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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Neighbors have objected to the plan by South Coast Renewables, a subsidiary of Parallel Products, to accept up to 1,500 tons of trash a day for transfer to disposal facilities elsewhere. -
Demolition is on the front burner because of break-ins at the empty homes, said Luisa Paiewonsky, head of the Cape Cod bridges project for DOT. -
Guiding the work is the nonprofit Aquinnah Land Initiative, a group founded in 2023 to ensure the three-acre property would remain in Indigenous hands. -
Police Chief Jason Thody suspended use of the cameras earlier this month, after a New Bedford police officer was accused of using Flock cameras to track her former romantic partner. Opponents of the cameras say they need to be removed to restore public trust. -
Warren toured new subsidized apartments for workers and held a community roundtable. -
A safety rule that has minimized radiation exposure in the United States for half a century has been marked for elimination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and South Shore residents are speaking out to oppose the plan. -
They're fun and environmentally friendly. But electric bikes and other "micromobility devices" are involved in what health and safety professionals say are a growing number of crashes. -
Dreaming of a house on Cape Cod? The National Seashore will lease you one — as a restoration projectProspective renters must submit proposals by Nov. 1. -
Installers have been working this week to place a new statue of famed “Moby-Dick” author Herman Melville outside the Seamen’s Bethel in downtown New Bedford. -
Opponents say they worry about safety in the neighborhood, and they contend that the shelter does not qualify for the state’s Dover Amendment, which provides a religious exemption from local zoning. Catholic Charities operates the shelter.
