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Two UMass Dartmouth seniors have raised over $9,000 for cancer research and hope to add to that number as they ride across the country this summer.

Teachers and parents are saying there is still a serious threat of violence in New Bedford Public Schools.

The New Bedford City Council hopes to hear from public school teachers Thursday night, concerning disciplinary issues within the schools. Councillor-At-Large Brian Gomes says he still hears about troubling behavior from students within the high school and middle schools, and wants to get to the bottom of it, "Every day we hear of incidents...

Fairhaven emergency personnel and Boston MedFlight responded to Fairhaven High School Friday morning, but it was just a drill.

Working up to a final budget proposal for FY 16, the New Bedford School Committee met Monday afternoon to discuss how to get to that final proposal.

It's the time of year high school seniors start hearing back from colleges they've applied to attend in the fall. It's also time younger students can start planning their own futures.

The New Bedford Fire Department has received $13,000 in state funding to educate the city's youth and seniors about fire safety and prevention.

Paraprofessionals provide classroom support to students that need a little extra assistance. The District Management Council conducted a review of these personnel and presented their findings to the New Bedford School Committee Monday night.

The Dartmouth School District will be making a concerted effort to remove a word from the vocabulary of the students. The Town Select Board Monday night went on record in support of the "End the R-Word" movement, which discourages the use of the words "retard" and "retarded"...

A new algebra program was announced during Monday's School Committee meeting. The pilot math program will be implemented at New Bedford High School this fall with help from the University of San Diego's Mobile Technology Learning Center.