contribute to keeping these shows running you can do so by clicking on the following link: paypal.me/williamhuffman3 or via Venmo with my username @bill-huffman-3.
Readings from the San Angelo Standard-Times, published on Fridays.
A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South by Ben Montgomery The sensational true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow south. “Taut and tense. Inspiring and terrifying in its timelessness.”(Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad ) Named a most anticipated book of 2021 by O, The Oprah Magazine Named a “must-read” by the Chicago Review of Books One of CNN’s most anticipated books of 2021 After moonrise on the cold night of January 21, 1897, a mob of twenty-five white men gathered in a patch of woods near Big Road in southwestern Simpson County, Kentucky. Half carried rifles and shotguns, and a few tucked pistols in their pants. Their target was George Dinning, a freed slave who’d farmed peacefully in the area for 14 years, and who had been wrongfully accused of stealing livestock from a neighboring farm. When the mob began firing through the doors and windows of Dinning’s home, he fired back in self-defense, shooting and killing the son of a wealthy Kentucky family. So began one of the strangest legal episodes in American history — one that ended with Dinning becoming the first Black man in America to win damages after a wrongful murder conviction. Drawing on a wealth of never-before-published material, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery resurrects this dramatic but largely forgotten story, and the unusual convergence of characters — among them a Confederate war hero-turned-lawyer named Bennett H. Young, Kentucky governor William O’Connell Bradley, and George Dinning himself — that allowed this unlikely story of justice to unfold in a time and place where justice was all too rare. About Ben Montgomery Ben Montgomery is author of the New York Times-bestselling ‘Grandma Gatewood’s Walk,’ winner of a 2014 Outdoor Book Award, ‘The Leper Spy,’ ‘The Man Who Walked Backward,’ and ‘A Shot in the Moonlight,” coming January 2021. He spent most of his 20 year newspaper career as an enterprise reporter for the Tampa Bay Times. He founded the narrative journalism website Gangrey.com and helped launch the Auburn Chautauqua, a Southern writers collective. In 2010, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in local reporting and won the Dart Award and Casey Medal for a series called “For Their Own Good,” about abuse at Florida’s oldest reform school. Montgomery grew up in Oklahoma and studied journalism at Arkansas Tech University, where he played defensive back for the football team, the Wonder Boys. He worked for the Courier in Russellville, Ark., the Standard-Times in San Angelo, Texas, the Times Herald-Record in New York’s Hudson River Valley and the Tampa Tribune before joining the Times in 2006. He lives in Tampa.
Welcome back painter/art writer Don Wilkinson to In-Focus Podcast Number 63. Don was one of our earliest guests on Podcast Episode 4. He received his BFA in Printmaking from the Swain School of Design in 1982, and his MFA in Visual Design from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 1991. He wrote the pre-pandemic BART Chat and Art Beat columns for Southcoast Today. His writings have appeared in Artscope Magazine, Art New England, The Standard-Times, The Providence Journal, Ceramics Ireland Magazine, and other publications. With the advent of the global pandemic, Don's title of art critic has given way to art writer since his efforts are now more focused on writing about the artists of the Southcoast in the Artist Profiles for the Southcoast Today [Standard-Times] Thursday Coastin' Magazine. He lives with his wife Elizabeth, a fabric artist and photographer, in New Bedford along with their three dogs, two cats, a rabbit, and a flock of hens. music courtesy of www.bensound.com
Jimmy Murphy welcomes on old friend Mick Colageo of the Standard Times in New Bedford, MA. Has Cam Neely finally put on his management hat and put away the player's skates? How can the Bruins acquire that top pairing left defenseman this offseason? Will Torey Krug and potentially David Krejci be dealt? Can the Bruins maintain their so far, successful retool on the fly? Bruins Beat is available on iTunes, Stitcher, the CLNS Media Mobile App and www.CLNSMedia.com.
Standard-Times reporter Aimee Chiavaroli joined Montana and Mike to discuss the ermerging voices of women in music.
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