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Pentucket to Hold Community Meeting on New Building Project

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Pentucket Regional School District
Superintendent Justin Bartholomew
22 Main Street
West Newbury, MA 01985

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019

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

 

Pentucket to Hold Community Meeting on New Building Project

Representatives from Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury to Join Discussion

Please note the change of venue.

WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew would like to invite community members to attend a public meeting next week on the proposed building project for the Pentucket Regional School District.

WHEN:

Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m.

WHERE:

Frederick N. Sweetsir School

104 Church St, Merrimac

WHAT:

Officials from Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury — the three towns that make up Pentucket — will meet to share information on the proposed school building for grades seven through 12.

Both the middle and high school buildings, which were designed and constructed in the 1950s, have outlived their useful lives and are in need of significant physical improvements to extend their purpose for another 50 years.

The proposed building project is expected to receive an estimated 40 percent reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and will:

  • Create a middle school and high school building that will be used for the next half century.
  • Address the infrastructure of the high school, which cannot be replaced without repairing the entire building — a venture that would cost more than $70 million without any MSBA reimbursement.
  • Provide an optimal learning environment for students, including updated science labs and modern learning spaces where collaboration and technology are focal points
  • Replace corroding pipes in the middle and high school
  • Remove all hazardous materials that are currently found throughout the buildings

Next month, the district will have a more exact estimate of project costs, which are currently estimated at $155.2 million. With the MSBA’s support, Pentucket taxpayers would be responsible for $95.2 million of the project’s cost. Residents will first vote on the project at their spring town meetings, and if the measure passes, it will appear on the ballot in May.

“With representatives from all three towns present at this meeting, this is a great opportunity for residents to come find out more about the project and ask questions,” Superintendent Bartholomew said. “Our goal is to ensure that every voter is fully informed on the scope of this work and what it means for our students, communities and taxpayers.”

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Manchester-by-the-Sea to Hold Final Master Plan Community Meeting

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Manchester-by-the-Sea
Gregory T. Federspiel, Town Administrator
10 Central StreetManchester by the Sea, MA 01944

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018

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

Manchester-by-the-Sea to Hold Final Master Plan Community Meeting

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Town Planner Sue Brown would like to invite residents to attend the final community meeting on the proposed master plan recommendations next month.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m.

WHERE:

Manchester Essex Regional High School dining hall, 36 Lincoln St.

WHAT: 

The Master Plan Committee has been working since 2017 to identify, test, revise and confirm the plan’s recommendations for housing, economic development, open space and recreation, natural and cultural resources, transportation, public facilities and services, resiliency, land use and governance.

Following a brief introduction and presentation, members of various town boards and committees will be available at information stations around the venue to answer questions about the master plan recommendations and the approach to implementing them.

Residents’ ideas, concerns and preferences have been received through focus group meetings, surveys, board and committee meetings and large community forums throughout the planning process.

The Dec. 5 meeting will serve as a continuation of an engagement process that has reached hundreds of residents and other community members. This is the final community-wide meeting before the master plan is finalized, approved and adopted by the Planning Board.

A draft of the master plan and its recommendations will be available on the Town’s website by Nov. 28, at Town Hall and the library.

For more information, contact Brown at [email protected]

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Residents Invited to Attend Community Forum on Powder Mill Place in Maynard

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Town of Maynard, Massachusetts
Gregory Johnson
Town Administrator
Municipal Building
195 Main St.
Maynard, MA 01754

For Immediate Release

Friday, Aug. 31, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 978-841-9948
Email: [email protected]

Residents Invited to Attend Community Forum on Powder Mill Place in Maynard

MAYNARD — Town Administrator Gregory Johnson would like to invite residents to attend a community meeting next month regarding Powder Mill Place, where they’ll have the opportunity to meet the developer, learn more about the project and ask questions.

WHEN:

Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Maynard High School auditorium, 1 Tiger Drive

WHAT:

The Town of Maynard is currently considering a proposal from Equity Alliance to construct four buildings, comprised of 254 rental units over two jurisdictions, on 12.68 acres on Powder Mill Road.

Proposed for the Acton-Maynard town line, the development would include one, two and three bedroom apartments, 25 percent of which would be deemed affordable under Chapter 40B. If approved, the project would create 74 new apartments in Maynard and help the town’s movement toward reaching its 10 percent goal of affordable housing.

Information on the project is available on the town’s website.

During the public meeting, representatives from Equity Alliance will outline the scope of the project, and town officials will be available to expand on impacts to the community.

“We encourage community members to attend this meeting to hear directly from the developer about the scope of the project and have their questions answered,” Town Administrator Johnson said. “We hope that residents take this opportunity to learn about the project and have a collaborative discussion on all aspects of the endeavor.”

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Melrose Police Partner with RESPOND Inc. to Increase Domestic Violence Services

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Melrose Police Department
Michael L. Lyle, Chief
56 W. Foster St.
Melrose, MA 02176

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018

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

Melrose Police Partner with RESPOND Inc. to Increase Domestic Violence Services

Department to Hold Community Meeting to Provide Additional Information on Program

MELROSE —  Chief Michael L. Lyle is pleased to announce that Melrose Police Department is working with RESPOND Inc. to increase domestic violence services for residents.

RESPOND partners with individuals, families and communities to help victims of domestic violence by providing life-saving shelter, a crisis hotline, support services, training, education and more.

On Jan. 1, through a grant from the Violence Against Women Act, Victoria Helberg, a High Risk Program Specialist from RESPOND, began working with the Melrose Police Department, along with the Wakefield and Malden Police Departments to provide services and resources to victims of domestic violence.

“RESPOND is happy to expand our services within the City of Melrose by partnering with the police to further address the public health issue of Domestic Violence,” RESPOND CEO Jessica Brayden said.

To find out more about Melrose Police’s partnership with RESPOND, residents are invited to attend the department’s community meeting on Jan. 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the Milano Senior Center, 201 West Foster St.

During the meeting, Chief Lyle, Detective Daniel Ehlers, who leads the police department’s domestic violence division, a representative from RESPOND and the Melrose Alliance Against Violence will outline services and programs available to residents surrounding domestic violence.

“Our partnership with RESPOND is going to enhance everything that’s already in place with MAAV surrounding domestic violence,” Chief Lyle said. “We’re thankful to have this additional resource to help us further assist victims in whatever ways they need.”

The Jan. 31 event is part of the department’s monthly community meetings initiative, where police and other city and state officials gather to discuss prevalent topics with members of the community.

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