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New Bedford High School football coach Dennis Golden has resigned.  He compiled a record of 43-59-1 during his ten years as head coach of the Whalers. His record includes two Big 3 titles, and six straight wins against arch-rival Durfee, with an overall mark of 7-3 against the Hilltoppers...

A new summer program may offer new opportunities to some New Bedford High School seniors.

From teacher assaults and vandalism to teacher's union troubles, New Bedford High School spent most of the year in the headlines.

Mayor Jon Mitchell is again honoring the top ten academically ranked seniors at New Bedford High School. The students on the "Mayor's List" received awards Wednesday during a ceremony at the downtown Art Museum. Graduate Adam Vieira says excellence at New Bedford High goes well beyond the top ten students Adam will attend Brown University and study Public Policy...

Police Chief David Provencher says he's confident his investigators will find the people responsible for the vandalism last Friday at New Bedford High School. Someone broke into the High School between Thursday night and Friday morning, spraying the contents of fire extinguishers throughout the school, and mixing in flour and other materials from a home economics classroom...

Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin briefed the School Committee Wednesday night about the $2.4 million grant the city has received to fund the turnaround plan at New Bedford High School. The grant amounts to $800,000 a year for three years, but Dr...

Five local high school students on their way to college received the Jacobs Family Scholarship to pursue studies in science and engineering.

The School Department has issued a statement about an altercation last Friday at New Bedford High School. The statement says a teacher tried to intervene when two female students started fighting.  The teacher fell to the floor while attempting to restrain the students, but was not hurt...

Superintendent Pia Durkin says her FY15 budget request of $116.4 million represents the beginning of the recovery of New Bedford Public Schools.

The United Way's Youth Day of Caring saw more than 100 high school students performing community service work at ten sites throughout the region. The largest group, about 50, were assigned to the Dartmouth YMCA's "Share the Harvest" Farm on Gulf Road...