Jennette Barnes
Reporter/ProducerNamed a Master Reporter by the New England Society of News Editors, Jennette Barnes brings more than 20 years of news experience to CAI. She wrote for The Boston Globe for five years and twice worked at The Standard-Times of New Bedford, where she started as a reporter, rose to the position of editorial page editor, and later returned to write long-form projects. She got her start in journalism chasing politicians as a member of the New York State Capitol press corps, and then landed in Rhode Island, where she learned the art of community news at The Warwick Beacon. Her work has received numerous New England journalism awards.
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The Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore talks about how the park is handling the federal shutdown, and what the public can do to help. -
The Department of Energy said the $7.6 billion in canceled grants do not meet the Trump administration’s goals. -
With just five guests and one journalist, this nearly private tour happens on a 35-foot fishing boat. But the only thing they’ll be fishing for is an eyeful of a feared and fascinating ocean predator: the great white shark. -
The partial government shutdown that started just after midnight Wednesday means an estimated 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed and many federal offices closed. -
A draft environmental report on the Cape Cod bridges replacement project is now available for public viewing, and state transportation officials held an open house Thursday in Bourne to solicit comments and answer questions. -
Likely topics of discussion include water contamination, the role of host communities, and the storage of spent nuclear fuel, which will continue at Pilgrim indefinitely. -
In the latest in a series of labor actions by nurses around the region, registered nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford picketed outside the hospital Wednesday. -
We delve into the features and history of the house design named for Cape Cod. -
The union contract resolves a difficult negotiation. Hospital nurses voted by mail-in balloting in July to authorize a three-day strike if they could not reach an agreement with their employer. Now, visiting nurses have taken a similar vote. -
The Town of Bourne requested the change, which extends the path beyond the Upper Cape Tech high school, according to a state official.
