New Bedford's Robert H. 'Bob' Antil, known as 'Pumpy' or 'Antz' and who owned Bob & Eileen's Super Variety for 39 years, has passed away at the age of 89.
Christmas week at New Bedford's Abraham Lincoln School in 1967 was a magical time. Few knew how much the world would change when classes resumed in January.
'I'm not sure I ever told my father that I loved him or thanked him for all he did for us and all he sacrificed,' writes Barry Richard of his father's passing.
New Bedford’s school lunch program is about to get a major upgrade with the creation of a new central kitchen to better serve students across the city.