1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (813+ words) NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) " Hours before the second joint convention of the New Bedford City Council and the New Bedford School Committee to fill the vacancy on the latter board, Mayor Jon Mitchell threw the process another curveball when he announced…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (440+ words) If you live with a dog, you already know how much they can figure out. Many dogs pick up on words such as "walk," "ride," and "treat." They also have clever ways of getting into mischief. Since dogs can learn…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) " Nine people, including some recognizable names, have applied to fill the vacant seat on the New Bedford School Committee following the passing of longtime member Bruce Oliveira last year. Former Ward 3 City Councilor Henry Bousquet, former Ward…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (335+ words) Students and faculty members with the Early Childhood Program at Old Rochester Regional High School are trying to squeeze one more day of outdoor fun before the really cold weather sets in. The Fall Family Fun Day is set for…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (198+ words) BOSTON (WBSM) " One of the few remaining pandemic-era virtual learning accommodations is set to expire on Monday, as all Massachusetts driver's education classes will revert back to in-person classrooms. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles announced today that effective September…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (408+ words) NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) " The New Bedford Public Schools" new Central Kitchen officially opened today, making it easier for school children across the city to get a hot, nutritious meal each school day. After four years of planning, the Culinary and…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (285+ words) The debate over restricting or outright banning cell phone use by public school students during the school day intensified recently, with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell calling for a "bell-to-bell" ban on cell phone use and State Senate President Karen…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (304+ words) Like anything else, free community college is not free because somebody pays for it. The professors don't work for free. The administrators get paid, as do the custodians, security officers, kitchen staff and just about everyone else who clocks in…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (294+ words) The world is changing with technology. Sometimes, it's hard to grasp just how far we've come from the days of rotary dialing telephones and tubed televisions to Zoom meetings and self-driving cars. One of the worst things about the COVID…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (486+ words) PLYMOUTH (WBSM) " The man in charge of the cafeterias for Plymouth Public Schools has been arraigned on charges that for years he stole food, cafeteria equipment, classroom equipment and paper goods for his Cape Cod food stand. Plymouth County District…...