Dracut Forum

I had heard last week that someone named Paul Nutt had decided to run for Dracut School Committee. I knew that I knew the name.. but just couldn’t place it.
After I did some research I realized that I did know him, and had spoken with him a number of times over the years at his [...]

Yesterday’s Saturday Morning Live included a discussion of local elections around the valley. Of course, Dracut’s is interesting in that the focus of this year’s election will probably be on the School Committees.
The Sun’s Political gossip column this morning focuses on this as well, starting with the Martins:

EXPECT A concerted effort by certain political insiders [...]

By Dennis Shaughnessey, Lowell Sun
DRACUT — May Paquette can do it. Dennis “D.J.” Deeb can do it. Joe Campbell, Karen Frederick and Donna Brody can also do it if they wanted to.
However, current members of the School Committee, as well as all future members, will have to wait five years after leaving office before applying [...]

Dennis Shaughnessey, The Lowell Sun
I’m going to miss Dracut Superintendent of Schools Elaine Espindle.
Tough, no-nonsense, authoritative, some would say authoritarian, Mrs. Espindle — I could never bring myself to call her Elaine — demanded and commanded the best of people around her. She expected nothing less than she, herself, was willing to give, and that [...]

Tonite is the annual spring town meeting, to be held at the high school auditorium starting at 7:30 pm.
There is not a great number of controversial issues on the warrant, so it is predicted that this will be a quick meeting.
Dennis Shaughnessey does a good job summarizing the interesting articles in the Sun.
Of course, this [...]

By Dennis Shaughnessey, Lowell Sun
DRACUT — Voters heading to Town Meeting on Monday will decide on a $62.4 million budget, an amendment to the Canney Farm appropriation, a rezoning measure that extends the life of the Brox quarry, among other things.
The budget, which represents an overall increase of 3.3 percent from 2007, includes a $1.4 [...]