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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By Tuesday of this week, decking made of ipê hardwood from Brazil had been laid from the Town Neck Beach side of the boardwalk nearly to the Mill Creek bridge.
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Wareham students and their astronomy teacher have been preparing for the eclipse all year long. Here, a student and teacher talk about the joys of watching the night sky and offer tips to make viewing the eclipse a fun and safe experience.
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Governor Maura Healey visited the Cape Cod YMCA in Barnstable Wednesday to announce that the state is adding seven new school districts — including Barnstable and Wareham — to a program that provides grants for preschool education.
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The decision is considered the main approval required from the Biden administration.
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A commission created by Gov. Maura Healey is recommending the state accelerate the approval of renewable energy projects and change the role of local communities in that process.
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Offshore wind developers have submitted detailed bids for new contracts in the first regional selection process involving Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
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Under an agreement last year, the three southern New England states solicited bids simultaneously, encouraging wind developers to create economies of scale across the region.
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The entire delegation from Cape Cod, the Islands, and Plymouth have called for an end to evaporation of water from Pilgrim until the state can evaluate it. Meanwhile, the state says Holtec provided inadequate information about potential air pollution from the nuclear power station.
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Holtec talks to CAI about the fate of the water if it were shipped to a licensed disposal facility out of state, as local activists hope.
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The transportation grant, worth more than $1 billion, would essentially complete the funding for the Sagamore Bridge.