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PARCC: Opting out vs Refusal
PARCC: Opting out vs Refusal
PARCC: Opting out vs Refusal
Imagine being at your school's PTO meeting when a school department representative comes in and says, you can't opt your child out of the PARCC assessments. Could s/he be right? Take a look at "Refusals to Take an Assessment."
World AIDS Day 2015
World AIDS Day 2015
World AIDS Day 2015
The city of New Bedford joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Aids Day Tuesday evening with a brief opening ceremony at City Hall followed by a candlelight vigil to Nativity Preparatory School where a larger ceremony and dinner took place.
The Scores Are In
The Scores Are In
The Scores Are In
The results are in for the students of New Bedford Public Schools. Supt. Pia Durkin presented the district's end-of-year testing data during Monday night's School Committee meeting, which is compared to test results gathered in the beginning of the year.
Mattpoisett Water Notice
Mattpoisett Water Notice
Mattpoisett Water Notice
The Town of Mattapoisett says coliform bacteria was detected in the town's drinking water. A notice released by the Water Department says the coliform bacteria was found in four samples in a group of twenty samples that were taken in September. ...
Westport Sends Letter Warning About Water
Westport Sends Letter Warning About Water
Westport Sends Letter Warning About Water
A letter about water could be in the mailbox of some Westport residents. The Herald News says water testing showed trihalomethane levels of 52 parts per billion in the Fall River water supply for Westport users. Jim Ferson, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, says that is below the state limit of 80 parts per billion, but still high enough to require a letter be sent
More West Nile Cases Reported
More West Nile Cases Reported
More West Nile Cases Reported
State health officials have confirmed the 20th case of West Nile in Massachusetts this summer. The Department of Public Health said Thursday the new case is a Boston-area man in his 40s who was hospitalized but has been released.  That total is more than triple last year's six human cases...

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