Local meteorologists say residents should expect tropical storm-force winds, dangerous rip currents, and rainy conditions starting Friday morning.
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Posted inClimate Change
Hurricanes are getting stronger — but so is the South Coast’s storm defense
Hurricane Bob is a distant memory for most residents. But with Hurricane Lee at sea, a younger generation of South Coast emergency management leaders are preparing for the hurricane season’s peak.
Posted inFishing industry
Blue Harvest files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy, company likely to liquidate assets
“I guess we’re not getting paid,” said Randy Martin, a machinist at Harbor Hydraulics, which abuts the Blue Harvest facility on the Fairhaven side of the port. He said Blue Harvest owed “a lot of companies a lot of money.”
Posted inAddiction Factor
New Bedford residents die of overdoses at twice the statewide rate. How can we end this epidemic?
At least 541 people have died of an accidental drug overdose in New Bedford since 2015. The cycle of drug use is often intertwined with housing instability, poverty, and mental illness.
Posted inOffshore Wind
First assembled turbine parts leave New Bedford for Vineyard Wind site
“It may look easy, but the safe transportation of these components miles over the open water is no small feat. While we’ve had many firsts, once this turbine is installed, it will stand as a proud symbol of [America’s] energy transition.” — Vineyard Wind CEO Moeller
Posted inEducation
New Bedford school year starts with demand for mental health care
To cover the cost of the counselors and health partnerships it provides, New Bedford Public Schools will expend more than $7.2 million on behavioral health services this year, according to internal projections.
Posted inJack Spillane column
It’s silence of the lambs on Star Store
Around town this week, it was hard to find anyone who is a longtime observer of New Bedford who thought there is still a prayer of saving the downtown college.
Posted inJack Spillane column
UMass outplays New Bedford on Star Store
It’s a mess, and the elected officials of New Bedford have let us down. It only remains to be seen whether Gov. Maura Healey, who a week after all this news broke, has remained silent, will also let New Bedford down.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Developers touted local jobs in offshore energy — are they delivering?
The majority of Vineyard Wind’s contracts have not gone to companies in New Bedford, the Southeastern Massachusetts region, or even within the U.S. Only 4% of the value of Vineyard Wind’s subcontracts were awarded to companies in Southeastern Massachusetts, according to a study.
Posted inPolice and Courts
State publishes database of police discipline and complaints
All police departments in the state were required by March to submit certain misconduct data to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, which has the authority to decertify officers.