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 Sierra Club says the publicly funded $302 million gas pipeline to Cape Cod could carry double the gas of the old lines, conflicting with public goals to reduce the use of fossil fuels. -
If Mike Minogue wins the governor's race, now that his running mate, Shawn Oliver, has suspended his campaign, what would happen? -
“I'm just concerned because … there's a ton of seniors out here,” Anne Weirich of Brewster said. The change to a customs rule could impede mail-order prescriptions from international pharmacies, including those in Canada. -
The summit drew healthcare leaders from communities such as North Carolina’s Outer Banks; Lake Tahoe, on the border of California and Nevada; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Catalina Island, California; and other resort communities in California and Florida. -
Question 9 on the November ballot asks if the state should keep a wide-ranging gun law signed in 2024. -
Suing in federal court, rather than in Massachusetts Superior Court as some observers had expected, would change the nature of the argument, because state and federal regulators have authority over different aspects of the nuclear plant. -
Oyster farms in Buzzards Bay have experienced a rash of shellfish closures in the past few years, designed to protect the public from fecal bacteria. The bacteria aren't new; the data reporting is. Oyster farmers say something needs to be done before they go broke. -
The owner of the closed Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth has lost an appeal seeking to release radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay as part of the plant decommissioning. -
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.
