Dracut Forum

Tonite’s meeting of the School Committee finalized and signed a contract to bring on Elaine Espindle as Interim Superintendent starting Mar 4th extending through the end of June. The contract allows for a reasonable daily pay scale, with a maximum amount that she can make being about 30,000, and the town not responsible for benefits, [...]

Rumors are out there that he may be considering a run as well. Would not be a bad choice…  will he go for it?

According to the Sun, the Community Preservation Committee is still looking into the Richardson property along Bridge St for new elderly affordable housing.
At this point, however, the committee has chosen to stop committing funds for studies and investigations until a price is settled.
The Richardson family knows that the more the CPC puts into the project, [...]

The ABCC reviewed the case, and denied the appeal.
They will have to serve the sentence handed down by the Board of Selectmen of not serving alcohol for 30 days.
From the Sun:

The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission handed down the decision Monday against Dracut Center Convenience at 1388 Bridge St.
Dracut Center Convenience had appealed to the [...]

Here’s another great reason why Dracut does so well with so little.
Rebecca Duda, the award-winning (I bet she hates that) teacher from the Lakeview Junior High School, tells me that she recently get a response to a grant request for an interactive teaching system. With additional funding provided by the PTO, the school should receive [...]

Senator-elect Scott Brown will be making a stop in Dracut this Saturday on a “thank you” tour as he travels around the state to thank those who helped him win the election.
Stop in to see him at Lenzi’s this Saturday, Jan 30th at 3:30 p.m.
Thank you very much for all your support. Together we achieved [...]

By Erin Smith, Lowell Sun
DRACUT — Selectmen canceled last night’s meeting, citing a “lack of agenda items.”
Before the cancellation, Police Chief Kevin Richardson was scheduled to appear before selectmen to talk about the alcohol policy for off-duty police officers and provide an update on the internal investigation into who stole $80,000 worth of marijuana from [...]

Michael McNamara, January 27, 2010
Announcement of Candidacy  –  Michael F. McNamara  –  Dracut School Committee
I am today announcing my candidacy for re-election to one of the two open seats on the Dracut School Committee.  Having been appointed by a unanimous vote of the combined Dracut Board of Selectmen and Dracut School Committee last February to [...]

Lack of agenda items according to the town website.
Update: Sun reports re: Richardson?