Massachusetts will spend $73 million on enhancing classrooms, labs, and other learning facilities at UMass Dartmouth, the school announced in a press release on Friday.
The regional airport in New Bedford is set to gain nearly $5.8 million in funding for runway upgrades and other improvements after the Baker administration agreed on funding, according to an announcement from State Rep. Bill Straus.
Acushnet Avenue may soon be getting an economic transformation, after the commercial area was one of 13 in the state chosen to receive $23.7 million in total state funding for economic development initiatives.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has taken issue with Governor Charlie Baker's latest recommendation for state aid to local schools.
The Governor recommended increasing Chapter 70 funding by just 2.6 percent, the lowest growth since education reform passed in 1993...