3 weeks ago A ceremonial groundbreaking on a South End pier Monday, marked the start of construction of a $100-million, Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford.
Gov. Deval Patrick says offshore wind projects in the U-S will create 20,000 jobs, and some of those jobs will be right here in New Bedford
4 weeks ago
5 weeks ago Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino say donations to the One Fund Boston, benefiting victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, have reached $20 million.
Patrick, Menino and the fund's administrator, Kenneth Feinberg, announced details at a news conference on Tuesday
April 18, 2013 A Southcoast lawmaker, Mattapoisett Democrat William Straus, has been named to a conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate verisons of a State Transportation bill.
Both branches this month approved legislation that calls for $500-million in transportation spending
April 11, 2013 Legislative leaders and local state representatives were taken to task Thursday by the City Council, over their treatment of the Southcoast Rail project.
Several councilors blasted House leadership and local representatives for supporting a weakened transportation bill, that does little for advancing Southcoast Rail. Cou
March 5, 2013
February 12, 2013
A supplemental budget passed in the Mass. Senate on Tuesday contains some good news for corrections officers in Bristol County. The spending plan includes $1.6 million to cover cost of living and salary increases for the corrections officers, who have long been the lowest paid in the state. S
January 11, 2013 New Bedford needs to prepare for South Coast Rail while we still have Governor Deval Patrick in office. That's the word from former New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang, who urged legislators and business leaders in the city this morning to lobby for funding to reconstruct hazardous freight lines throughout the area
December 27, 2012
October 26, 2012 