Michael Morton reports the remainder of the details in his article in the Milford Daily NewsTown Administrator Jeffrey Nutting confirmed this week that he has been working under a new, three-year contract.
The contract was negotiated with the council and signed shortly before the town's Nov. 6 election, Nutting said, with the terms retroactively taking effect a few months before in July.
Under Nutting's new deal, he gets a 2 1/2 percent raise this year, with subsequent raises up to the council as part of their annual review. Nutting received a $119,978 salary and a $5,983 car allowance in 2006, according to the town's most recent annual report.
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Nutting quietly got new 3 year deal last year
Thursday, January 24, 2008
In the news - street play, teacher citizenship, betting on a budget
Game over for street play?
By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - Under a strict reading of a bylaw revision proposed at last night's council meeting, children playing baseball or having a snowball fight on town streets and sidewalks could get a disappointing message: game over. |
Teacher feted for getting U.S. citizenship
By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - When French teacher Mireille Malouf walked into the auditorium at Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School yesterday, she thought she had come for an assembly with a broad patriotic theme. |
Local towns would get more state aid
By Matt Kakley/Daily News correspondent
The town of Milford would receive a 10 percent increase in local aid and Franklin would receive an additional 7 percent under Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal. |
Patrick's budget plan would rely on casino revenue
By Lindsey Parietti/Daily News staff
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick released a $28 billion budget proposal yesterday, banking on casino licensing fees to fund local aid and challenging his critics in the Legislature to come up with their own solutions to the state's fiscal challenges. |
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Dean College gets $1 Million
Read the remainder of this good news for Dean College here
(CSRwire) FRANKLIN, MA – January 23, 2008 - Accenture Chairman & CEO William D. Green has donated a gift worth $1 million to Dean College, where he received an associates degree in 1974. The gift is the largest from a living donor in the college's history.
"When Bill Green and his family made the decision to give this inspiring gift to the college, they were making a bold statement about the value of a Dean education," said Dean President Paula M. Rooney. "Bill has always been an inspiration to our students, our staff, and quite clearly to the business world. He always seems to have Dean students on his mind and works diligently as a trustee and an alumnus to continue to make Dean a place where students succeed. He created such excitement and energy when he addressed our students in October - urging them to find their passion and confidence and telling them that they will go farther than they can imagine. This gift will help the College expand the mentoring and support that Bill calls the 'primary ingredient of Dean's special sauce.'"
Green, known as a leader who seeks to "educate, energize and inspire" the more than 175,000 Accenture professionals around the globe, has credited this ability and his success in large part to his start at Dean College.
Visit the Dean College web site here.
Inflation and operating costs have far outpaced state spending on education
Inflation and operating costs have far outpaced state spending on education, putting intense financial pressure on a broad spectrum of school districts across the state, according to a preliminary report released yesterday.
The report, by the Massachusetts Department of Education, found that while healthcare, salaries, and special education program costs have escalated sharply, state funding has remained stagnant since 2003. As a result, cities and towns have had to shoulder a greater portion of the burden, raising property taxes and instituting fees for once-standard services, such as bus transportation and athletics, in order to make ends meet.The increased costs also mean that school districts are spending a smaller percentage of their budgets on student instruction and salaries for teachers, guidance counselors, and other employees who have direct contact with students, according to the report. On average, districts spent just 51 percent of their budgets on instruction, a decrease of 6 percentage points since 2002.
Read the full article in today's Boston Globe
Donation policy - first reading
Targeted donations under review
By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - The School Committee took the first step last night toward restricting what donations it will accept, potentially cutting off a future funding source for running the Red Brick School. |
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
School Committee Meeting Agenda
The agenda for the meeting can be found here (doc).
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Hat Lady - Susan Johnson
Hats off to having fun
By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - The Hat Lady has a confession: There was a time when she didn't like hats, even ones with flying pigs on them. |
The article includes a YouTube video clip of Susan and some of her many hats.
Dam, another expense to consider
Earthen dam poses risk to development
By Michael Morton/Daily News staff
FRANKLIN - A dam at the DelCarte conservation area is at risk of collapsing, according to a report released last week, a development that could threaten downstream homes. |
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Franklin Commuter Update
The worries about the Amtrak strike disrupting the commute into Boston can relax now, Amtrak has a reached deal. The new Associated Press article with the details can be found here.
Now, the MBTA/MBCR need to concentrate on running on schedule.
Where in Franklin? Answer #27
Ken Norman correctly identified the location of the odd looking devices in photo #27 as the vacuum cleaners at the East Central Street Car Wash located between McDonald's and the Town Municipal Building.
Thanks for playing "Where in Franklin?", Ken!
Stay tuned for the next photo.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Closing Comments (audio)
Time: 4 minutes, 35 seconds
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Exemptions, Snow budget, Fire station (audio)
Time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds
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Four Corners RFP Discussion (audio)
Time: 8 minutes, 39 seconds
Nutting, Pfeffer, McGann, Feeley, Doak, Bartlett, and Zollo speak
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