A new report from an environmental nonprofit finds that Massachusetts’ southern coast will see increased flooding and erosion, as well as more destructive bombardment from storms.
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Justice Department to require New Bedford schools to provide more support to K’iché students and families
A two-year investigation found that the district had failed to provide equal access to education for students and families who speak K’iché, an indigenous Guatemalan language.
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Massachusetts 2022 Primary Election: Live updates
Check here for live updates on the Sept. 6, 2022 Massachusetts Primary Election.
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Mass. primary: Democrats pick a challenger for Sheriff Hodgson, and more
Voters cast their ballots in the Sept. 6 primary elections for a slate of important political offices in Bristol County and Massachusetts at large.
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Dartmouth legislator facing election challenge after voting against tax on wealthy
Massachusetts’ largest alliance of labor unions is throwing its weight behind State Rep. Chris Markey’s 21-year-old challenger, Cameron Costa, complicating the incumbent’s first contested election in eight years.
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How South Coast farmers are coping with this summer’s severe drought
Drought conditions might be easy to overlook in New England’s cities, but many farmers are working hard to make ends meet this year in southeastern Massachusetts, a region that’s home to more than a thousand farms.
Our reporter Ben Berke spoke with Morgan Beard, a journalist from the local newspaper Dartmouth Week, about what he’s hearing from farmers on the South Coast this month. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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New Mass. climate law signals a shift in offshore wind priorities on the South Coast
Regulators in Massachusetts can now consider more than just electricity costs when contracting with offshore wind farms, allowing the state to prioritize job creation and other proposed benefits.
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Popular T line for Rhode Islanders to close for 30 days
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that MBTA Orange Line riders have just over two weeks before the line is closed for necessary repairs. The T’s General Manager Steve Poftak says the improvements will pay off for riders in years to come.
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Reviving a lost tradition at Hazelwood Park
Our South Coast Bureau Reporter Ben Berke is a frequent visitor of Hazelwood Park, where volunteers are seeking to revive a lost tradition of playing croquet and lawn bowling in New Bedford’s South End. He stopped by last Friday for the grand re-opening of the park’s bowling greens.
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Biden talks clean energy in visit to ex-coal plant in Somerset
President Biden visited Massachusetts on Wednesday, where he spoke about next steps for climate policy, including plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avert a global environmental catastrophe. His visit comes less than a week after negotiations to pass a major climate spending package through Congress fell apart. The president promised an announcement “in the […]
