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New York Times
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
On Broadway, Her Set Designs Get a Round of Applause
'Transforming Spaces' is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. The first time she saw the shipwreck, Rachel Hauck began to cry. It was during rehearsals at the Berkeley Repertory Theater for the premiere in 2022 of 'Swept Away,' a jukebox musical based on the songs of the Avett Brothers about a 19th-century shipwreck off the coast of New Bedford, Mass. The cast and crew had assembled to stage a dry run of the show's spectacular action centerpiece: a full-scale re-creation of the capsizing of the whaler, which overturns onstage to reveal a slender wooden lifeboat, where the remainder of the show takes place. As a feat of conceptual ingenuity and mechanical engineering, the moment was astonishing — a scene of such extraordinary scale and intensity that, when it occurred nightly during the show's short run on Broadway last year, the audience would break into thunderous applause. It was too much for Hauck, the set designer, who watched that California dress rehearsal with tears streaming down her face. 'It was the emotional journey of it all,' Hauck, 64, said recently, once again tearing up. 'I don't know quite how to articulate this, but it's space and physical objects and emotion, and how those things lift.' Hauck's grand vision of the sinking ship was so important to the impact of the musical that it's impossible to imagine 'Swept Away' without it. But in fact, nothing of the kind was suggested in the musical's original book, by John Logan. 'In the script, it's like, 'The boat sinks.' That's it. Literally,' Michael Mayer, the show's director, said. 'Rachel had this ingenious and beautiful idea of how to do the shipwreck. And this is the reason why you go to Rachel Hauck for these kinds of complicated shows where there's a giant transformation.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man injured in New Bedford shooting
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Police are investigating a shooting that happened in New Bedford Monday night. New Bedford Assistant Deputy Chief Scott Carola told 12 News officers were called to Bedford and South Seventh streets after receiving reports of shots fired in the neighborhood. Carola said the officers found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was brought to St. Luke's Hospital with unspecified injuries. It's unclear if anyone is in custody at this time. Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Wrecked scalloper, police artist, model behavior: Standard-Times top stories
As we head into a new week, let's take a look at the news from this past week. With the summer months ahead, McGraw's Back Porch Ice Cream awaits its first true test of the season since opening in November. Owned and operated by Matthew and Sharon McGraw, the shop at 270 Huttleston Ave. is gearing up to embrace its inaugural summer with open arms and a generous scoop of homemade nostalgia. With Pride Month approaching across the world in June, there are questions around the stance of LGBTQ+ rights as Pope Leo XIV assumes leadership of the Roman Catholic Church. LGBTQ+ advocates have been closely watching to see whether he will continue the more inclusive approach of his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, or change the Catholic Church's stance toward the LGBTQ+ community altogether. Make sure to keep up with high school sports with scores, game highlights, and Player of the Week voting at And here are the most-read stories of the week on If you're out on the New Bedford waterfront and see a rather worn-looking vessel lying on its side, it wrecked in Boston Harbor more than a month ago and has returned to its home port. The New Bedford scalloper Eileen Rita arrived back in New Bedford over the weekend, just over a month since she capsized and sank in Boston Harbor off Green Island on April 11. What to know: Wondering about the boat on its side in New Bedford? It's the Eileen Rita. Less than a month after downtown business owners expressed concerns with safety, police said they have been focusing their efforts there and have made 22 arrests. The arrests have included charges of assault and battery, disorderly conduct, and trespassing. Police said there has been an increased focus on 'the unruly and often intoxicated groups that congregate around the SRTA bus terminal, library, and Custom House Square.' New Bedford Police: 22 arrests made since complaints over downtown safety. What we know. It looks to be a challenging year for the scallop industry, with measures being taken to prevent overfishing and improve management of the fishery. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration approved Framework 39 on in late April for the Atlantic Sea Scallop 2025 fishing year that runs through March 31, 2026. The adjustment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan establishes specifications and other management measures for fishing years 2025 and 2026. Here's why: Could this be a tough year for scallop fishermen? SMAST professor thinks so. Like Batman with his famous Bat Cave, New Bedford Police Assistant Deputy Chief Scott Carola, also has a hideaway where he spends time on his personal passions after the day's work is done. In his case, it's the cozy upstairs nook he's made into his home art studio. But inversely to Batman, Carola's day job is where he fights crime — something that the people he meets through his art are often surprised to learn. Look at his amazing artwork: New Bedford's Scott Carola is a cop by day, artist by night. New Bedford-born supermodel, singer, and songwriter Alana Monteiro is giving back to her hometown. As she prepares to hold her first-ever Alana Monteiro Modeling Camp, she's on a mission to inspire young aspiring models to follow their dreams. The Alana Monteiro Modeling Camp will offer workshops in posing, runway walking, personal branding, and industry insights designed to prepare young talent for real-world success. Top model: New Bedford's Alana Monteiro launches camp to help young models break into the industry Read these stories in their entirety at This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: New Bedford top stories: capsized boat, downtown arrests, model camp
Associated Press
16-05-2025
- Associated Press
Immigrant released on bond in Massachusetts a month after ICE broke car window with hammer
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A man living in Massachusetts who U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained in April after smashing his car window with a hammer has been released, his lawyer said Friday. Juan Francisco Mendez was released Thursday on a $1,500 bond after a month of being held at Strafford County Corrections in Dover, New Hampshire. He will also be required to wear a GPS ankle monitor while the U.S. government continues to pursue his deportation, said one of Mendez's attorneys, Ryan Sullivan. Mendez, 29, was taken into custody by agents on April 14 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as he drove to a dental appointment. The agents claimed they were looking for another man with a different name who lived in the same neighborhood before they dragged him and his wife out of the car. The lawyers for Mendez, who is from Guatemala, said he was detained while in the process of applying for asylum status — something he is still pursuing. He has no criminal record, and the government held him for weeks without initiating deportation proceedings against him, leading to his case being dismissed by an immigration judge on May 8. After that hearing, the U.S. government charged Mendez with being in the country illegally before a judge ordered his release on a minimum bond Thursday. 'They decided he was brown, so they stopped him, and because he couldn't prove he had status, they detained him,' Sullivan told The Associated Press on Friday. The incident, recorded on video by Mendez's wife, Marilu Domingo Ortiz, shows ICE agents using a hammer to smash the car window and then seize Ortiz. Ortiz and her 9-year-old son have already been given protection under an asylum status over fears of facing persecution if they returned home to Guatemala. Mendez was in the process of applying for what is called derivative asylum, where you can get asylum if a family member already has it. Another lawyer for Mendez's family, Ondine Galvez-Sniffin, told The Associated Press last month that when she arrived at the scene, Mendez's wife was crying and shaking, yelling 'Help Me' in Spanish as he was driven away in handcuffs. The lawyer said last month that in almost 30 years of immigration work, the case was the first time she had seen 'such violent drastic measures being taken.' A spokesperson for ICE did not return a phone or email message requesting comment on Friday afternoon.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Despite dismissal new hearing set for Guatemalan man arrested by ICE in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD – The Guatemalan man whose violent arrest in New Bedford by ICE was caught on video faces a new hearing though the case was dismissed May 8 when the Dept. of Homeland Security failed to submit a charging document. Attorney Ondine Galvez Sniffin represents Juan Francisco Méndez, 29. He was pulled from his car April 14 after ICE agents smashed in a window to his car, which was caught on video by his wife, Marilú. Sniffin has said Méndez has no record and it may have been a case of mistaken identity. His wife has asylum status which provides him with legal benefits that they had been working on obtaining prior to the arrest. Sniffin said standard procedure was followed May 8 by Judge Donald Ostrom in U.S. Immigration Court in Chelmsford when he dismissed the case after the government failed to provide the charging document. But, she said, the judge 'in his wisdom' continued a bond hearing where Méndez could be released on bail to May 15 anyway in case there was a 'glitch,' and Méndez was still in jail at that time. That glitch materialized on May 9. Sniffin said Méndez should have been released after the May 8 dismissal. She tried contacting the Dept. of Homeland Security on May 9 to arrange the release but didn't get a response. By that afternoon attorney Ryan P. Sullivan, who also represents Méndez, had filed a motion for immediate release with U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante for the District of New Hampshire. It was denied. Sullivan had previously filed a habeas petition with that court and Judge Laplante ordered immigration officials to provide 72 hours notice before transferring Méndez anywhere. The judge denied the motion to release on May 9. The government had argued it hadn't been given an opportunity to counter argue, Sniffin said. They said the May 8 hearing wasn't valid because it was held under Méndez's incorrect identification number, or A for alien number. It's used by Immigration until a person becomes a citizen. Sniffin added, 'Mind you, it was their mistake.' A new hearing has been scheduled for May 22 back in U.S. Immigration Court. However, there's still the continued bond hearing on May 15. Sniffin said she called the court and tried to get the cases combined. They said no. They said one was a bond hearing, and the other was to determine if there's a case. 'So we're going to confront the same garbage' that they confronted May 8. 'DHS still has not filed a charging document for the May 22 hearing. They did the same thing again. They just asked the court to schedule a hearing. It's scheduled and they have not filed a charging document again,' she said. Méndez is not charged with anything, she said. 'They're holding him without having filed a single document.' He is still being held by the Strafford County Dept. of Corrections in Dover, N.H. She hopes their argument will be heard May 15 and remove the need for a May 22 hearing, but she doesn't know. She said the maneuvering seemed retaliatory. 'This is what you get for opening your mouth. That's what I think they're doing. They're punishing my client because this got media attention nationwide,' Sniffin said. An ICE spokesman referred requests for comment to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, which has not responded. This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: New hearing set for Guatemalan man arrested by ICE in New Bedford
