The Interior Department asserts radar interference and a national security threat to pause offshore wind projects.
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Posted inChasing the Muse
The South Coast’s best art of 2025 — Part 2
The top 6 art events include paintings, buttons, photographs, a play, and ceramics.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Army Corps approves Vineyard Wind request
Vineyard Wind’s permit to send ships with turbine parts through New Bedford’s hurricane barrier is extended through June.
Posted inSouth Coast Rail
Signs suggest South Coast Rail is boosting tourism, development
The extension has brought more visitors, and it seems to be attracting more developers to build here. But it’s too early to say if it’s helping business or job-seekers.
Posted inHousing
Less parking, lower taxes: Council committee advances zoning proposal
At the urging of more than a dozen members of the public, the City Council’s ordinance committee advanced a proposal to slash parking minimums for new development.
Posted inStatehouse
Massachusetts DPU opens probe into volatile energy bills
Regulators plan to examine utility billing practices for accuracy, transparency and the causes of bill volatility.
Posted innavigating new bedford
How to read your new gas bill
Once-obscure delivery charges are now broken down into two separate components: Public Benefits, and Maintenance & Infrastructure Investment.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Reforming parking mandates makes room for people
If New Bedford reduced parking minimums, it would create more space for housing, stores, restaurants, and other neighborhood amenities.
Posted inEnvironment
EPA releases key funding for lead pipe removal – after delay
The EPA had postponed its release of funding to replace lead service pipes, funding that has played a critical role in upgrading New Bedford’s aging water infrastructure.
Posted inEnvironment
Radio towers delay completion of Fairhaven marsh restoration
For decades, the Buzzards Bay Coalition has worked on and off to restore Marsh Island in Fairhaven to coastal wetland. Two radio towers are keeping half of the project on hold.
