Jennifer White Smith, superintendent of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, has a 100,000-watt smile, one that illustrates what it means to say a person is “beaming.” In conversation, she telegraphs her boundless enthusiasm for New Bedford, its history, and its national park. You could say that she and the park were...
Growing up on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Kevin Stokesbury spent as much time as possible swimming, searching for sand shrimp, and soaking up the sun with his siblings. Now as dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at UMass Dartmouth, he’s finding practical applications for...
BOSTON — Massachusetts is partnering with Rhode Island and Connecticut to coordinate a multi-state procurement of offshore wind projects. Through a formal memorandum of understanding, signed Tuesday, the three states will together solicit and potentially accept offshore wind project proposals, which would be a first for the country. READ MORE
