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Five NB Students Awarded The Jacobs Family Scholarship
After their tour of New Bedford High School on Tuesday, Irwin Jacobs and his wife Joan wrapped up their visit to the city with their 16th annual scholarship presentation at the Whaling Museum.
The Jacobs Family rewarded five high school seniors in New Bedford with a $35,000 scholarship to study math, science, or engineering in college...
Qualcomm Founder Irwin Jacobs Visits NBHS
Could New Bedford High students see tablets in every classroom?
Technology mogul Dr. Irwin Jacobs, and his wife Joan, visited the school Tuesday morning. The Qualcomm founder and New Bedford High alumnus spoke with students and teachers participating in a pilot digital math program...
Residents Unhappy With Oxford School Purchase Agreement
Fairhaven residents were critical of the town's purchase agreement for the Oxford School at Wednesday's Board of Selectmen meeting.
Town officials and the Stratford Capital Group had entered negotiations for the details of the purchase and sales agreement to convert the historic Fairhaven school into low-income elderly housing...
School Committee Votes To Not Send Test Opt-Out Information To Parents
While New Bedford students won't be forced to take MCAS or PARCC tests, they also won't be told they can opt out.
At Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee voted to not send parents information about their right to refuse standardized testing for their child...
The New Sister Rose House Set To Open Next Week
Members of the media got a look at the finished Sister Rose House in New Bedford on Thursday.
The dry men's homeless shelter named after Sister Rosellen Gallogly, is run by Catholic Social Services.
Previously, the Sister Rose House was located in the downtown area, but Catholic Social Services CEO Arlene MacNamee says the new building at 73 Division St...
Dartmouth Voters Say ‘No’ To Police Station Renovation
Plans for a permanent Dartmouth police station took a step back after Tuesday night's town election.
Voters said 'no' to the ballot question 1116 - 992, which asked to renovate the current police building for $8.4 million, raising resident taxes by about $37...
Dan Freitas Wins Fairhaven Board Of Selectman Seat
In a surprising upset on Monday night, Dan Freitas won the race for Fairhaven Board of Selectman knocking off incumbant Geoff Haworth by a large margin.
The former Board of Public Works member won with 580 votes. Former school superintendent Bernard Rodericks came in second with 526 votes, Haworth received 387 votes, and Patricia Pacella finishing with 162 votes...
Officials Give Final Presentation On Police Station Before Town Vote
The Dartmouth Select Board wants residents to know what they'll be voting for on Tuesday, April 5.
At Monday's meeting, the architects behind the police building renovation project gave a final presentation on the design voted for at town meeting this past october...
Dartmouth Selectman Candidates Discuss The Issues Ahead Of Election
Two current Dartmouth officials are looking to fill the vacancy left after former selectman John george's arrest last year.
With Tuesday, April 5 being election day in town, Planning Board member Joel Avila and Finance Committee member John Haran attended Candidate's Night on Wednesday to answer questions from the crowd at town hall, and maybe win a few votes for the fifth Select Board position...
Dartmouth Officials See Budget Problems In The Future
With new revenue growth in Dartmouth projected to drop from $1.4 million in 2016 to $494,000 in 2017, town officials are banking on conservative spending to get through.
During Monday's joint Select Board meeting with the Finance and School committees, officials voiced concerns over expenses in town growing faster than revenue...