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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.

A new elementary school building proposed by New Bedford officials would be built in the North End to replace the aging Ashley and Swift schools.

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.

John Oliveira says he's purchased a home in Maine and is moving there once he closes on the property.

School Resource Officers will remain in New Bedford's public schools, Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced Monday at the school committee public meeting.

The New Bedford School Committee approved the upgrade for a new modernized baseball field in AJ DaSilva's memory.