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New Bedford City Councilor-at-Large Brian Gomes is calling for a "thorough investigation" into the historic timber that went missing from the City Yard.

We need an explanation as to what happened with the Fairhaven Mills lumber that was set aside for the restoration of the Ernestina, but vanished.

Some valuable yellow pine, donated to the restoration of the schooner Ernestina, was given away to someone else--and nobody seems to know who or why.

The schooner Ernestina-Morrissey will remain home-ported in New Bedford.

BOSTON — Today, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) and Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) were notified by officials within the Baker Administration that two key projects in New Bedford will receive significant state capital funds through the annual Capital Investment Plan...

NEW BEDFORD - The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association has been awarded a hefty grant to help pay for repairs of the storied New Bedford vessel. SEMA announced Thursday a $375,000 grant from the Manton Foundation of New York, which will go towards the final stage of the three-year restoration of the schooner, which comes with a $6...

An audit of the commission that oversees the operation of the Schooner Ernestina has found several problems. The routine audit by State Auditor Suzanne Bump's Office found that the Schooner Ernestina Commission under the Department of Conservation and Recreation failed to keep adequate documentation of a credit of as much as $50,000 from a contractor...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says the announcement that two philanthropists have agreed to donate $2.8 million for a complete restoration of the schooner Ernestina is good news for New Bedford and the Cape Verdean community. Gerry Lenfest and Robert Hildreth are the doners...

Restoration efforts will once again be underway for the Schooner Ernestina in New Bedford. Governor Deval Patrick has released a five-year capital plan, which includes $2 million for the Ernestina. Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association board member Mary Anne McQuillan says the goal is to get the Ernestina licensed for the open ocean...