New Bedford is a city in Bristol County,Massachusetts,United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century,the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American people. English colonists bought the land on which New Bedford would later be built from the Wampanoag in 1652,and the original colonial settlement that would later become the city was founded by English Quakers in the late 17th century. The town of New Bedford itself was officially incorporated in 1787.
The Diocese of Fall River is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory,or diocese,of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.
WPRI-TV is a television station in Providence,Rhode Island,United States,affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group,which provides certain services to dual Fox/CW affiliate WNAC-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mission Broadcasting. Both stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence,Rhode Island,while WPRI-TV's transmitter is located on Pine Street in Rehoboth,Massachusetts.
The South Coast of Massachusetts is the region of southeastern Massachusetts consisting of the southern Bristol and Plymouth counties,bordering Buzzards Bay,and includes the cities of Fall River,New Bedford,the southeastern tip of East Taunton and nearby towns. The Rhode Island towns of Tiverton and Little Compton,located in Newport County,are often included within the South Coast designation due to regional similarities with adjacent communities.
The New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge is a swing truss bridge which connects New Bedford,Massachusetts with Fairhaven,Massachusetts.
Swansea Mall was a regional shopping mall located in Swansea,Massachusetts. It served the Southeastern Massachusetts area. Located off Exit 3 of I-195,the building is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Massachusetts Route 118,on Swansea Mall Drive. It had three out-parcel buildings:a Walmart building behind the mall,a former Toys "R" Us,a shared PriceRite &Dollar Tree. The Swansea Crossings shopping plaza is across the street,and contains a Big Lots and a Tractor Supply Company. The mall closed permanently on March 31,2019. It was purchased by Anagnost Companies in May 2019 at auction. Redevelopment has begun on the mall.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has vast wind energy resources offshore,as well as significant resources onshore. The 2016 update to the states's Clean Energy and Climate Plan had a goal of reducing 1990 baseline greenhouse gas emissions levels by 25% by 2020. Current goals include installing 3,500 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power in the state by 2035. However,as of Q4 2021 the state had only 120 MW of wind powered electricity generating capacity,responsible for generating 0.9% of in-state electricity production. The state has awarded contracts to two offshore projects,the 800 MW Vineyard Wind project and 804 MW Mayflower Wind project. Construction began on the Vineyard Wind 1 project on November 18,2021,after a long fight for approval. Commonwealth Wind was selected for development in 2021,but the developer has attempted to cancel the project due to increased costs. There are eight projects planned for off the southern coast of Massachusetts,though some will deliver power to Rhode Island,Connecticut,and New York.
Antonio F. D. "Tony" Cabral is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Bristol district. He is of Portuguese descent.
New Bedford Public Schools (NBPS) is a school district serving New Bedford,Massachusetts,United States. Its headquarters are in the Paul Rodrigues Administration Building.
Paul Heroux is an American politician who is the Sheriff of Bristol County,Massachusetts. He previously served as Mayor of Attleboro,Massachusetts,and a State Representative from the Second Bristol District,elected in 2012.
Maura Tracy Healey is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 2015 to 2023 and was elected governor in 2022,defeating the Republican nominee,former state representative Geoff Diehl.
Thomas M. Hodgson is an American politician who served as Sheriff of Bristol County Massachusetts from 1997 to 2022.
Andrea Joy Campbell is an American lawyer and politician who is serving as the attorney general of Massachusetts.
The 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Massachusetts. Republican former state representative Geoff Diehl,Democratic state attorney general Maura Healey,and Libertarian Kevin Reed sought to succeed incumbent Republican governor Charlie Baker,who did not seek re-election after two terms. The race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election and the only race in which the incumbent was retiring despite being eligible for re-election.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts was held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on September 1.
Vineyard Wind 1 is an offshore wind farm under construction in U.S. federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean in Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-designated Lease Area OCS-A 0520,about 13 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket,Massachusetts. The array will include 62 wind turbines manufactured by GE Offshore Wind with a nameplate capacity of 804 MW combined,equivalent to the annual power use of 400,000 homes. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved the project in 2019. Construction began on November 18,2021.
The Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is an annual four-day Portuguese cultural festival held at Madeira Field in New Bedford,Massachusetts. It is recognized as the largest festival of Portuguese culture in the world and the largest ethnic festival in New England. It is organized by the Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento.
The 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next attorney general of Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey was eligible to seek a third term,but instead announced she would run for governor.
Elizabeth Napier Dewar is an American lawyer and government official serving as the state solicitor of Massachusetts since January 2016. Prior to serving as the state solicitor,she had served as the assistant state solicitor under former state solicitor Peter Sacks,who is now a judge on the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
The Port of New Bedford is a deepwater port located at at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzards Bay,with access to the Atlantic Ocean. It is in the harbor estuary on the southern coast of Massachusetts in New Bedford,Fairhaven and Acushnet.
