Education

Two New Bedford Catholic schools are merging into one under a new plan announced by the Diocese of Fall River on Wednesday.

It’s no secret the cost of college tuition is astronomical, but extra fees – even at publicly funded schools like UMass – can make that tuition cost seem small.

New Bedford's Alma Del Mar Charter School has opened its second campus. The project began in December 2019 when Alma purchased the four-acre site.

For New Bedford Health Director Damon Chaplin, reducing the number of COVID case is all about getting more people vaccinated.

Booster shots can reduce risks of hospitalization and severe illness.

SouthCoast schools have always been prepared for teachers calling in sick, but they have never had as many teachers out sick as they had this week.

Ashley Occhino will begin her new job on January 18th.

Since before Christmas, K-9s have been visiting Fairhaven Public Schools to help sniff out COVID-19.

Wareham Public Schools are getting an extra day off before returning from the holiday break because there are not enough healthy staff members available.

Dr. Michael Rocha said most of the people hospitalized in the New Bedford area have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.