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Voc Ed Lacking
Voc Ed Lacking
Options for New Bedford school children are limited and we've done it to ourselves by buying into the lame brain notion that every child should go to college. All children deserve an opportunity for a good education but not all children are alike and therefore their educational needs are different as well...
New Police Officers
New Police Officers
The New Bedford Police Department has added two new officers to the local force. David Rose, Jr. and Nathan Pimentel, both of New Bedford, were sworn in Monday by Mayor Jon Mitchell. Rose is a 2011 graduate of New Bedford High School and studied criminal justice at Bridgewater State University...
Education And Job Training
Education And Job Training
Two city agencies are receiving a $200,000 state grant to create a vocational training and education program for residents of Public Housing. The Baker-Polito Administration announced the grant this past week. The New Bedford Housing Authority and PACE Youth Build says the 18-month program will hopefully serve more than 200 public housing residents over the age of 24...
Voc-Tech Opens New Wing
Voc-Tech Opens New Wing
Students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School will no longer have to fight for elbow room when they're seated for lunch thanks to the completed addition of the Student Forum and Conference Center. The 25,000 square foot addition officially opened Sunday, with school faculty and state officials on hand to commemorate the event...
Longest Waiting List
Longest Waiting List
About 1,000 apply, but only half of the applicants are accepted to Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. The school's 513-person waiting list tops the state when it comes to vocational schools. Voc-Tech Scheduling and Reporting Coordinator, Sue Demers says while faith in the New Bedford Public School System has waivered, she doesn't associate those feelings with the growing interest in Voc-Tech... Read Mo