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While New Bedford students won't be forced to take MCAS or PARCC tests, they also won't be told they can opt out. At Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee voted to not send parents information about their right to refuse standardized testing for their child...

I recently took a trip to Acton, Massachusetts, which is over an hour away from New Bedford. When I started to leave Acton, I looked at my fuel gauge. I was approaching 1/8 of a tank left. Instead of filling up, I decided to make the lonesome drive home much more interesting...

Sunday was a very memorable day for me. New Bedford Firefighters Union President Billy Cabral had personally invited myself, other members of the media, and elected officials to experience what firefighters deal with on a daily basis. Little did I know what I was really in for...

Members of the media got a look at the finished Sister Rose House in New Bedford on Thursday. The dry men's homeless shelter named after Sister Rosellen Gallogly, is run by Catholic Social Services. Previously, the Sister Rose House was located in the downtown area, but Catholic Social Services CEO Arlene MacNamee says the new building at 73 Division St...

Plans for a permanent Dartmouth police station took a step back after Tuesday night's town election. Voters said 'no' to the ballot question 1116 - 992, which asked to renovate the current police building for $8.4 million, raising resident taxes by about $37...

The Dartmouth Select Board wants residents to know what they'll be voting for on Tuesday, April 5. At Monday's meeting, the architects behind the police building renovation project gave a final presentation on the design voted for at town meeting this past october...

Two current Dartmouth officials are looking to fill the vacancy left after former selectman John george's arrest last year. With Tuesday, April 5 being election day in town, Planning Board member Joel Avila and Finance Committee member John Haran attended Candidate's Night on Wednesday to answer questions from the crowd at town hall, and maybe win a few votes for the fifth Select Board position...

With new revenue growth in Dartmouth projected to drop from $1.4 million in 2016 to $494,000 in 2017, town officials are banking on conservative spending to get through. During Monday's joint Select Board meeting with the Finance and School committees, officials voiced concerns over expenses in town growing faster than revenue...

After 13.1 miles, Sunday's New Bedford Half-Marathon came down to the final few feet to determine a winner. 29 year-old William Sanders  of Wetherford, Connecticut beat out Arizona native Jonny Wilson by a hundredth of a second for the photo-finish win...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says he has formed a sub-committee of the New Bedford School Committee that will explore complaints over discipline issues in the school system. The announcement comes after Monday night's School Committee meeting where parents and former teachers expressed concern over the lack of discipline at Keith Middle School...