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Members of New Bedford's LGBTQ community joined together Saturday night to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the brutal attacks at Puzzles, the former gay bar located on North Front Street in the city's north end.

A list of the best public high schools in the Providence Metro has been created...and multiple schools on the Southcoast have been honored.

Nick, Ron, and Pete Cardi, of Cardi's Furniture, dropped by the Phil Paleologos Show to discuss their philosophy of giving back to the community and some upcoming events.

For the past ten years, the local faith community has come together to offer support to the city's school teachers and administrators. That tradition is set to continue as the new school year approaches.

The city dedicated a plaque in memory of Master Electrician Louis Whitlow at Clasky Common Park Saturday evening.

The New Bedford School Department conducted its second annual Community Survey and saw over a 300% increase in participation from staff, families, and community members compared to last year's.

Dartmouth Fire District 3 is the hub of the town's emergency needs. It covers almost half of the town, including the North Dartmouth business district as well as UMass Dartmouth.

The New Bedford School Committee is giving the Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School the green light to take steps that could result in longer and additional school days. The School Committee Monday approved a memorandum of agreement with the New Bedford Educators Association to allow the school to apply for an Extended Learning Time (ELT) Grant from the Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning C

It's being touted as one of the largest job fairs to come to the area. The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with UMass Dartmouth and BCC, is hosting the Southcoast Jobs Fair Wednesday at the Tripp Athletic Center on the UMass Dartmouth campus...

Student fees are set to increase at Bristol Community College. The BCC Board of Trustees voted Monday to increase student fees by $8 per credit, a 4% increase over this year's costs. The fee increase will go into effect for the Fall 2015 semester...