By Shawn on May 31, 2008 in Featured, Recreation | 0 Comments
I got an email from Bob this morning, responding to our request for his response to the Lowell Sun article indicating that Brian Martin had been cleared of charges.
I am currently in London on business and will not be back to the states until June 9th.
Evidence was presented to Eastern Mass and Dracut Pop Warner [...]

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By admin on May 31, 2008 in Articles, Recreation | 0 Comments
By Dennis Shaughnessey, Lowell Sun
DRACUT — Two weeks after being suspended by league officials, Brian Martin has won his appeal to be reinstated as vice president of Dracut Pop Warner.
He also retains his status as a member of the organization’s board of directors, and his one-year probation has been lifted.
Martin was accused of conduct unbecoming [...]
By Shawn on May 30, 2008 in Articles, Organizations | 0 Comments
By Dennis Shaughnessey, dshaughnessey@lowellsun.com
DRACUT — Two weeks after being suspended by Dracut Pop Warner League officials, Brian Martin has been reinstated as vice president.
He also retains his status as a member of the league’s Board of Directors and his one-year probation has been lifted.
Martin faced charges of conduct unbecoming a board member after altering a [...]
By Shawn on May 30, 2008 in Dracut, Featured | 0 Comments
The weather’s been good, there’s not a lot on the warrant that will draw people in.
There is a lot of fear this week that we will not have enough people in attendance to meet the quorum requirement of 250 to hold town meeting on Monday Night.. June 2nd.
A good number of parents will be off [...]
By Shawn on May 28, 2008 in Featured | 1 Comment
As of this afternoon, Brian Martin has informed me that he has been cleared of any questionable activity at Dracut Pop Warner, and has been reinstated in his position of Vice President of the program.=
When I spoke to him today, he said “I had provided a document that showed that what I had said was [...]
By John Dyer on May 27, 2008 in Dracut | 0 Comments
On behalf of American Legion Post 315, I was pleased to offer the welcome and thanks to the many groups who marched in the parade and attended the ceremonies hosted by Tom Keefe at the monument. As part of the program, I also attempted to thank the committee members who worked so hard to put [...]
By admin on May 27, 2008 in Events, Featured | 0 Comments
The Dracut Community Chorus Presents Its First Public Concert this Sunday at 2:30.
Presented at Harmony hall, this group of about 60 men and women from the community are under the direction of Leon Grande from Dracut High School.
From an email I received recently promoting this event:
We have had a lot of fun.If you are able [...]
By Shawn on May 22, 2008 in Featured, Massachusetts, Schools | 0 Comments
Finally, someone at the state level is saying something logical and reasonable.
Tim Cahill, the state Treasurer is now in control of the new School Building Assistance program.
He spoke up yesterday, after hearing that Wellesley is now planning a $159 million dollar high school. This, along with Newton’s now $197 million dollar project is raising too [...]
By Shawn on May 22, 2008 in Articles, Massachusetts | 0 Comments
Cahill says state will impose limit if localities don’t
By Milton J. Valencia Globe Staff
State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill complained yesterday that some Massachusetts communities are embarking on excessive, McMansion school construction projects that neither the towns nor the state can afford.
With taxpayer outrage already evident over Newton’s proposed $197.5 million high school, Cahill [...]