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NotThePTA.org: December 2014
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Thursday, December 11, 2014. So much for Perspective . In an attempt to balance the State budget, The Guv:. Never touched the $1 million set-aside for the benefit of Heritage Museums, a private non-profit organization; despite the fact that Heritage had already announced they did not intend to use the funds to make the public road improvements for which the funding had been intended. Who gave the go-ahead for the Sandwich Stadium work before the money was actually received? Randy Hunt said it best when h...
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NotThePTA.org: Can't find what you're looking for ?
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Sunday, January 04, 2015. Can't find what you're looking for? This site has been relocated . for the latest postings, please see www.NotThePTA.org. Posted by Bob Simmons. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Boston Globe - Budget Blues Blog. Center for Union Facts. Community School Funds - MGL. Mass Assoc of School Committees. Mass Assoc of School Superintendents. Mass Budget and Policy Center. Mass DOR - Levy Limit Guide NEW! Mass DOR Div. of Local Services. Mass DOR Prop 2 1/2 Guide NEW!
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NotThePTA.org: September 2014
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Friday, September 26, 2014. Missed Opportunity - - I'm sure SOMEBODY must. Have seen this guy nesting along the Service Road? The No-Gas crowd saved the best for last. The mind-numbing broadcast caused me to nod off more than a few times, but I have a distinct memory that one of the last speakers had a lovely English accent and spoke of the Town shredding Baby Birds in a wood chipper. On the other hand, more than a few of their neighbors thought they had been invited to a barroom brawl! Ironically, they ...
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NotThePTA.org: Got Gas ?
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Sunday, September 21, 2014. It may not stop the pipeline - but. It might improve the next Public Meeting! The latest installment of the "Don't Pass Gas in My Neighborhood" saga has gotten silly. Parishioners at Corpus Christi were treated to flyers on their windshield after Mass this week encouraging them to come berate the Selectmen about saving the trees. At least now we're admitting the problem is about a loss of trees and potential changes to their view or ambient sound levels. The Gas Company got ap...
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NotThePTA.org: LET'S FIND OUR 2020 VISION By Jim Pierce
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Tuesday, October 07, 2014. LET'S FIND OUR 2020 VISION By Jim Pierce. My crystal ball proved reasonably accurate. Please feel free to "reprint" the article with reference to its original publication date, if you like. LET'S FIND OUR 2020 VISION. During the week of February 14 the final piece in a giant puzzle was placed face up on the table for the selectmen and school committee. Now all those pieces have to be assembled into a Capital Asset Plan for Sandwich. What about public safety? There seems to be g...
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NotThePTA.org: January 2015
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Sunday, January 04, 2015. Can't find what you're looking for? This site has been relocated . for the latest postings, please see www.NotThePTA.org. Posted by Bob Simmons. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Boston Globe - Budget Blues Blog. Center for Union Facts. Community School Funds - MGL. Mass Assoc of School Committees. Mass Assoc of School Superintendents. Mass Budget and Policy Center. Mass DOR - Levy Limit Guide NEW! Mass DOR Div. of Local Services. Mass DOR Prop 2 1/2 Guide NEW! Mass Municipal Law Blog.
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NotThePTA.org: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 09, 2014. The Case With No Winners. UPDATE - The CCT is reporting that Dr. Johnson has not agreed to the settlement. The Town is still on the hook for $465,000 but no other details are available. From the Cape Cod Times: Sandwich to pay Johnson $500K. No surprise. But, it's too bad that winning a case doesn't actually produce any winners - unless you count the lawyers who benefited from a four year unsupervised billing orgy! Does anybody think it is unusual that a District would ban their...
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NotThePTA.org: A kick in the Ass-troTurf
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014. A kick in the Ass-troTurf. Initial reports are that Deval cut funding for the DeConto Stadium artificial turf from the budget . after the Town spent the money. This sounds like a $500,000 headache coming our way. You can see the Guv's thinking . If Sandwich taxpayers didnt want to fund the plastic grass, why should taxpayers from Quincy, Amherst, North Adams, etc. be forced to fund it. Probably an easy cut to defend - easier than cuts to child welfare at least! Not to fear o...
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NotThePTA.org: Site Policies
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The operators of this blog make no pretense about providing uncensored freedom of expression. All postings will be at the sole discretion of the System Administrator. The purpose of the site is to share "relevant" information and opinions - not to intentionally spread rumors and misinformation or provide a soapbox to every anonymous whack job with internet access. Management has very strong opinions and makes no claim to the contrary. Your mileage may vary. History (If anybody really cares! NotThePTA gre...
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NotThePTA.org: Mass General Law re: Community School Funds
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Mass General Law re: Community School Funds. Http:/ www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter71/Section71E. Colors added for emphasis only). The receipts held in such a separate account may be expended by said school committee without further appropriation for the purposes of the program or programs from which the receipts held in such account were derived. Or, in the case of the use of school property account, for expenses incurred in making school property available for such use,.
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