Press Clippings on Buzzards Bay
Today’s Local News in Local MA Newspapers
- New Bedford Standard Times: Local Stories
- Cape Cod Times: Local Stories
- Boston Globe: South Edition
- The Wanderer
A weekly newspaper serving the communities of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester in Southeastern Massachusetts. - Capenews.net
The online version of the Enterprise Newspapers serving Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, and Mashpee, MA - WickedLocal.com
Echo-Media for outlet serving south of Boston communities
Local Broadcast Media with posted web stories
Selected Articles From Area Newspapers on the BBP or Buzzards Bay Environment
{note: generally only NB Standard Times articles are posted here because they are the only area paper that keeps archives publicly available, at no cost to the public}
- NBST- 6/12/14: Study: Eelgrass still threatened by nitrogen pollution
- NBST- 12/06/13: Sewage overflows not to blame for oil spill in Acushnet River
- NBST- 11/27/13: Officials seeking cause of oil spill at Acushnet Saw Mill
- NBST- 11/26/13: Crews respond to oil spill at Acushnet Saw Mill
- NBST- 11/07/13: Saw Mill restoration, deconstruction well underway
- NBST- 11/02/13: Nasketucket, Little bays nitrogen level healthy, but at risk
- NBST- 10/28/13: Dartmouth’s Round Hill Salt Marsh wins almost $3 million in federal money
- NBST- 10/03/13: HDC, partners looking to prevent harbor oil spills
- NBST- 9/10/13: Four towns get grants to protect Buzzards Bay
- NBST- 9/4/13: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130904/PUB02/309040351/0/SEARCH
- NBST- 8/15/13: Tug and barge collide when tug loses power
- NBST- 8/07/13: Scientists search for invasive species that pose threats to marine environment
- NBST- 7/12/13: They’re back – Portuguese man-of-wars spotted in Wareham River
- NBST- 6/26/13: Water issues continue in Westport
- NBST- 6/17/13: Buzzards Bay Coalition to honor Wareham health board
- NBST- 6/13/13: Conservation restriction approved
- NBST- 5/26/13: Cape Cod Canal Recreational Area has a huge expanse, many small joys
- NBST- 5/19/13: Open Season: Recreational fishing has powerful economic impact
- NBST- 5/13/13: Coalition, Sea Lab team up to connect students with beach marine life
- NBST- 4/27/13: Herring’s Acushnet River comeback leaves environmentalists hopeful
- NBST- 4/21/13: Ten years later, echoes of Bouchard oil spill still felt
- NBST- 3/22/13: Tugboat runs aground in canal, spills 600 gallons of oil
- NBST- 3/21/13: Historic Cape Cod Canal approaches its centennial
- NBST- 3/18/13: Mattapoisett could extend scalloping season
- NBST- 3/14/13: Marion at odds with Buzzards Bay Coalition over pollution issue
- NBST- 12/21/12: Student Solutions: Keeping New Bedford’s coast clear
- NBST- 11/1/12: Our View: Time and tide encroach on Westport
- NBST- 10/30/12: Sandy delivers damaging winds, storm surge
- NBST- 9/19/12: Sharp increase in water temperature pushing cod north
- NBST- 8/28/12: Coast Guard assessment puts Buzzards Bay at risk for oil spills, critics say
- NBST- 8/23/12: Working Waterfront Festival set for September 2012 Theme – Fishtales: Fact, Fiction and Narrative Tradition in Commercial Fishing Culture
- NBST- 8/13/12: Rust algae back in Buzzards Bay
- NBST- 8/1/12: Buzzards Bay Coalition purchase doubles its Acushnet River conservation
- NBST- 7/26/12: Wareham adds 20 acres to the Weweantic River Corridor
- NBST- 7/12/12: Largest Buzzards Bay swim ever raises $125,000 for clean water
- NBST- 7/7/12: New Bedford harbor led nation in November oil spills
- NBST- 6/7/12: New pump-out boat should help keep harbor cleaner
- NBST- 5/23/12: Polluted road runoff gets special treatment in Westport
- NBST- 5/22/12: Rep. Straus appointed to ocean advisory panel
- NBST- 5/20/12: Harbor faces unique obstacles in nitrogen pollution
- NBST- 4/30/12: Buzzards Bay Coalition receives merit award from EPA
- NBST- 4/17/12: ORR students take environmental message to Marion streets
- NBST- 3/16/12: Score one for the land trust – and Mother Earth
- NBST- 3/11/12: Buzzards Bay at a crossroads in battle against pollution
- NBST- 3/10/12: Coalition for Buzzards Bay adds to conservation inventory
- NBST- 2/28/12: New state tax credit rewards land conservation efforts
- NBST- 1/23/12: Dartmouth’s saltmarsh reclamation project in jeopardy if funding denied
- NBST- 1/15/12: Open Season: Grants to preserve local landNBST- 12/22/11: Accord ends dispute over Rochester dam removal
NBST – 10/14/11: Grant will address municipal stormwater pollution
- NBST – 8/17/11: DNRT protects another 54 acres in Little River Watershed
- NBST – 7/12/11: Sea-floor mapping technology lights the way to ocean planning
- NBST – 7/1/11: Our View: Successes build for bay, watershed restoration
- NBST – 5/24/11: Land trust dedicates parcel, puts out the call for more money
- NBST – 11/18/10: Fairhaven awarded state grant to protect 59 acres
- NBST – 9/25/10: Coastal cleanup targets summer trash
- NBST – 9/4/10: Catching Anything? Watch out for endangered turtles
- NBST – 8/28/10: SouthCoast towns land federal dollars for open space
- NBST – 8/6/10: Mattapoisett was site of last fatal shark attack in Bay State: 1936
- NBST – 8/4/10: Ruling clears way for Bouchard oil spill claims
- NBST – 7/24/10: Boaters cautioned after sea turtle washes ashore
- NBST – 11/24/09: Bird Island rises as natural, educational resource
- NBST – 11/04/09: Westport Estuary Committee taking a series of small steps to meet future pollution limits
- NBST – 9/28/09: Mattapoisett mulls ‘time bomb’ of aging wastewater system
- NBST – 9/16/09: Towns to receive equipment for oil spills
- NBST – 9/07/09: Federal grants will boost Buzzards Bay water quality efforts
- NBST – 8/06/09: Coalition expands protected Fairhaven lands Property abuts town forest and town owned land
- NBST – 7/07/09: Ocean plan curbs uses for Buzzards Bay
- NBST – 6/18/09: Coalition leads protection of Fairhaven’s Nasketucket Woods
- NBST- 4/27/09: Today marks six-year anniversary of Buzzards Bay oil spill
- NBST – 3/12/09: State to back legislators on Buzzards Bay tug escorts
- NBST – 1/20/09: Will tax breaks spur land conservation?
- NBST – 1/6/09: Federal grants aim to protect, restore coastal habitat
- NBST – 1/5/09: Rochester’s Select Board approves conservation lands
- NBST – 1/3/09: Bouchard oil spill money to protect Westport acreage
- NBST – 10/16/08: Announcement of shellfish openings and closures
- NBST – 10/7/08: YOUR VIEW: Wareham conservation restriction brings many rewardsNBST – 9/25/08: Fairhaven’s BPW awarded $287K grant
- NBST – 9/10/08: ACTION ALERT Save the Coalition’s Water Quality Monitoring Program
- NBST – 9/4/08: Letters Victory for Buzzards Bay: Governor signs bay law
- NBST – 8/8/08: Governor signs oil spill bill
- NBST – 8/7/08: Oil Spill bill sent to governor for approval
- NBST – 8/6/08: Guest Speaker: Oil Spill Prevention Bill awaits Governor’s approval
- NBST – 7/23/08: Oil spill bill clears the Legislature
- NBST – 7/10/08: Swim Buzzards Bay listed as one of top open water swims in U.S. Annual event from New Bedford to Fort Phoenix on July 19
- NBST- 7/3/08: Lawmakers’ letter urges tougher oil spill law
- NBST – 6/25/08: Algae clouds pond, is threat to birds
- NBST- 6/18/08: Con Com gets new part-time agent
- NBST – 5/29/08: With stroke of Patrick’s pen, Bay State leads the way in ocean management
- NBST- 5/12/08: State biologists on red tide alert
- NBST- 5/4/08: SMAST students gain new insight into Allens Pond
- NBST- 4/29/08: Scientists working hard to nurse Acushnet River herring population back to health
- NBST- 4/27/08: When blue turned black
- NBST- 4/22/08: Erosion threatens rare birds on Marion island
- NBST- 3/12/08: SouthCoast snares $104,000 in environmental aid
- NBST- 2/7/08: 85 acres to be preserved by locals and Coalition for Buzzards Bay
- NBST- 1/30/08: Health of Buzzards Bay declining, experts say
- NBST- 1/21/08: 6 communities to benefit from estuary grants
- NBST- 11/21/07: Buzzards Bay Coalition spreading the word about oil spills
- NBST- 11/15/07: Senate passes bill to protect Buzzards Bay
- NBST- 11/2/07: Progress rolling along on Acushnet River
- NBST- 10/11/07: Three new fish passages open today on the Acushnet River
- NBST- 10/11/07: Coalition for Buzzards Bay honored with National Land Trust Excellence Award
- NBST- 10/11/07: Remnants of 2003 oil spill found on Mattapoisett beach
- NBST- 10/11/07: Westport waters are among the best in bay
- NBST- 9/10/07: Memorial Park plan sparks veterans concerns
- NBST- 8/31/07: New Coast Guard rule supersedes state oil spill law
- NBST- 8/30/07: New rule requires escort tugs through Buzzards Bay
- NBST- 8/22/07: AG to oil shippers: Use tugboat escorts crossing Buzzards Bay
- NBST- 8/13/07: More than half of Bristol County beaches exceed bacteria limits
- NBST- 7/12/07: Coliform counts keep Mattapoisett’s Shining Tides closed to shellfishing
- NBST- 7/6/07: Wareham Land Trust adds 68-acre parcel
- NBST- 6/17/07: Buzzards Bay’s health declines
- NBST- 4/18/07: Wareham Town Meeting to tackle budget
- NBST- 4/11/07: Nitrogen loading subject of Wareham Land Trust session
- NBST- 4/4/07: Westport Schools are tackling high school dropout problem
- NBST- 2/26/07: INSIDE SCIENCE: Smart development protects the bay
- NBST- 2/24/07: Onetime Dartmouth development site preserved forever
- NBST- 2/5/07: Environmental grants awarded to four towns
- NBST- 1/22/07: 6 communities to benefit from estuary grants
- NBST- 1/18/07: Local lawmakers want tugs to shadow oil barges
- NBST- 1/16/07: Gains made in protecting open space in Dartmouth
- NBST- 1/14/07: Human hormones hurt lobsters
- NBST- 1/14/07: Area wastewater could hold several key clues
- NBST- 9/8/06: State appeals to save oil spill act
- NBST- 7/3/06: Experts warn of risks at area beaches
- NBST- 6/29/06: Bacteria close some beaches
- NBST- 6/17/06: Bouchard fined for breaching Oil Spill Act
- NBST- 5/18/06: Rains close shellfish beds, reawaken red tide worries
- NBST- 4/27/06: Clean Spill of Health
- NBST- 4/3/06: Experts warn of risks at area beaches
- NBST- 3/14/06: Conservationists cheer Westport River ruling
- NBST- 3/7/06: Bill targets disposal in bay
- NBST- 2/27/06: Town receives $20,000 for Aucoot Cove
- NBST- 2/24/06: Technology will help monitor storm runoff
- NBST- 12/2/05: Fish ladders get green-light for repairs
- NBST- 9/21/05: Mate gets jail in 2003 oil spill
- NBST- 7/15/05: State targets invasive plants
- NBST- 7/04/05: Town takes stormwater fight underground
- NBST- 4/27/05: Final draft of oil spill protection plan released
- NBST- 1/12/05: Environmental grants aimed at wetlands, ‘smart growth’
- NBST- 12/16/04: Buzzard’s Bay oil spill sets back endangered roseate terns
- NBST- 11/30/04: River’s impact on health improves
- NBST- 11/26/04: Family protects 64 acres
- NBST- 11/19/04: Bouchard pleads guilty, agrees to $10M fine
- NBST- 11/8/04: Town garners state funds toward Eel Pond cleanup.
- NBST- 9/3/04: River herring need our help.
- NBST- 9/27/04: Where have all the herring gone?
- NBST- 8/11/04: Funding aims to improve Buzzards Bay water quality
- NBST- 8/5/04: Bouchard spill spurs landmark spill legislation
- NBST- 7/29//04:Coast Guard memo: Oil spill likely closer to 98,000 gallons.
- NBST- 7/26/04: Watchdog sees through underestimate by Bouchard.
- NBST- 5/27/04:A second chance for quahogs.
- NBST- 4/21/04: Grants available for Buzzards Bay towns
- NBST- 4/2/04:’Green’ lawn, garden care lecture
- NBST- 3/8/04: Bay group disputes spill data
- NBST- 10/26/03: Wareham must tackle nitrogen issue
- NBST- 9/24/03: Construction moratorium meeting scheduled for tomorrow
- NBST- 7/20/03: Buzzards Bay program hands out federal funding
- NBST- 7/16/03: Celebrate Buzzards Bay to make splash Saturday
- NBST- 6/30/03: Tihonet Pond South project avoids bylaw roadblocks
- NBST- 6/9/03: Oil could sully shores for years
- NBST- 6/6/03: Survival rate slim for birds after oil spill
- NBST- 5/23/03: The foot soldiers in oil spill response
- NBST- 5/23/03: Reopened beds listed
- NBST- 5/20/03: Spill numbers expected to be revised up
- NBST- 11/15/02: State Self-Help Grant will be used to protect Washburn Park area
- NBST- 10/2/02: Makepeace considers alternative suggestions
- NBST- 9/10/02: Tihonet Pond development options on table
- NBST- 8/14/02: Tihonet Pond plan delayed until drainage is tested
- NBST- 6/30/02: A balancing act Waterways, residents a delicate mix.
- NBST- 5/2/02: Town hopes to win grant to deal with stormwater runoff
- NBST- 3/20/02: Grant adds to protected land on Weweantic.
- NBST- 3/1/02: Trust adds 246 acres to preserves
- NBST- 2/11/02: Environmental concerns surface over country club
- NBST- 12/26/01: Westport dairy Farmer takes action to protect environment.
- NBST- 12/10/01: Estuaries project will create vital planning tool
- NBST- 10/16/01: Marion voters ok funds for sewage treatment facility upgrade.
- NBST- 10/14/01: Growth issues dominate agendas of Buzzards Bay watershed Town Meetings.
- NBST- 3/27/01: Dairy Farmer settles lawsuit on pollution cleanup.
- NBST- 1/24/01: Sludge plans stir harbor concerns
- US EPA Coastlines Article 12/00: BB NEP’s Broad Marsh River stormwater remediation project.
- CCT 9/13/00: Boat Sewage No Discharge designation: Consequences for Cape Cod waters.
- NBST- 8/5/00: BBAC: Buzzards Bay declared a no-discharge zone.
- NBST- 8/5/00: Motor oil contaminates Clark’s Cove.
- NBST- 8/5/00: Marion beaches reopened.
- NBST- 7/23/00: Oil Spills in Buzzards Bay: Preparing for the worst.
- NBST- 7/13/00: Coalition’s Buzzards Bay Swim: Plunge to save the bay.
- NBST- 6/20/00: BBAC: Buzzards Bay might become no-discharge zone.
- NBST- 6/04/00: Higher profile, more controversy NBST- 6/1/00: Coalition’s Director Rasmussen Rebuttal to S-T editorial On Mattapoisett Sewering.
- NBST- 4/20/00: Harbor trustees to grant millions
- CCT 4/15/00: BBAC: Bilge Sock Article.
- NBST- 3/29/00: More herring return each year
- NBST- 3/18/00: Buzzards Bay Action Committee seeks to ban boat discharge.
- NBST- 3/10/00: Buzzards Bay Guardian Awards are given to three
- NBST- 2/13/00: Saving open space.
- NBST- 2/8/00: Coalition: Buzzards Bay ecosystem lecture series.
- NBST- 2/8/00: BBP helps Wildlands Trust gain 13 acres.
- US EPA Coastlines Article 2/00: BBP’s Tidally Restricted Salt Marsh atlas.
- NBST- 12/22/99: Len Gonsalves and BBAC given Visionary Award
- NBST- 12/16/99: Baykeeper patrol will fight Buzzards Bay pollution
- NBST- 10/22/99: Marion, Dartmouth score grants
- NBST- 9/26/99: Fewer fish in the sea
- NBST- 9/19/99: Oasis of blue
- NBST- 7/6/99: A graceful tern of events
- NBST- 6/25/99: New Buzzards Bay NEP report maps area marshes
- NBST- 6/13/99: Healing priceless resource carries price
- NBST- 5/2/99: Our rivers are dying
- CCT 3/15/99: Article on BBP Septic System Test Center.
- NBST- 10/16/98: State to buy land at Brandt Point
- NBST- 7/7/98: Summit to discuss sewage overflow problem in area bays
- NBST- 7/5/98: Treatment system may curb fishing bans
- NBST- 7/2/98: Clam dealers boiling over short supply
- NBST- 6/30/98: ‘Baywatchers’ group does lots more than watch
- NBST- 5/18/98: Familiar face returns to bay coalition as director
- NBST- 3/6/98: Bay groups reforge preservation pact
- NBST- 3/5/98: Area towns get pollution grants
- NBST- 2/21/98: Wareham wins marsh protection grant
- NBST- 1/21/98: Buzzards Bay Project moves to Wareham
- NBST- 11/14/97: Mattapoisett officials open herring weir fish ladder
- NBST- 7/5/97: UMass trustees get look at Marine Center
- NBST- 3/10/97: Grant will help fight bay oil spills
- NBST- 11/27/96: Mattapoisett taking hands-off approach to water runoff
- NBST- 11/24/96: “Baywatchers” report findings
- NBST- 11/9/96: Dartmouth salt marsh project draws concerns
- NBST- 10/25/96: Rain prolongs shellfish closures
- NBST- 9/6/96: Long-awaited dam project in Mattapoisett approved
- NBST- 7/26/96: Fairhaven gets $6,500 for boat pumpouts
- NBST- 7/25/96: Buzzards Bay Project awards grants
- NBST- 7/3/96: Dartmouth site selected for septic project
- NBST- 5/15/96: Grant helps city plant protect 300 jobs
- NBST- 4/19/96: “Nitrogen threatens 3 town waterways
- NBST- 4/10/96: Rochester, Acushnet share grant
- NBST- 3/31/96: Land rush is on, Open space planning
- NBST- 3/29/96: “Nitrogen choking bay”, Results of Project-Coalition water quality report
- NBST- 3/22/96: Seth Garfield editorial on 3 Bay organizations
- NBST- 3/22/96: Environmental report cards are in
- NBST- 3/20/96: Buzzards Bay group sets meeting
- NBST- 6/25/95: Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester: Dozens of volunteers create a communitymade wetland
- NBST- 6/8/95: Star Plating gets toxic use reduction award