Both wind farms looking to terminate bids face hefty penalties: Commonwealth Wind would forfeit $48 million and SouthCoast Wind would lose $60 million.
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Posted inOffshore Wind
‘Steel in the water’ on Vineyard Wind project
Installation begins south of Martha’s Vineyard on foundations for country’s first commercial-scale wind farm.
Posted inNews and Brews
Gerardo Beltran Salinas and Eleonora Bianchi share their inspirational journeys and experiences
Learn about Gerardo and Ellie and their experiences covering Petronilla Morales’s journey and our coverage of Greater New Bedford’s hispanic community.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Video: Blades arrive in New Bedford as second heavy load carrier eases into port
The RollDock Sky moved through the New Bedford hurricane barrier Tuesday morning, bringing wind turbine blades for offshore wind project Vineyard Wind into port.
Posted inOffshore Wind
SouthCoast Wind also wants to terminate offshore wind contract
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.
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 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 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 inMultimedia
Video: UHL Felicity arrives in New Bedford
Multimedia reporters Eleonora Bianchi and Gerardo Beltran Salinas were on the scene to document the first five tower pieces for offshore wind turbines arriving in New Bedford on Wednesday afternoon.
Posted inAddiction crisis
Addiction treatment beds imperiled by state reimbursement rates
“Our providers really want to treat MassHealth. But we simply cannot continue to do it with a rate that’s not viable.” — David Matteodo, director of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems