Dracut Forum

The DHS Grad Night Committee is hosting a fundraiser Comedy Night on Thursday, March 22nd at 7pm at the Acacia Club on Sladen Street in Dracut.
There will be 3 comedians and lots of laughs for all. Tickets are $15. Bring your own drinks and snacks.

Blogs all over the middle east seem to be talking about a crypt that was found nearly 27 years ago, and James Cameron’s efforts to determine whether it is the the true resting place of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene, and a number of others including “Judah, son of Jesus”.
A press conference, including a description of [...]

By Dennis Shaughnessey, dshaughnessey@lowellsun.com Lowell Sun
DRACUT — The School Committee put off discussion of Superintendent Elaine Espindle’s evaluation last night until they can meet with her privately and go over the specifics.
“We had every intention of doing it tonight but we just didn’t have the chance to sit down with her,” said committee Chairman Ron [...]

From the Boston Globe.. Feb 25, 2007
DRACUT
ADDED DUTIES — State Treasurer Tim Cahill recently named Thomas McAnespie, a member of the town’s Capital Planning Committee, as assistant treasurer for the state’s Abandoned Property Division. McAnespie’s duties now include managing the Massachusetts School Building Authority, diversifying assets of the state retirement fund, and working with banking [...]

During the School Committee meeting last night, the members took the opportunity to have Superintendent Elaine Espindle explain what the schools do to limit access to MySpace and other websites that are innappropriate for use in a school environment, and then voted to support the implimentation of such safety features at the town library.
Espindle was [...]

 

 School Committee discusses MySpace at Library [10:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By Michael Lafleur, mlafleur@lowellsun.com Lowell Sun
A proposal to sell one of its New Hampshire Boy Scout camps to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is roiling the Yankee Clipper Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which serves Greater Lowell.
Council President John Skelton of Billerica and the council’s 36-member executive board have scheduled [...]

From Bob Katzen’s Beacon Hill Roll Call published in the Sommerville Journal (a publication of TownOnline.com) we saw some great summaries of events that happened at the State House in the last few weeks.
(Note to Lowell Sun… why aren’t we doing this as well?)
POST COMMITTEE ROLL CALLS ON WEBSITE (H 3746) House 20-127, rejected a [...]

Monday’s school committee meeting starts the annual review process for Superintendent Elaine Espindle.
This issue is getting more important as her current contract is ending within another year or two. These evaluations will come into importance as we discuss renegotiation and/or renewal of her contract.
As seen in the article in the Lowell Sun this morning, the [...]

By Dennis Shaughnessey, dshaughnessey@lowellsun.com Lowell Sun
DRACUT — Tomorrow night’s School Committee meeting could offer the first glimpse into Superintendent Elaine Espindle’s future in Dracut.
The committee is expected to discuss Espindle’s performance evaluations, which grade her on a scale to 10 in six categories. Espindle has a little more than a year remaining on her contract [...]