As housing costs have skyrocketed around Newport, some local workers are facing eviction.
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Small businesses offered grants to boost vaccination rates in Fall River, New Bedford
A major health insurance company has announced it’s teaming up with a Boston civil rights group to deliver financial support to small businesses willing to encourage vaccination in Fall River and New Bedford, two coastal cities with persistently low vaccination rates that have started to attract concern from health organizations in other parts of Massachusetts. […]
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A ‘Striketober’ protest leads to mass firings for Mayans in New Bedford
A work stoppage at a tire recycling company cost roughly two dozen employees their jobs, exposing gaps in American labor law that undermine immigrants’ rights to protest.
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New Bedford company faces steep fine for ‘excessively idling’ school buses
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office reached a settlement in a lawsuit it brought against a local bus company this week for excessively idling its school buses in New Bedford. Tremblay’s Bus Company agreed to pay a fine of more than $100,000 for violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws. Attorney General Maura Healey […]
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Middletown considers prohibiting marijuana dispensaries and compassion centers
Middletown officials are weighing a preemptive ban on both recreational and medical marijuana establishments before the Rhode Island General Assembly potentially legalizes recreational cannabis this fall.
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New Bedford planning port facility that would double the city’s capacity for offshore wind assembly
A power plant once fueled by coal will be demolished to make room for the emerging renewable energy industry.
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Steelworkers in New Bedford to vote next week on ending 14-week strike
More than 1,300 steelworkers across the northeast will vote on a new contract next week, potentially ending a three-month strike that has shut down nine factories, including one in New Bedford’s South End. Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the United Steelworkers reached a tentative agreement last week that promises workers their first pay raise in seven […]
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Soccer offers a lifeline to New Bedford’s social clubs, if Portugal can keep winning
Soccer fans returned to New Bedford’s social clubs on Wednesday to watch Portugal tie France, the reigning World Cup champions. The result sends Portugal to the next round of this summer’s European Championship.
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R.I. Senate approves bill to track short-term rental market
Rhode Island lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to more closely monitor short-term rental properties and their impact on housing stock in the state.
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Limited hours, reduced seating: R.I. businesses short-staffed as summer season begins
Newport businesses this summer are plastered with ‘Help Wanted’ signs. And business owners say the difficulty finding employees is particularly concerning in a summer destination like Newport, where businesses hit hard by the pandemic are relying on the next few months for an economic comeback.