Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
As of 2 p.m., only seven people had signed up at the city clerk’s office to speak at tonight’s public hearings at City Hall. There are two public hearings, one on the trash fee at 7 p.m. and another on the budget at 7:30 p.m. You can still sign up tonight, right before the hearings, if you want to speak.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Reader Marie asks how many teachers will be added to the payroll to staff the new alternative school that will be housed at the McKeown School starting in September.
The answer, according to Superintendent James Hayes (above), is none. Hayes told the City Council last week that the alternative school will be staffed by teachers who now teach at the high school and Briscoe Middle School.
“As students move out of … continued »
Paul Leighton was born in Beverly, grew up in Beverly, lives in Beverly and covers Beverly for The Salem News. He needs to get out of Beverly more, but in the meantime he promises to keep readers up-to-date on what's going on around the city. (more)