Beaumont solar

Under the driving rain and blustery winds, the Joseph Abboud banner blew back and rolled itself up, revealing the original sign for the building's first occupant in 1909, the Nashawena Spinning Mill. It was as if the past was making sure it wasn't forgotten, history demanding to be remembered on a day when a new future was being written...

Environmental Massachusetts, a group pushing for clean energy across the state, is continuing its campaign to expand solar power in Massachusetts. Representatives made a stop Thursday in the Whaling City, visiting the solar field outside New Bedford High School...