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by Annica Dupre This story was originally published in The New Bedford Light, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. NEW...

“My students and I work together to analyze novel cancer datasets and seeing the students solve real-world problems and...

A research trip to study the reproductive conditions of tuna ended with a large contribution to the New Bedford...

Thanks, Diana, for joining us on Ocean State Stories. HopeHealth has served so many people over the years that...

“The passage of the Freedom to Read Act is a powerful victory for democracy, education, and the fundamental right...

“It’s one thing to tariff a car. It’s another thing to tariff a food supply that people rely on.”...

Mayor Jon Mitchell: “The problem we have is that we just don’t get good information out of ICE, information...

More than immigration raids, school chief Andrew O’Leary fears the loss of language teachers and special needs programs as...

If Trump carries out mass deportations, local chiefs of police and county sheriffs say they won’t round people up...

Water suppliers are concerned that the cost to remediate so-called “forever chemicals” could be millions of dollars. This story...

Proposed regulations to protect the declining scallop population will likely reduce how often full-time vessels can drag in some...

The new area outlined for offshore wind development overlaps with “vital” scallop areas, the Port Authority wrote. That includes...

‘This problem is hard, it’s expensive, and it’s not going away.’ This story was originally published in The New...