by Elizabeth McNamara | Jan 29, 2019 | Government, News, Schools
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Town Council voted to give the School Committee $263,000 in an additional appropriation on Jan. 14 with a promise to revisit the issue after they got a better handle on current year finances. They got that handle Monday night and then...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jan 29, 2019 | Government, News
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The former Town Council entered fiscal year 2019 planning to use $1 million of reserves to fund the town’s operating budget. According to financial consultant Mike D’Amico, nearly seven months into the fiscal year, the town is on target...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jan 27, 2019 | Government, News, Schools
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Town Council and School Committee meet in joint session Monday night and they will get a 2019 budget update from finance consultant Mike D’Amico – the fiscal year is more than half over – as well as continuing the conversation over whether...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jan 23, 2019 | Government, News, Real Estate
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The mixed-use development planned for 461 Main St. – otherwise known as the Green Monster and a parking lot – is moving closer full approval with the Planning Board’s decision earlier this month to grant the project preliminary approval. The...
by Kim Kinzie | Jan 20, 2019 | Government, News, Schools
By Kim Kinzie It looks like 8th graders at Cole Middle School will have a chance to go on the same type of Washington D.C. trip that’s been offered since 2000 after all, with one difference: this trip would not be school sponsored. In December, the School...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jan 15, 2019 | Government, News, Schools
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The departure with no notice of Linda Dykeman days after the November election left the town and the schools without a finance director. While not having someone in that job caused some real inconvenience – and forced the hiring of...
