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Freetown "Ambush" Party
Freetown "Ambush" Party
Freetown "Ambush" Party
The town of Freetown is ready to take action against the organizers of an out-of-control house party that happened over the weekend. After the party of well over 1,000 people took over a neighborhood, the Freetown Board of Selectmen held a meeting on Monday to inform angry residents about possible punishments, and how to prevent it from happening again...
City FY17 Budget Passes
City FY17 Budget Passes
City FY17 Budget Passes
While the New Bedford City Council's cuts to the FY17 budget were kept to a minimum on Monday night, the final budget almost didn't pass. The meeting at City Hall resulted in about $317,000 dollars in total cuts, with areas like the school department, EMS, and Police Department remaining untouched...
NB School Climate
NB School Climate
NB School Climate
While a study by the state found that New Bedford elementary schools are performing above expectations in math and language, the study also found an increase in conduct cards at middle schools in the past year. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officials presented their report at Monday's School Committee meeting...
Hodgson on Orlando
Hodgson on Orlando
Hodgson on Orlando
Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson says the Orlando shooting wasn't an attack on just one group, but on all Americans. Hodgson says people need to understand that radical Islamic extremists are hateful toward modern western civilization regardless of sexual orientation...
Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
Dartmouth could be the home of a medical marijuana dispensary in the not-so-distant future. At Monday's meeting, the Dartmouth Select Board voted to provide a letter of non-opposition for a proposed facility at 350 Faunce Corner Rd, which is currently a nutrition store...
Schmid Defends Vote
Schmid Defends Vote
Schmid Defends Vote
Westport State Representative Paul Schmid was grilled Thursday on WBSM over his vote on the transgender anti-discrimination bill. WBSM's Barry Richard repeatedly asked Schmid if the bill was necessary, considering that it is already illegal to discriminate against anyone because of their race, creed, religion, sex, or sexual orientation...
Szala Talks Police Station
Szala Talks Police Station
Szala Talks Police Station
Dartmouth's Police Chief says the police building renovation question failed in April's town election because of a lack of public knowledge with the project. Acting Chief Robert Szala met with the Dartmouth Select Board on Monday to discuss the next steps for the station project...
Jim Phillips Honored
Jim Phillips Honored
Jim Phillips Honored
For nearly an hour in New Bedford's City Council Chambers Tuesday night, city officials current and former reflected on the career of Jim Phillips, who retired from broadcasting last month after 45 years in the field. During the presentation, Phillips received accolades from councillors and past mayors, including Fred Kalisz, who painted Jim as fair journalist who asked the questions that mattered
Tablets And Full-Day Fridays
Tablets And Full-Day Fridays
Tablets And Full-Day Fridays
Next year's freshmen at New Bedford High School will have new gadgets to look forward to. At Monday's meeting, the School Committee approved a $126 million school budget for 2017, about $7.7 million more than 2016's school budget. ...
New Contract
New Contract
New Contract
After nearly three hours of discussions, the New Bedford teachers union approved a new three-year contract on Thursday. Teachers at New Bedford elementary, middle, and high schools attended the meeting held in the Keith Middle School auditorium...

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