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A New Bedford man has been sentenced to serve two years in state prison after assaulting his girlfriend while picking up a child from DeValles School in 2021.

A New Bedford man has been sentenced to serve two years in state prison after assaulting his girlfriend while picking up a child from DeValles School in 2021.

New Bedford First Grade Teacher Retires After 31 Years What can you do for a dedicated teacher that is retiring after 31 years of educating our little ones? Normally, you'd throw the teacher a retirement party. There would be speeches and toasts offered in her honor from the principal and her colleagues. But unfortunately, that can't happen during the COVID-19 pandemic. There's no room for retirement parties – not yet, at least. If all goes as planned, teachers are still a few weeks away from receiving their first vaccine. So the staff at the John B. DeValles School in New Bedford did the o...

Standard-Times NEW BEDFORD — Paula Benedetti, a retired dropout prevention specialist in the New Bedford public school system, saw a need during the holidays among her students and decided to address it head-on by enlisting the help of school colleagues and friends. She started "Christmas is for Kids” with her husband more than 20 years ago. Every year the project grows, involving more people and more schools. “We have been able to secure a volunteer this year in seven of our schools to assist in identifying families, accepting and storing gifts, and arranging for delivery to student...