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Nuclear Learning Quotes of the week: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” –Benjamin Franklin “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss “The more places you’ll go, the more you’ll learn.” — MK How do we learn about the Bomb and about arms control? How do we come to hold views and what does it take to change our attachment to them?  My answers to these questions are personal and not steeped in social science research. I believe our views are a reflection of...

CONWAY — The youngest member of the Conway Police Department is already the most fleet of foot on the force at just 16 months old. Summit, a Belgian Malinois, is Conway PD's first K9 since 2004. She is partnered with Patrol Officer Morganne Sterl, who came up with the idea to bring a dog onto the force. Dec. 28 marked the first day the two hit the roads of Conway on patrol. “She gets a normal rotation just like all the other officers," Police Chief Chris Mattei said last Friday. "But she’s on call if we need anything in town. If she’s off-duty, she can get called in."

Jon Soles Cumberland County Animal Services is ready to hit the road – literally – with a new mobile adoption van designed to encourage more adoptions of shelter animals. The mobile adoption van makes it easier for people to adopt animals by bringing them out of the shelter and out into the communities where they may find a forever home. The department received a custom van designed by the manufacturing company Summit Bodyworks to be a Mobile Adoption Center (MAC) for pets. The vehicle can house up to 21 dogs or cats, depending on their size, to off-site adoption events where potential ad...

Opinion: GRIST FOR THE MILLS: Dog days are over The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle When I took over this space in the Chronicle three-ish years ago, I had a short list of topics I wanted to cover. While the list has grown considerably, one issue has stayed at the top of the list: the Millbury Police Department’s K-9 program. For a long time, I’ve been leery of police dogs in general. Those who know me or have kept up with this column know I have a healthy (or unhealthy, depending on your perspective) skepticism of current policing practices anyway, but K-9 programs, in my mind, are especially ...

Tewksbury’s Police Department just added a new officer, though unlike most of the other ones this one walks on four legs (and barks). Thanks to a grant from the Stanton Foundation, Tewksbury received the funding to add a second K-9 to its police ranks. Logan will now join K-9 Leo on the force after recently completing a 14-week basic training program at the Boston Police Academy along with his new handler, officer Stephen Quinn. It was officer Quinn who came to new Police Chief Ryan Columbus with the idea to add a second K-9. The officer said he always wanted to do it, even though he adm...