Infrastructure
Facing Rider Fury, Steamship Authority To Undergo Top-To-Bottom Audit
After hundreds of ferry cancellations this year alone, the Steamship Authority has announced it’s planning to hire an outside firm to audit its entire operation.
Low-Cost Housing Gets A Face-Lift Amid Pressures Of Gentrification
Cities in New England and elsewhere used to be dotted with SROs. That stands for single-room occupancy, a type of affordable housing often considered a last resort before homelessness.
Read MoreRenewal In Store For Two Former Town Halls In The Southern Berkshires
With so many old buildings in New England, it’s not unusual to see old mills or even churches transform into retail space or condominiums. But what about town halls taking on a new purpose?
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Vermont Farmers Look North Of The Border For Solution To Dairy Crisis
While Vermont dairy farmers are experiencing some of the hardest times in recent memory, their counterparts in Quebec are thriving. The reason is a complex system that regulates the supply of milk and sets the price farmers receive.
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How The New England Aquarium Seeks To Urge Visitors To Act On Climate Change
The Aquarium MBTA station was closed due to flooding, and the aquarium itself, nearby on Boston’s Central Wharf, was closed out of caution for its visitors.
A Pound For Pound History Of Connecticut’s Weights And Measures
Thumb on the scale, loading the dice — the English language is full of idioms for people who cheat the system. If you’ve ever wondered why so many of those expressions invoke images of weights and measures, a good “rule of thumb” is to look back at New England’s colonial history, when standardizing the way we define our world today was a priority.
Read MoreMaine In, New Hampshire Out For Energy Contract With Massachusetts
Massachusetts energy officials have announced they’re going with Plan B to bring Canadian hydroelectric power to the Bay State.
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Portland Faces Shortage Of Industrial Space As Marijuana Businesses Claim Vacancies
Industrial space has become almost impossible to lease or buy in the greater Portland area, after cash-rich marijuana growers snapped up existing warehouses. That’s helped to force vacancy rates way down and prices way up, just as conventional businesses are ready to expand.
Read MoreReport Examines Comparatively High Expenses For New England’s Power Grid Operator
New England residents are charged some of the highest consumer rates for power in the country. This comes as the budget for the region’s electric grid operator rose by more than 30 percent over five years.
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When The Heat Escapes Chilly New England Homes, So Does Money
As New England’s aging fleet of oil and nuclear plants retire, one way to make up for lost energy is to build more generation: new solar panels or wind turbines. But there’s another untapped energy source out there — inefficient homes.
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