Millville News

The Dartmouth High School marching band took second place in Division 5 of the New England Scholastic Band Association finals held at Bridgewater-Raynham High School on Sunday evening.

Mendon Police Officer Jim Walckner and dispatcher Trish Benoit at work in the police station dispatch area recently.

From left, Sarah B. Latino, operations manager for the Rutland Emergency Communications Center, and dispatcher Eileen S. McCarthy, both of Rutland, work with different departments at the center.

When Millville Elementary School faced a budget crisis in 2007, officials saw the numbers and realized they were between a rock and a hard place.

When Cindy Jolicoeur heard last year that the Millville Elementary School had budgeted $4,000 for replacement light bulbs, she was inspired.

River Bend Farm has something for everyone, including hikers, history buffs, music lovers, anglers and paddlers.

And while we love our tradition of local rule in this state, along with our charming old ways the taxpayers are also maintaining 351 police chiefs, 351 fire chiefs, 351 public works commissioners and health directors and veterans' agents - or something close to it.

The move toward regional 911 services is being buoyed by an infusion of millions of dollars in state grants and incentives to pay for studies, construction and equipment to communities that centralize their emergency communications.