Ginger Hook received two years’ probation for bringing the synthetic marijuana K2, soaked into paperwork, into the secure facility. Her attorney said she did not know the papers were soaked with drugs, but “took full responsibility.”
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Posted inEnvironment
How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration
Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest freshwater restoration project in Massachusetts, is a living laboratory for wetland science.
Posted inEnvironment
Westport spars with state over Horseneck Beach road
Residents are up in arms after a seemingly routine road maintenance project destroyed a sizable portion of a coastal dune.
Posted inOffshore Wind
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 April 13, 2026.
Posted inCity Hall
Mayor gets fundraising boost from real estate, development sector
A recent spike in donations from people working in real estate industries contributed to the mayor’s biggest fundraising burst in a decade.
Posted inHealth
Procedural abortion now available on South Coast
The new service at a Wareham clinic closes an almost 20-year access gap and gives pregnant women the option of in-clinic treatment.
Posted inEnvironment
Washed out: As waterfront homeowners stock up on sand, those living near sand excavation sites pay the price
With the rise in beach nourishment projects, hard-pressed cranberry bogs may be turning to upland sand mining as a source of revenue — much to the ire of the residents who live near them.
Posted inImmigration
Iranian students at UMass Dartmouth stranded by Trump’s visa restrictions
Three dissident art students live in limbo: They can’t return to Iran for fear of retribution and they can’t stay in the U.S. because visa options have been suspended.
Posted inEnvironment
Side chicks: New Bedford beach hosts rare shorebird ‘love triangle’
Piping plovers travel thousands of miles to New England each spring to nest. Although the species is typically monogamous, this year three shorebirds appear to have returned to New Bedford to reprise a tumultuous “love triangle.”
Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Current homeless policy only perpetuates homelessness
A proposed policy change would hold addicted homeless individuals accountable by requiring sobriety and employment as a condition of housing.