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Technology took the forefront of Monday night's New Bedford school budget discussion. Out of the $7.7 million expected to be added to the district's budget for 2017, $300,000 will be included for technology replacement. New Bedford schools' Information Technology Director Rob Tetreault says the additional funds could go toward a number of needs, such as laptops for middle school faculty, or partia

Jim Phillips is a creature of habit, and I'm sure he's been that way all of his 45 years in broadcasting. In the time he's been here at WBSM, only a handful of people have witnessed what can only be described as a solemn, late-night ritual that Jim performs every time he leaves...

It was with deep regret that I learned this week of the closing of The Rainforest Café in The Burlington Mall.  My wife and I had dinner there just last Sunday not knowing it would be the last time before the audio animatronic monkeys  and tigers and elephants would be silenced for good and the plastic foliage rolled up and taken away to make room for a furniture store...

School officials say Student Success Centers in New Bedford middle schools are helping get to the root of behavior issues. On Thursday afternoon, the Ad Hoc Committee on student climate met with New Bedford Public School Wraparound Manager William Dilaney to discuss the disciplinary system...

Long before there was CNN or The FOX News Channel, before cable TV was a household fixture and long before you could get instant information updates on your cellphone, there was Jim Phillips. Jim Phillips was a fixture on the radio dial and on  television for 45 years...

A local group continued their fight against a proposed 6.8 million cubic foot LNG facility in Acushnet. On Wednesday night, South Coast Neighbors United held a public forum at the Acushnet VFW to inform locals about the proposed Access Northeast Project  located on Peckham Rd, which is lead by energy companies Spectra, Eversource, and National Grid...

After their tour of New Bedford High School on Tuesday, Irwin Jacobs and his wife Joan wrapped up their visit to the city with their 16th annual scholarship presentation at the Whaling Museum. The Jacobs Family rewarded five high school seniors in New Bedford with a $35,000 scholarship to study math, science, or engineering in college...

Could New Bedford High students see tablets in every classroom? Technology mogul Dr. Irwin Jacobs, and his wife Joan, visited the school Tuesday morning. The Qualcomm founder and New Bedford High alumnus spoke with students and teachers participating in a pilot digital math program...

Back to business on Friday, Guests include Massachusetts House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad and Taunton State Representative Shuanna O'Connell. Also joining us, three time state high school debating champ Nick Vivieros of Bishop Stang with "The Millennial" view of the upcoming election...

Fairhaven residents were critical of the town's purchase agreement for the Oxford School at Wednesday's Board of Selectmen meeting. Town officials and the Stratford Capital Group had entered negotiations for the details of the purchase and sales agreement to convert the historic Fairhaven school into low-income elderly housing...