WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » cape http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Sat, 25 May 2013 12:38:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Bedford EDC Director Attends Offshore Wind Conference http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-edc-director-attends-offshore-wind-conference/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-edc-director-attends-offshore-wind-conference/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:11:47 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=23394 New Bedford Economic Development Council Director Matt Morrissey spent several days in Virginia Beach last week, attending an offshore wind conference.

The AWEA Offshore Windpower Conference and Expo welcomed business leaders and officials from the East Coast, providing essential information on the future of offshore wind in the U

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-edc-director-attends-offshore-wind-conference/feed/ 0 Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, flickr Former State Rep., Activist Tom Lopes Passes Away http://wbsm.com/former-state-rep-activist-tom-lopes-passes-away/ http://wbsm.com/former-state-rep-activist-tom-lopes-passes-away/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:30:57 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=14725 A long-time activist in the Cape Verdean community has passed away.

Tom Lopes died Wednesday at the age of 70, after battling a lengthy illness.

Lopes was a well-known New Bedford resident, having served as a two-term state representative from 1975 to 1978, and serving as the owner and operator of Cape Verdean News for over thirty years

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]]> http://wbsm.com/former-state-rep-activist-tom-lopes-passes-away/feed/ 0 letouj/flickr Former State Representative and Cape Verdean News Publisher Tom Lopes Dies http://wbsm.com/former-state-rep-cvn-publisher-tom-lopes-dies/ http://wbsm.com/former-state-rep-cvn-publisher-tom-lopes-dies/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:31:18 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=14608 Former New Bedford state representative and publisher of the Cape Verdean News Tom Lopes has passed away.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/former-state-rep-cvn-publisher-tom-lopes-dies/feed/ 0 druss2007/dwr,flickr Keating Defeats Sutter In 9th District Primary http://wbsm.com/keating-defeats-sutter-in-9th-district-primary/ http://wbsm.com/keating-defeats-sutter-in-9th-district-primary/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:39:46 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=13429 Congressman William Keating won the Democratic nomination in the 9th Congressional District on Thursday, earning victories in town after town on Cape Cod and in Plymouth County. The Associated Press said Keating won 59% of the vote, while Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter tallied 41%

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