Members of the New Bedford School Committee addressed the controversial Facebook posts of new Ward 3 Councilor Shawn Oliver and the student protest over them.
The New Bedford School Committee has approved a three-year contract with the New Bedford Educators Association granting teachers raises each year, according to a release from district officials.
New Bedford Police Union President and School Committee member Christopher Cotter has asked union members not to volunteer at the request of the city or the schools until the union's contract is settled.
If you're not already registered to vote, time is running out before the municipal elections on Nov. 2. The voter registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 13.
School Resource Officers will remain in New Bedford's public schools, Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced Monday at the school committee public meeting.