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Acton Fire Department Extinguishes Multi-Vehicle Fire at Dealer Storage Lot

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Acton Fire Department
Chief Robert Hart
371 Main St.
Acton, MA 01720

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Acton Fire Department Extinguishes Multi-Vehicle Fire at Dealer Storage Lot

ACTON — Chief Robert Hart reports that the Acton Fire Department extinguished a multi-vehicle fire at a commercial parking area yesterday afternoon.

At approximately 2:54 p.m. Wednesday, the Acton Fire Department responded to 2 Powder Mill Rd. for the report of a vehicle fire.

Upon arrival, firefighters located multiple vehicles on fire in a lot used by Wheeler Dealer Inc. for overflow vehicle storage.

The responding crews were Engine 23, Ladder 28, Car 30 and Maynard Fire Department’s Engine 2. Five Acton firefighters and three Maynard firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.

Four vehicles burned and are a total loss. Three additional vehicles sustained significant damage due to their proximity to the burning vehicles.

No injuries were reported.

After an initial investigation was conducted by Acton Fire and Acton Police, the cause of the fire is thought to be an electrical issue with one of the vehicle’s starters.

Firefighters cleared the scene at approximately 4:26 p.m. Wednesday.

Chief Hart would like to thank the Maynard Fire Department for their assistance at the scene.

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Rochester Economic Development Commission Partners with New Hampshire Small Business Development Center to Offer Advising Hours

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  City of Rochester
Blaine Cox, City Manager
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Rochester Economic Development Commission Partners with New Hampshire Small Business
Development Center to Offer Advising Hours

ROCHESTER – City Manager Blaine Cox is pleased to announce that the Rochester Economic Development Commission is partnering with the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) to further expand business advising services in Rochester.

NH SBDC will offer small business advising hours at Rochester City Hall Annex, located at 33 Wakefield St., on the second Wednesday of every month, beginning in December. These services will be confidential, individualized, professional and available at no cost to aspiring and existing business owners in Rochester.

NH SBDC’s certified business advisers consult with clients from all sectors and can provide advice on financing, improving operations, management infrastructure, business sustainability best practices, bringing new products to market or where to start in launching a new business.

“Attracting and retaining businesses is always a priority for our city,” Rochester Economic Development Specialist Jenn Marsh said. “We are very pleased to be partnering with the SBDC to offer these advising resources as an additional way to support our current and prospective small business owners.”

“Thank you to the Rochester Economic Development Commission for arranging a location for SBDC office hours,” NH SBDC State Director Liz Gray said. “By going directly into communities, the NH SBDC hopes to expand our reach and connect with more New Hampshire businesses and communities that need our support to create and sustain jobs, start new businesses, and grow and expand existing businesses.”

To schedule an appointment, please contact Krista at 603-862-5221 or email [email protected]. For more information, visit nhsbdc.org.

About the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the NH SBDC is an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics in conjunction with SBA, the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, the University of New Hampshire, and the private sector. A part of 63 SBDC programs nationwide, the NH SBDC was fully accredited in 2015 by the Association of Small Business Development Centers. Over the past 35 years, NH SBDC has advised or trained more than 96,000 New Hampshire entrepreneurs, helping them to start over 2,000 businesses and create more than 7,500 jobs.

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Medfield Public Schools Provides Update on Dale Street School Project

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Medfield Public Schools
Jeffrey J. Marsden, Superintendent
459 Main St., Unit 3,
Medfield, MA 02052

For Immediate Release

Monday, Nov. 4, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Medfield Public Schools Provides Update on Dale Street School Project

MEDFIELD — Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden and School Building Committee Chair Mike Quinlan would like to provide the community with an update on the Dale Street School Building Project.

On Oct. 15, Medfield’s School Building Committee met with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) — a state agency that works with communities to support educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable and cost-effective public school facilities — to review the design proposals submitted by area architectural firms. The committee will return to the MSBA tomorrow, Nov. 5, to move forward with the evaluation and selection of design proposals. Once a design is selected and funding is approved, construction is expected to begin in October 2021 with the goal of completing construction in August 2023.

In December 2017, Dale Street School was accepted into the MSBA program to partially fund the construction, renovation, addition or repair of school facilities. Dale Street was one of 16 schools selected out of the 84 submitted statements of interest.

The statement of interest for the Dale Street project stated that although the school is functional for learning, the building is approaching the end of its useful life span and needs major improvements to be aligned with standards for 21st century learning. The school is made of structures built in 1942 and 1962 with minor renovations to spaces within the building in 1997 and 2000. In its current state, the building is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and does not have the classroom space that will be necessary for the continually increasing size of Medfield’s elementary classes.

Since its selection by MSBA, the district has begun a feasibility study with MSBA to evaluate the Dale Street building and to identify current problems and potential solutions. Part of this process is determining whether adding to, renovating or replacing Dale Street School is the best option.

“We are very excited to be moving forward with this project and we are appreciative of everyone who has been a part of the process so far,” Superintendent Marsden said. “Our hope is that this project will result in a modern facility that will be a functioning learning space for our Dale Street students for many years to come.”

For more information on the Dale Street Project, click here.

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King Philip Regional High School Students Host Local Children for Ninth Annual Spooktacular Event

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King Philip Regional School District
Paul Zinni, Superintendent
18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056

For Immediate Release

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

King Philip Regional High School Students Host Local Children for Ninth Annual Spooktacular Event

WRENTHAM — King Philip Regional School District Superintendent Paul Zinni is pleased to share that King Philip Regional High School student groups hosted local kids for its ninth annual Spooktacular Halloween event last weekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the King Philip High School Student Council, along with other high school service groups and honor societies, welcomed approximately 100 local children to their annual Spooktacular.

The Gender-Sexuality-Alliance Club and the National Honor Society offered small pumpkin painting, the Art National Honor Society did face-painting, KP Cares and several other groups did arts and crafts, DECA offered activities in conjunction with their members’ DECA projects, athletic teams played games such as football toss and corn hole and children could watch the movie “Coco” in the library. Each student group also handed out treats.

The event took place at the high school, which was decorated by student council members and featured a spider-themed hallway for the kids to walk through. The front garden was also decorated with carved pumpkins from the Norfolk Lions and Norfolk Community Leagues Haunted Train Ride event and each club that offered activities decorated their own table.

“The annual Spooktacular event is a great few hours of fun activities for our community’s younger children,” student council adviser Barbara Snead said. “Our high school students enjoy putting on the event each year and we are always happy to see so many student groups and teams that are willing to participate and spend a Saturday coordinating different activities for the kids.”

The event was co-chaired by high school students Sam Brady, Russell Kitsis and student council president Marion Linde.

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