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    Standard Times’ top stories of the week: MCAS, state’s bridge plan

    Harry Posted on

    As we enter a new week, let’s take a look at this week’s news.

    Since 1831, The dome atop the New Bedford Superior Courthouse He surveyed downtown New Bedford. Landmark dome passes $300K a year as it approaches its 200th birthday restoration work as part of general building rehabilitation works. The stately brick building was the site of Bristol County criminal court hearings from 1831 until 2010, when the new Fall River Superior Court opened.

    Izzie Bromage and Meagan Pimentel played football together with Westport United Youth Soccer for the first time over a decade ago. The four-year-old duo are now approaching their time together Bishop Stang They defeated the Spartans in the playoffs against St. Louis in the regular season finale. After leading him to a 4-1 victory against John Paul II.

    Follow high school sports with scores, highlights and Player of the Week voting https://www.southcoasttoday.com/sports.

    Here are the most read stories of the week https://www.southcoasttoday.com:

    The bad news is that six New Bedford bridges are considered structurally “poor” by the federal Department of Transportation.

    The good news is that five out of six are in this area. State Department of Transportation’s $378 million interchange rehabilitation project from Interstate 195 to Route 18.

    What you need to know: Six bridges in New Bedford are in poor condition. The state is repairing 5 of them.

    Fairhaven Board of Elections and Town Administrator Angeline Lopes Ellison They decided to part ways.

    Prior to the announcement at the Oct. 28 elected board meeting, the board “entered executive session for approximately an hour to hold a strategy session in preparation for negotiations with non-union staff (Town Manager).

    Although the nature of the discussion during Monday’s executive session was not publicly disclosed, public comments at the Select Board’s Oct. 15 meeting appeared to indicate tensions between board members and Ellison.

    Here’s what we know: Fairhaven and the town manager are parting ways.

    As voters prepare to decide on Question 2 on November 5 (which, if passed, would eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement), take a look at our local districts to see how high school students fared in the latest round of testing.

    Students’ Grade 10 MCAS scores are the scores that determine whether they can graduate from a public high school.

    Many of the area’s schools have seen scores decline or remain relatively stable.

    Check out the scores on SouthCoast: How did your school district score on the MCAS?

    According to a letter he wrote Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementNew Bedford Port Authority Executive Director Gordon Carr has “serious concern” for the clam fishing industry over a potential new call area to be leased to offshore wind projects.

    Carr wrote that the 13,476,805-acre area off New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, called the “Mid-Atlantic 2” call area, includes a large portion of the significant scalloped areas.

    Official has ‘serious concerns’: Could offshore wind plan harm clam fishermen?

    Seeing a neon-lit display showing Paul Revere once “riding” a galloping horse was a staple of a road trip through New Bedford. Prominent location on the east side of Interstate 195.

    Despite more than a decade spent in storage, repair work continues 40 x 25 meter Paul Revere sign Owner Dave Waller said it was necessary to find him a new home. Neon Williams in Somerville with his wife, Lynn.

    ‘I’m not kicking yet’: Neon Williams restores Paul Revere sign in New Bedford

    These stories can be read in full here: www.southcoasttoday.com.

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