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City of New Bedford Commissioner of Public Infrastructure Zeb Arruda announced he will be leaving his city position to become the Plant Engineer/Facilities Director for Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Arruda has served as Commissioner of the Department of Public Infrastructure since July 2016...

For the 10th year in a row, students in Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech's Environmental Science/Technology program visited the State House to receive the Secretary's Award for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education. The students were awarded for their project "Sunflowers for Soil Remediation...

Eighty-seven competitors and five voting delegates represented Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School at the SkillsUSA state championships in Marlborough, Massachusetts from April 27-29, 2017. The SkillsUSA state conference had over 2,200 students competing in 101 events, ranging from Architectural Drafting to Web Design in the technical areas and Action Skills to Sticker De

NEW BEDFORD—In her second year leading a junior police academy for students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Officer Leanne Fisher, who is also the school’s resource officer, has a major goal in mind. “I want them to understand how cool police officers can be,’’ she said ...

Over $9,000 in grant money is coming to New Bedford to help veterans develop new job skills. State Representative Antonio Cabral of New Bedford announced today that the "Amp It Up!" grant for $9,074 will help the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, in partnership with the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, coordinate with local veterans...

Some super heroes don't have capes. In today's muddled times, we hear the word hero a lot. The news media throws the word around as if it is an everyday term. To better understand what a heroic quality is, it may be better to describe what a hero is not...

A group of educators and government officials from the Azores and Portugal toured Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on Monday. It was a fact-finding trip, looking at ways they can improve vocational education in their country. ...

The Baker-Polito Administration is awarding more than $9 million in grants to vocational schools, community colleges and training programs to purchase new equipment that will connect students and state residents to economic opportunities in high demand industries...

"Distractology 101" is being taught this week in a mobile classroom at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Voc-Tech students are taking turns on a computer simulator where they're allowed to text while driving and they quickly learn the consequences...

Five local high school students on their way to college received the Jacobs Family Scholarship to pursue studies in science and engineering.