New Bedford Public Schools

Long before today's technology, air raid sirens were used to notify the citizens of New Bedford that snow had forced the cancellation of school that day.

Schools in New Bedford will make masks optional starting from March 7, Superintendent of Schools Thomas Anderson announced today in a letter to families and caregivers.

Many of New Bedford's grade schools of only a few generations ago are no long in use. Is the grade school building you attended still being used?

New Bedford Public Schools and administrative offices will be closed on Friday, Jan. 7 ahead of the expected winter storm, as will many other schools across the SouthCoast.

High School and Middle School athletics in New Bedford will be paused through the end of the week amid rising COVID-19 cases, the district announced Tuesday.

A School Adjustment Counselor at New Bedford's Winslow Elementary was arrested last week on drunk driving and child endangerment charges.

New Bedford officials will be giving out free rapid COVID tests to city residents this week to tackle rising coronavirus case numbers.

Youth vaccinations rates in New Bedford remain some of the lowest in the state. Now the city health department has a youth challenge to try and change that.

New Bedford Public Schools are among a handful of school districts in the state named as victims of snake oil hand sanitizer sales during the first months of the pandemic.

New Bedford School Superintendent Thomas Anderson discussed how the district will spend millions of dollars coming as part of the COVID-19 relief package.