Assembly work for the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm shut down today in New Bedford because of a protest over diversity and local hiring on the job site.
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Immigrants fired for protesting win big settlement from New Bedford tire recycler
The nearly $1 million concession by Bob’s Tire could have ripple effects in other workplaces where undocumented immigrants quietly endure harsh conditions.
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New Bedford seafood plant follows through on mass termination of immigrant workers
Eastern Fisheries, one of America’s largest seafood suppliers, has effectively fired 100 processing workers in New Bedford by requiring them to reapply for their jobs with verified social security numbers. Many of the workers are Central American immigrants who have worked for years at Eastern Fisheries under temporary contracts through a pair of local employment […]
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‘Clear vengeance’: Workers threatened with termination at New Bedford seafood plant
Eastern Fisheries, one of New Bedford’s largest seafood processing operations, has notified as many as 200 workers that the company plans to fire them by terminating their contract with local temp services that placed them in Eastern Fisheries’ seafood processing plants in New Bedford. The termination notices, which several workers shared with The Public’s Radio, […]
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New Bedford’s last mass transit link to Boston closes in April
DATTCO announced it will stop running buses to Massachusetts’ South Coast on April 16, leaving carless commuters without a direct ride to Boston until the MBTA’s long-awaited South Coast Rail opens next winter.
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How long will Twitter remain a gathering place for local politics and journalism?
It’s been just a few months since Elon Musk took over Twitter. In that time, Musk’s erratic decision-making has sparked confusion and outrage – and left many wondering if the social media service will survive.
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‘They’re gonna take my house. That’s what went through my head’ Why Woonsocket homeowners don’t have access to tax sale protections
A Rhode Island law protects homeowners from losing their house after falling behind on property taxes or utility bills. But a new investigation by The Public’s Radio found that homeowners in Woonsocket have been blocked from accessing those protections.
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New market in Providence spotlights emergent RI food businesses
Last week, Rhode Island food business incubator Hope & Main opened a marketplace in downtown Providence featuring fresh and prepared foods from a wide range of local entrepreneurs. The new space marks the Warren-based organization’s first foray into the capital city. Morning host Luis Hernandez spoke about the marketplace with Hope & Main’s president and founder, Lisa Raiola.
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Storm brings outages, flooding to RI and MA; frigid temperatures expected over weekend
The same winter storm creating whiteout conditions and snarling holiday travel in the Midwest arrived in New England. Forecasters here expect wind gusts, storm surge and rain, before temperatures plunge over the weekend.
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Regulators see hard years ahead for the scallop fishery, New Bedford’s cash cow
New England’s fishing regulators set new catch limits on Wednesday that will slash next year’s scallop harvest to less than half of an historic peak experienced just three years ago.
