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A New Bedford city councillor is looking for an apology from a presidential candidate. Ward Three Councillor Henry Bousquet has filed a motion ahead of Thursday night's council meeting, requesting that a letter be sent to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, asking that she apologize to New Bedford for comments made during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention...

Ward Three New Bedford City Councillor Henry Bousquet wants to see more autonomy in the way of discipline in public schools. Bousquet says the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has stripped teachers and administrators of their ability to effectively discipline disruptive and unruly students...

There have been rumors circulating that Ward 3 New Bedford City Councilor Henry Bousquet was planning to step down.

Governor Charlie Baker's proposal to lift a cap on charter schools has some local opposition.

Ward Three City Councilor Henry Bousquet has been unable to collect his $21,000 municipal salary since April 2014, and now state legislators are looking to help out. A State Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest law prohibits Bousquet from collecting both the City Council salary and his $79,000 salary earned as a culinary instructor at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech...

A group of students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School will be participating in a forum on Friday afternoon to discuss racial issues at the school saying it is a matter that needs to be addressed.

Ward Three City Councilor Henry Bousquet has been performing his duties as a city councilor without pay since last April.

New Bedford City Council President Joseph Lopes says he'll release his schedule for hiring a new City Clerk around lunch-time on Wednesday.  After meeting with the city's personnel director, Angela Natho, Lopes says he finalized the plan last night...

Former City Councilor Denis Lawrence has informed the Council President, he is withdrawing his application for the position of City Clerk. The news of Lawrence's decision has greatly saddened Ward Three Councilor Henry Bousquet..... The Standard Times first reported Lawrence's decision...

Ward Three Councilor Henry Bousquet says City Councilors were elected to serve the citizens of New Bedford, and that's what the council is doing by learning more about issues in the School Department. Bousquet is dismissing criticism that the Council is sticking its nose into areas where it doesn't belong, like the school budget...