Anastasia Lennon

Reporter at New Bedford Light

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Articles

New Bedford immigrant pleads guilty to illegally reentering the U.S.

2 weeks ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

BOSTON — A Guatemalan man who was arrested in New Bedford last month pleaded guilty this week to illegally reentering the country after previously being deported in 2019, according to an announcement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Jose DeLeon Ventura, 30, who is undocumented, was arrested alongside a coworker on April 23 in the city’s North End in the early morning as they were heading to work as painters. He has remained in federal custody since.
2023 investigation into New Bedford narcotics unit was a few sentences long

2 weeks ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

NEW BEDFORD — After the Boston Globe published its series on egregious misconduct by the city’s narcotics unit regarding its use of confidential informants, the New Bedford Police Department came out in March with a lengthy “For the Record” page, in which it issued point-by-point rebuttals.
Massachusetts unions, companies hail Trump go-ahead for N.Y. wind farm

2 weeks ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

In a stunning reversal, the Trump administration lifted its stop-work order on an offshore wind farm off New York on Monday, allowing the $5 billion project to resume construction after an expensive, monthlong freeze.
DA’s office asks court to overturn ruling in New Bedford city employee theft case

3 weeks ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

BOSTON — The Bristol County District Attorney’s office argued before the state appeals court on Wednesday, asking it to overturn a lower court ruling in order to prosecute a case against a former city employee and police officer, who was charged in 2023 with theft of city property.
Supreme Court rejects 2 challenges to Vineyard Wind

1 month ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied petitions from the fishing industry and a conservative think tank challenging the Vineyard Wind project, rejecting their March requests that the country’s highest court hear their cases.
Massachusetts AG Campbell sues Trump to defend offshore wind

1 month ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

BOSTON — Massachusetts is suing the Trump administration over what it calls an “unlawful attempt” to freeze offshore wind development — an energy source the commonwealth is relying on to meet growing grid demand and decarbonization goals.
New Bedford commuter train ensnared in delays, cancellations

1 month ago | newbedfordlight.org | Anastasia Lennon

NEW BEDFORD — The arrival of the rail to the South Coast was widely celebrated last month, but since opening day, its first weeks have been marked with delays and canceled trains. This past holiday weekend, with the 250th anniversary celebration of the American Revolution and the Boston Marathon, 10 trips on the Fall River and New Bedford lines (five inbound and five outbound) were replaced with bus service.
New Bedford congressman demands explanation on immigrant’s violent arrest

1 month ago | newbedfordlight.org | Eleonora Bianchi |Anastasia Lennon

NEW BEDFORD — Congressman Bill Keating is demanding answers from top Trump administration officials about the violent arrest of an undocumented Guatemalan man in New Bedford on Monday. In a letter on Thursday to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, Keating said the man, Juan Francisco Méndez, 29, was in the process of receiving derivative asylum status through his wife, an asylee, and requested that he be reunited with his wife and son, absent a criminal record.
ICE keeps New Bedford mayor, police in dark about violent arrest of Guatemalan immigrant

1 month ago | oceanstatestories.org | Anastasia Lennon |Gerardo Beltran Salinas |Eleonora Bianchi

Originally published in The New Bedford Light, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell answers reporters’ questions at a press conference about the incident on Tallman Street.
ICE keeps New Bedford mayor, police in dark about immigrant's arrest

1 month ago | newbedfordlight.org | Gerardo Beltran Salinas |Eleonora Bianchi |Anastasia Lennon

NEW BEDFORD — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement gave “misleading” and “last-minute” information to city law enforcement and has not responded to the city’s requests for more information about the violent arrest of a New Bedford immigrant this week, according to Mayor Jon Mitchell. Juan Francisco Méndez, 29, an immigrant from Guatemala with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested on Monday.