Indecency on the air

By John Dunbar

Shock-radio jock Howard Stern remains 'King of All Fines'

Excerpts from this story referencing "New Bedford":

"… cast license holder named Edmund Dinis, whose station aired a talk show in New Bedford, Mass., had a fine of $22,400 dismissed because too much time had passed.T …"

Industrial chemical exposure linked to learning problems, hyperactivity

By Lindsey Konkel

Boys exposed to higher levels of PCBs scored lower on focus and concentration tests

Excerpts from this story referencing "New Bedford":

"… hen Deidre Ramos moved with her infant son to the Parker Street section of New Bedford, Mass., little did she know that her new neighborhood was toxic.Today, a d …"

"… -term effects on my children?” asked Ramos.Now new research conducted in New Bedford suggests that these industrial chemicals, which were first linked to learn …"

"… on problems often related to ADHD, according to a newly published study of New Bedford area children.All of the children studied were born to mothers who lived n …"

"… study, umbilical cord was collected from 788 newborns from four towns near New Bedford Harbor to see what they were exposed to in the womb. They were born betwee …"