The company is effectively turning to the same playbook that another major wind developer, Commonwealth Wind, deployed after concluding that its own 1,200 megawatt installation “cannot be financed and built” under existing contract terms.
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Posted inJack Spillane column
Suburbs get funding for new schools, while New Bedford waits … and waits
New Bedford continues to struggle with its century-old schools — nearly all of them located in low-income neighborhoods. Meanwhile, the MSBA has repeatedly funded the cost of replacing suburban schools built in the 1960s and 1970s.
Posted inPolice and Courts
Apparent murder-suicide involving New Bedford father-son linked to missing woman
George C. Scott III, 53, and his son died of injuries from a sharp object, according to the DA. Scott was a person of interest after his girlfriend, Lisa Hazard, went missing in March 2019.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Longshoremen’s union gets contract, ending Vineyard Wind strike
“For my community, the Cape Verdean community, this is a guarantee in writing that we will not be left behind.” — Local 1413 (ILA) President Kevin Rose
Posted inArts and Culture
Hot, hot, hot! Your guide to summer fun on South Coast
“I always think there’s a special energy in New Bedford, but in the summertime is when it gets amped up with all of the festivals and events that happen. I always look forward to summers in New Bedford” — Margo Saulnier of New Bedford Creative
Posted inElection 2023
4 candidates in Rochester elections filed no campaign finance statements
Outside the polls on Rochester’s town election day, Pires, Fernandes, and Hardy would not answer questions about their fundraising.
Posted inInPerson
Bullard’s guiding light throughout his career: Improving his ‘Hometown’
“Because this city is so complicated, and so rich, that you don’t get it in a year. You don’t get it in 40 years. You’ve got to dig down deep to understand New Bedford, and it rewards you for that digging.”
Posted inJack Spillane column
What do you say New Bedford? Is it time for a little love for Dias Field?
The swing set has not been painted in years. And the single basketball court, which ostensibly was resurfaced a few years ago, does not appear to have been a high-quality surface because it’s already tattered and worn.
Posted inYour right to know
State rules against city in The Light’s request for records related to alleged police misconduct
“The public has a recognized interest in knowing whether public servants are carrying out their duties in a law abiding and efficient manner … In this case, the City has not met [its] burden in responding to [Light reporter Anastasia] Lennon’s request,” wrote Manza Arthur, the state supervisor of records.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Local union shuts down work on Vineyard Wind site: ‘They’re hiring all these other workers from out of state’
As International Longshoremen’s Association members formed a picket line blocking an entrance to the shipping yard, members of the other unions turned off the cranes in solidarity — effectively halting any unloading work and potentially creating a logjam for impending vessels.