Anastasia E. Lennon
Reporter
Anastasia joined The Light in October 2021, where she covers the fishing industry, offshore wind and police. Before coming to The Light, she wrote about city government, police, the fishing industry and the environment for The Standard-Times. She previously worked at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy.
Anastasia has a bachelor’s degree in history and anthropology from Stony Brook University and a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, where she taught a writing course for a semester. Lennon is a 2021 fellow with New England First Amendment Coalition’s First Amendment Institute. She’ll always call Long Island, New York, home, but Massachusetts has become a wonderful second home.
Stories
City Council to confirm New Bedford police chief
The committee recommendation comes after a months-long power tussle between the mayor and the council that briefly included a lawsuit.
Vineyard Wind awaiting approval from Army Corps to finish turbine shipments
Vineyard Wind’s permit to send ships through New Bedford’s hurricane barrier expires Dec. 31.
Federal judge declares Trump wind memo unlawful
The court found that the Wind Order “is arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law,” but it is unclear what relief the decision can bring to the states.
Our offshore wind tracker: What’s new with wind projects off Massachusetts and beyond?
Offshore wind is changing fast. Here’s our tracker, first published in April 2025, and the latest on where the Northeast’s wind projects stand as of Dec. 4, 2025.
Seventeen months on, Vineyard Wind blade break investigation isn’t done
Since BSEE allowed construction to resume in January, little has been shared publicly about the July 2024 blade failure.
BOEM to consider revoking New England Wind 1 approval
If the federal government’s request is granted in court, it would be a blow to the project, which plans to invest in New Bedford.
Federal judge asks if Trump pause on offshore wind has an end date
Massachusetts sued the Trump administration in May to end its wind-power freeze. “Ten months in, I mean, is there an end in sight?” Judge Patti B. Saris asked the government Tuesday.
One year in, body cameras helping New Bedford police and defense attorneys
The camera footage plays a role in internal affairs investigations and with defense attorneys who submit footage that they say benefits their clients.
Mayor relents, submits police chief appointment to City Council
The council referred the matter to the committee on appointments and briefings. It will withdraw its lawsuit over Police Chief Jason Thody’s nomination.
Former jail librarian indicted in alleged drug smuggling ring
Investigators say the jail librarian smuggled the synthetic marijuana K2, soaked into paperwork, into the secure facility.
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