New Bedford nursing homes will now be required to implement more safety measures in order to protect residents from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Nadine Sebai
Reporter Nadine Sebai specializes in labor issues and investigative journalism. In 2023, she and fellow TPR reporter Nina Sparling published "Underage & Unprotected" in partnership with PBS FRONTLINE. This groundbreaking investigative series shed light on the plight of immigrant teenagers working in New Bedford seafood processing facilities, highlighting critical labor issues.
Nadine's voice has been heard on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as Here & Now, WBUR, WGBH, KQED, KXJZ, BBC World, KPFA, and KALX. Her reporting and commitment to investigative journalism have earned her numerous accolades, including the prestigious Mark of Excellence Award for In-Depth Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and a Reva and David Logan Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting.
When she's not on the job, you'll often find Nadine petting an animal or watching Lebanese soap operas. Fun fact: Nadine watched the documentary "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" more than 40 times, a film that sparked her transformation from an accountant to an investigative journalist.
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Meet Callan, An 8-Year Old Boy Spending His Second Christmas At The Hospital
Tomorrow is Christmas Day and many kids and their families will spend the holidays at the hospital. And whether they’ve been there for a few months or more than a year, most are trying to make the best of it.
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Incoming Fall River Mayor Pledges To Make Changes To Assessor’s Office Following Controversy
Fall River’s incoming mayor is pledging to make improvements to the assessors office after improprieties were revealed in the valuation of the former city administrator’s home.
Posted inArticle, Business, Politics
City Council Blames Oversight Issues For Fall River Pot Shop Congestion
When the only recreational marijuana facility in Fall River opened less than a year ago, it was heralded as an economic boom for the city as thousands of visitors from all over the region came to spend money on cannabis products.
But recent complaints about traffic, noise, and air pollution around the dispensary call attention to a lack of planning and oversight by the city in the name of profits.
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Fall River Revising Policies Following Unexplained Charges On Mayor’s Credit Card
Fall River’s finance department is implementing new policies in the wake of a review by The Public’s Radio of mayor Jasiel Correia’s credit card charges while in office.
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Fall River Residents Asking City Council To Help Solve Dispensary Issues
Dozens of Fall River residents are asking members of city hall to do something about the negative impacts coming from the city’s only marijuana dispensary.
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Reporter Debrief: After Mayor Correia, What’s Next For Fall River City Hall?
Fall River has a new mayor and the city’s outgoing mayor, Jasiel Correia, is facing federal corruption charges. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay sits down with South Coast reporter Nadine Sebai of the Public’s Radio and City Politics reporter Jo Goode of the Fall River Herald News to discuss the city’s tumultuous political culture and what’s next for the onetime textile manufacturing center.
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Fall River Residents To Vote For City’s Next Mayor Tuesday
Fall River residents will head to the polls on Tuesday in another confusing election involving their controversial mayor Jasiel Correia.
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Front Runner For Fall River Mayor Refusing To Debate Opponent
Fall River candidate for mayor Paul Coogan says he won’t debate his opponent ahead of next week’s election.
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Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Announces Leave Of Absence And Touts His Accomplishments In Office
Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia announced on Tuesday that he’ll be taking a leave of absence and suspending his re-election campaign.