WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » Bristol Community College http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Sat, 25 May 2013 12:38:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 BCC Portuguese Club Seeks To Aid Bombing Victims http://wbsm.com/bcc-portuguese-club-seeks-to-aid-bombing-victims/ http://wbsm.com/bcc-portuguese-club-seeks-to-aid-bombing-victims/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:11:05 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=72531 Members of the Portuguese Club at Bristol Community College are reaching out to residents of both Fall Rver and New Bedford, collecting donations for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings. 

Brian Martins says the group is collecting donations Tuesday morning at the Goulart Square Bakery on RIvet Street in the South End

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]]> http://wbsm.com/bcc-portuguese-club-seeks-to-aid-bombing-victims/feed/ 0 tsm - Goulart Square Bakery ready to accept donations for bombing victims Mass. Gaming Commission Weighs Opening Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:08:04 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=64189 The state gambling commission has heard from advocates and opponents of extending an Indian tribe's exclusive right to develop a casino in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    The commission met Thursday at Bristol Community College in Fall River as it considers opening the region to commercial bidders

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/feed/ 0 SK - Cedric Cromwell Testifies At BCC Mass. Gaming Commission Coming To Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-coming-to-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-coming-to-southeast-region/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:48:08 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=61409 The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will meet in Fall River later this month, to discuss the possibility of accepting applications from commercial developers to build a casino in Southeastern Mass

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-coming-to-southeast-region/feed/ 0 Gaming Commission Chair Stephen Crosby - Getty Images Sbrega: Sequester Means Trouble For BCC http://wbsm.com/sbrega-sequester-means-trouble-for-bcc/ http://wbsm.com/sbrega-sequester-means-trouble-for-bcc/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:22:27 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=60327 With President Obama authorizing $85 BIllion in federal budget cuts, institutions that receive federal money are anticipating some bad news.

President John Sbrega says the "sequester cuts" will have a negative impact on Bristol Community College

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]]> http://wbsm.com/laptop-thefts/feed/ 0 ANTWAN WELLS Murray: Administration Still "100%" Behind Southcoast Rail http://wbsm.com/murray-administration-still-100-behind-southcoast-rail/ http://wbsm.com/murray-administration-still-100-behind-southcoast-rail/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:50:30 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=46896 The Patrick Administration wants its transporation experts to devise a plan on how to pay for the Southcoast Rail Project. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/murray-administration-still-100-behind-southcoast-rail/feed/ 0 tsm - Lt. Governor Tim Murray joins Schwartz Center CEO Mary Hodgson and Paris for a tour of the facility. BCC Offering Discounted Classes for "Incumbent Workers" http://wbsm.com/bcc-offering-discounted-classes-for-incumbent-workers/ http://wbsm.com/bcc-offering-discounted-classes-for-incumbent-workers/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:53:12 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=37640 Bristol Community College is launching a new pilot program aimed at giving so-called "incumbent workers" a leg up in their education.

The program is a collaboration with Higher Education Partners, and will fund scholarships worth up to 50% of the costs for up to two classes for the Early Childhood or Human Services programs

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]]> http://wbsm.com/bcc-offering-discounted-classes-for-incumbent-workers/feed/ 0 bristolcommunitycollege, flickr Bristol Community College Campus Evacuated After Bomb Threat http://wbsm.com/bristol-community-college-campus-evacuated-after-bomb-threat/ http://wbsm.com/bristol-community-college-campus-evacuated-after-bomb-threat/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:54:38 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=26347 Bristol Community College says the Fall River campus has been evacuated and is closed until 4 this afternoon.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/bristol-community-college-campus-evacuated-after-bomb-threat/feed/ 0 Facebook Wind Power Is Coming To BCC's Fall River Campus http://wbsm.com/wind-power-is-coming-to-bccs-fall-river-campus/ http://wbsm.com/wind-power-is-coming-to-bccs-fall-river-campus/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:06:50 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=21780 The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs is awarding Bristol Community College $600,000 to invest in wind energy on its Fall River campus. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/wind-power-is-coming-to-bccs-fall-river-campus/feed/ 0 TSM Bristol Community College eHealthCareers Hosts Open House [AUDIO] http://wbsm.com/bcc-ehealthcareers-hosts-open-house-audio/ http://wbsm.com/bcc-ehealthcareers-hosts-open-house-audio/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:13:38 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.production.townsquaresites.com/?p=6307 Bristol Community College is ushering in it's eHealth Careers Fall Semester with an open house tonight.

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