Jim Phillips

New Bedford Police say a 14 year old alternative high school student will be arraigned Thursday on charges of disturbing a school assembly and making threats. 

Police say the student sent an e-mail to authorities Wednesday morning, saying bombs had been placed at both New Bedford High School and the Whaling City Alternative School on County Street

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The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth says federal education officials have found that it cannot publicly release records of students related to the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.
 
    Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a student at UMass-Dartmouth, and three classmates are accused of removing a laptop and backpack from his dormitory room before the FBI searched it

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The House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday will hold the first Congressional hearing on the Boston Marathon Bombings....

Mass. Congressman William Keating says its important to learn what went right and what went wrong, security-wise at the Boston Marathon,  and that the information is shared around the country

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The Massachsuetts Teacher Of The Year works at Springfield Central High School, teaching ninth graders.  She's also a New Bedford native. 

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Gov. Deval Patrick says he doesn't want to get drawn into the debate over where a deceased Boston Marathon Bombing suspect should be buried. 

Speaking in New Bedford on Monday, Patrick said its the families decision

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The families of those who lost loved ones and individuals who suffered double amputations or permanent brain damage in the Boston Marathon bombing would receive the highest category of payment from a fund created to help people injured in the twin blasts

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A ceremonial groundbreaking on a South End pier Monday, marked the start of construction of a $100-million, Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford.

Gov. Deval Patrick says offshore wind projects in the U-S will create 20,000 jobs, and some of those jobs will be right here in New Bedford

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A New Bedford man faces court charges following his arrest early Sunday on charges of operating under the influence and other violations. 

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Gov. Deval Patrick is set to break the ground on a project whose manager says will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly and deployment of offshore wind projects

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There will be no restructuring of Fairhaven Town Government, at least not yet. 

Town Meeting on Saturday delayed votes on suggestions made by the Mass. Dept. of Revenue, and instead voted to form a Government Study Committee

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