WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » new england http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New England Fishermen, Politicians Rally Against Cuts http://wbsm.com/new-england-fishermen-politicians-rally-against-cuts/ http://wbsm.com/new-england-fishermen-politicians-rally-against-cuts/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:43:28 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=74576 New England fishermen and their political allies have rallied at a Boston fish pier to make an urgent call for relief from devastating cuts in fish catch limits.

As of May 1, fishermen who chase bottom-dwelling groundfish face cuts that fishermen say will destroy the industry

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-england-fishermen-politicians-rally-against-cuts/feed/ 0 tsm - New Bedford fishing boats Snow Falling Across New England – How Much Snow Did Massachusetts Get? http://wbsm.com/snow-falling-across-new-england-how-much-snow-did-massachusetts-get/ http://wbsm.com/snow-falling-across-new-england-how-much-snow-did-massachusetts-get/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:48:10 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=61486 Yes, winter is still here despite all the spring fever we might be having. This latest storm has dumped heavy wet snow on the Southcoast, but the rest of Massachusetts is getting hit hard.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/snow-falling-across-new-england-how-much-snow-did-massachusetts-get/feed/ 0 Getty Images Union, Stop & Shop Reach Tentative Agreement http://wbsm.com/union-stop-shop-reach-tentative-agreement/ http://wbsm.com/union-stop-shop-reach-tentative-agreement/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:55:45 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=60624 No strike as union reps reach a tentative agreement with Stop & Shop Supermarkets.

According to the Boston Herald, presidents of five chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union reached the agreement at 4am Monday morning, four hours after the deadline.

The contract now goes for legal review, and ratification meetings will be set up with workers.

Some 40,000 Stop & Shop employees a

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]]> http://wbsm.com/union-stop-shop-reach-tentative-agreement/feed/ 0 greenretaildecisions.com Hikers Could Be Charged For Their Own Rescue in New Hampshire http://wbsm.com/hikers-could-be-charged-for-their-own-rescie-in-new-hampshire/ http://wbsm.com/hikers-could-be-charged-for-their-own-rescie-in-new-hampshire/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:29:16 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=59204 If you get lost in New Hampshire's mountainous backwoods, House Bill 256 will require you to pay the expenses of the rescue!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/hikers-could-be-charged-for-their-own-rescie-in-new-hampshire/feed/ 0 Dougerino,flickr Blizzard of 2013 Not That Bad For Some Areas http://wbsm.com/blizzard-of-2013-not-that-bad-for-some-areas/ http://wbsm.com/blizzard-of-2013-not-that-bad-for-some-areas/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:07:24 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=55780 Federal statistics show the snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with more than 3 feet in some places didn't add up to being that bad.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/blizzard-of-2013-not-that-bad-for-some-areas/feed/ 0 Getty Images Drastic Cuts Considered for New England Fishermen http://wbsm.com/drastic-cuts-considered-for-new-england-fishermen/ http://wbsm.com/drastic-cuts-considered-for-new-england-fishermen/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:53:22 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=50142 The news continues to be terrible for New England fishermen hoping to avoid a huge reduction in their catch limits in 2013.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/drastic-cuts-considered-for-new-england-fishermen/feed/ 0 tsm - New Bedford fishing boats Now That The Patriots Are Out, Which New England Team Are You Most Excited For? [POLL] http://wbsm.com/now-that-the-patriots-are-out-which-new-england-team-are-you-most-excited-for-poll/ http://wbsm.com/now-that-the-patriots-are-out-which-new-england-team-are-you-most-excited-for-poll/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:27:16 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=49805 Now that the Patriots have been eliminated, most of us are going forward to look to our other New England sports for comfort. So which one are you most excited for?

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]]> http://wbsm.com/now-that-the-patriots-are-out-which-new-england-team-are-you-most-excited-for-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images EPA Reports Pollution is Down in New England http://wbsm.com/epa-reports-pollution-is-down-in-new-england/ http://wbsm.com/epa-reports-pollution-is-down-in-new-england/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:45:44 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=49677 The Environmental Protection Agency says the overall release of toxic chemicals to the environment decreased in New England in 2011, an improvement over the previous year.

The EPA's latest Toxic Release Inventory shows that approximately 18

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]]> http://wbsm.com/epa-reports-pollution-is-down-in-new-england/feed/ 0 H.C. Williams/flickr Fishing Industry Has Ally With Fishing Partnership http://wbsm.com/fishing-industry-has-ally-with-fishing-partnership/ http://wbsm.com/fishing-industry-has-ally-with-fishing-partnership/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:14:47 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=48447 If you can count your best friends on one hand, the Fishing Industry in New England has a buddy with The Fishing Partnership.

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