dr. bonny gifford

Dartmouth Schools are among a handful of SouthCoast districts seeing an increase in police presence this week amid social media threats.

Former Hurricane Ida battered the SouthCoast this morning with high winds and torrential rain, causing flooding and electricity outages.

Masks will be required for Dartmouth Public School students when they return in September after the School Committee decided against changing last year's masking policy.

Dartmouth Superintendent Dr. Bonny Gifford praised the vigilance of her staff after a sex offender was found in a tent behind the DeMello Elementary School.