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Wareham voters re-elected a Selectman, filled two seats on the School Committee, and finalized the formation of the Sewer Commission in Tuesday's Annual Town Election.

Dartmouth Town Government will have both new and old faces after Tuesday's Annual Town Election.

The new school Superintendent in Dartmouth says she's looking forward to working in a town she knows well. The Dartmouth School Committee on Monday voted unanimously to hire Bonny Gifford of Westport to lead the school system. In describing her management style, Gifford says she's approachable...

Should Southcoast school districts consider doing away with scheduled vacation times? With districts like New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven already exhausting their five built-in snow days, students will likely spend extra days in the classroom into late June...

After being ratified by the city officials and the New Bedford Educators Association last week, the School Committee made their decision to approve the union's one year contract extension Monday night.

When Parker School was designated a Level 5 school, it may have caused some concern for parents in that district. A mid-year update on the school's turnaround plan shows those concerns were quickly addressed.

New state-wide suspension policies were outlined during Monday night's School Committee meeting.

In light of recent issues in the Special Education Department, the New Bedford School Committee appointed an Interim Executive Director to take charge.

The New Bedford City Council wants to know how the School Committee is spending its money.

The state's Commissioner of Education is visiting New Bedford on Thursday, stopping at two of the city's underperforming schools for meetings with teachers, administrators and parents. Mitchell Chester will start his day visiting classroom at the Parker Elementary School, which the state has designated as a level five school or chronically underperforming...