Teen drivers throughout the SouthCoast can get a bit of a break if they're pulled over for using their cell phone to text or browsing social media while driving.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MBTA are announcing that the South Coast Rail Program has reached two critical Phase 1 milestones.
NEW BEDFORD- Offshore wind energy developer Vineyard Wind held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday with Mayor Jon Mitchell to recognize the opening of their office in the Bank of America building, located downtown on Pleasant Street. Vineyard Wind CEO Erich Stephens said the company was “thrille…
DARTMOUTH - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting Thursday, updating area residents on the recent changes to the SouthCoast Rail Project. MassDOT filed a notice of project change last month, opting for a diesel route to New Bedford and Fall River through Midd…
SANDWICH, Mass. (AP) - The state's top environmental official has toured several Cape Cod beaches that were pummeled by severe winter storms. The visit Friday by Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton to Sandwich and Barnstable comes as Massachusetts assesses damage ar…
A Panamanian flag vessel destined for New Bedford from Casablanca is being detained by U.S. Marshals off the coast of Fairhaven. Coast Guard Lieutenant Derek Gibson says the "Crown Opal" was carrying a large shipment of clementines nearly two weeks ago as the ship sailed through rou…
Officials have auctioned off more than 550 square miles of federal waters off the Massachusetts coast to two companies hoping to develop wind energy projects.
Environmental officials are predicting unhealthy air quality for coastal areas of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island due to ground-level ozone.