Tag: New Bedford
Santander closing Middletown branch, 5 others in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – Santander Bank N.A. will close its branch in Middletown and five others in Massachusetts according to a filing the bank submitted in...
Providence-Warwick metro unemployment falls in April
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 2.6% in April, a decrease from 3.9% one month ago and down...
N.B. protest pauses work on Vineyard Wind project
NEW BEDFORD – Work on a highly touted wind farm project off the Massachusetts coast was shut down because of a protest over diversity...
New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it...
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in...
Mass. AG reaches $6.1M settlement with CVS on workers’ compensation drug...
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said Monday that she's reached a $6.1 million settlement with CVS Health Corp. to resolve allegations the...
Local fishermen charged with evading taxes on millions of dollars in...
PROVIDENCE – Six local fishermen, including two from Rhode Island, were charged with tax evasion and failing to file tax returns, the U.S. Department...
Peter Pan Bus Lines to take over New Bedford-Boston bus route
NEW BEDFORD – Bus service connecting the South Coast region and Boston will continue.
Peter Pan Bus Lines will take over DATTICO SouthCoast-Boston Express bus...
Providence metro unemployment rises in February
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.2% in February, an increase from 3.6% one month prior but still...
Report: Providence had 7th-hottest real estate market in nation in 2022
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s capital city had the seventh-hottest real estate market in the nation and third-best among midsize cities in 2022, according to...
Study: Providence businesses received more than national average in PPP loans
PROVIDENCE – City businesses received more than the national average of Paycheck Protection Program funds per capita, according to a study by Smartest Dollar.
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