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In a press conference held Monday morning, Fall River Mayor Sam Sutter proposed creating a new sanitation fee for all city households. The fee would cost households $120 per year in addition to residents having to purchase the Pay As You Throw bags currently required for trash removal.

A law granting the City Council more control over school funding has been on the books since 1987, but had never been approved until Thursday night.

The New Bedford School Committee approved Supt. Dr. Pia Durkin's FY16 budget proposal of $120.4 million during a public hearing Monday night but Mayor Jon Mitchell plans to reduce that amount before presenting his city budget to the City Council on Wednesday.

The New Bedford School Committee approved Supt. Dr. Pia Durkin's proposed $120.4 million budget Monday night 6-1. However, the mayor will not support it.

Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin presented her revised budget proposal to the New Bedford School Committee Wednesday night during a budget workshop meeting.

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.

Personal debt is like a ball and chain around the ankle. It drains you financially, mentally, and emotionally. With some good advice however, you can knock down your debt and begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

The New Bedford City Council wants to know how the School Committee is spending its money.

Wedding season is in full swing now that Spring has arrived!

Planning a wedding is one of the most stressful things you'll ever do...and that is true for both the Bride and the Groom, (but I think more the Bride ;) ).  There are things that will happen, things that will stress you out, that you just aren't prepared for because if this is your first wedding, you've never done this before...