Swampscott opposition to new school building coalesces
Residents launch ballot-question committee, hire lawyer
Leigh Blander / Special to The Swampscott Reporter
A group of Swampscott residents has officially launched a Save Our Schools campaign against the town s proposed 900-student elementary school that voters will, at some point, weigh in on. The ballot-question committee is also hiring a lawyer for its fight.
“We’re for smaller schools for smaller children,” said Gail Brock, who chairs the Save Our Schools ballot committee. “We’re for sharing the traffic and congestion that occurs around the schools and for preserving the wetlands and endangered specials that live in the area.”
The owner of residential property valued at $680,000 Tisbury’s median would pay an additional $635 in property taxes for the Tisbury School renovation and addition project, finance director Jon Snyder told The Times. Voters at town meeting June 13 will be asked to borrow up to $55 million for the school project $53 million for […]
Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, built in 1968, is plagued by problems including a leaky roof, balky heating and cooling systems and dated science labs. The school district is reapplying for state money to overhaul the school after yet another rejection from the Massachusetts School Building Authority. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
GREAT BARRINGTON â The state agency that funds school construction projects has rejected the most recent application to renovate or rebuild Monument Mountain Regional High School, saying it is overwhelmed by needy schools across the state.
In an April 14 letter to Berkshire Hills Regional School District Superintendent Peter Dillon, the Massachusetts School Building Authority did not give details about why Monument didnât achieve eligibility in the 2020 application round. The agency said that, last year, it had received 71 âstatements of interestâ from 52 school districts, and in revi
She will replace Stephen Dockray, who is retiring on June 30.
The School Committee voted unanimously in favor of Maguire, a Carver resident, according to a press release. Maguire was most recently director of career pathways and integrated learning and engagement at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in South Easton, where she also served as vice principal.
Prior to that, Maguire was a teacher at both vocational and traditional high schools.
Maguire is a graduate of South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School in Hanover, then earned a bachelor of science degree in teacher education from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, and a master s in education leadership from Fitchburg State College.