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It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. - Winston Churchill
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Via Email to the Editor. This website actively solicits articles from all Marlborough residents regardless of viewpoint. And does not endorse any viewpoint. Subject: Please Vote Yes on Thursday – explanation inside… Hello, My name is Shawn Fisher. Many of you already know me, some of you probably do not. It is critically important...
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Special Meeting The Marlborough PTO will be holding a Special Meeting on Monday, June 15th at 3:30pm in Room 327 (MES). We will be discussing the possibility of allocating PTO funds towards the school-wide Challenge and Enrichment programs, including the Clusters Program, Invention Convention and FPS. The outcome of this discussion will be presented...
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The survey is ongoing but here is a snapshot. Qualifiers: This survey is skewed, I resisted doing a survey at first because I was concerned the Senior Citizens would not participate. And my concerns were confirmed. The overwhelming majority of the respondents have kids at home and are between 31 to 51 years of...
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via email from Catherine Gaudinski, Chairperson BOF BOF reduced budget from 3.56% to 2.4% tax increase or an additional .62 mills to 26.48 mills. RHAM 7,125,431 Local BOE 6,911,117 Town Operations 4,425,502 Contingency 20,000 Reserve for Capital 23,200 Debt Service 2,333,785 Total 20,839,035 Here are adjustments: BOE Reduction -85000 3-Jun-09 Town Operation Reductions: freeze...
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via email from Joe Farrell There needs to be a willingness to not be an extremist on these budget issues – I agree there are lots places where less money can be spent – the issue for me is the fight and divisiveness that happens when you start arguing over $720 internet connections. While...
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The Marlborough school teachers did not vote on wage concessions. The Marlborough Town employees did not agree to wage concessions. Apparently many parents are planning on voting no on the town budget to protest the school budget cuts. (Ms. Petroni commented that she has become aware of many parents who will voting no again,...
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Teachers are voting on concessions today at 10:00AM (June 10th). On the table are furloughs. The Town Hall/Operations personnel have NOT approved furloughs or voluntary cuts. Challenge and Enrichment will be cut as follows: Future Problem Solvers: After school activity by a teacher paid with a stipend. Invention Convention: Teacher paid with stipend. Clusters:...
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Rate what town services matter most to you. (Data is starting to come in! Make your voice heard!) Take the survey. The survey is anonymous, however you’ll need a real email address to take the survey. Once you register, a link is sent to your email address to the survey. Your email and name...
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via email from C Henderson. I am NOT OK with challenge & enrichment being cut and do plan to attend the meeting. There is much more that goes on in the C&E program than I think people realize. If the C&E program is cut, the programs that would be affected and/or eliminated would be...
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Thanks to David Durel, Marlborough’s Sewers Are Unfair. CCTV schedule for Comcast channel 96 lists these broadcasts of interest this evening 6/8: 8:00pm Ch 96: Marlborough Board of Selectmen: June 2, 2009 9:30pm Ch 96: Marlborough Annual Town Meeting: May 11, 2009 Upcoming broadcasts listed are: June 18, 2009 10:00am Ch 96: Marlborough Board...
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Thanks to Ken Hjulstrom for the heads up. I see that there will be a special Board of Education meeting on Wednesday June 10th at 7:30PM in the Band Room. The Agenda includes rescinding the budget that the BOE adopted on May 18th and setting a new budget for the 2009-1010 school year. There...
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June 8th: Comments back open, but you still must register. For the time being all commentators must give a name and email address. You must be registered to comment. You’ll get an email confirming your registration with a password, at the bottom of your profile you can change your password. You can use a...
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Details  Provided By Mr Amodeo via the comment section Here are unofficial numbers for what was voted on by the BOF last night.  Please note that these are unofficial and my figures did not square with Cathy’s figures. One of us is wrong and it could be me.  I put this out for informational...
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I attended part of the BOF meeting tonight. The next town budget vote is set for June 18th. Some information was presented from the 200 exit polls retrieved.  About 500 votes were cast.  However it was pretty much split along Yes/No lines.  Those voting No wanted the budget cut, and those voting Yes wanted...
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