Letters to the Editor

03/12/2010 09:38 AM EST - I would like to clarify a statement in (your story). Our first TA Search Committee did not resign because of perceived pressure to hire Mr.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:38 AM EST - First in a 3-part series By Dr. Thomas Jefferson Harvard Superintendent of Schools There is perhaps no great lightning rod in the debate about public education than the role of standardized testing.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:39 AM EST - I was reading the article in the Townsend Times on Friday, Feb. 26, titled, "Cut raises, not programs.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:40 AM EST - Superintendent Genovese has presented a tentative fiscal 2011 schools budget that reflects the reductions necessary to account for the loss of state funding and several immovable cost increases.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:42 AM EST - Many people in town may not be aware that a committee exists here to help elderly and disabled residents pay their property taxes.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:43 AM EST - By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on two roll calls and local senators' votes on four roll calls from the week of March 1-5.   Full Story

03/12/2010 09:45 AM EST - I am writing in response to this weekend's Shirley Town Meeting and the derogatory remarks made by Mr.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:00 AM EST - I am writing to clarify the article in the Shirley Oracle dated February 26, 2010. While the context of the article was accurate, I need to be clear that I was not calling for an override.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:06 AM EST - This letter is written to express my deep gratitude and appreciation for all those who worked hard to make the recent Shirley special town meeting on school regionalization a great success.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:10 AM EST - By Malcolm Reid Shirley School Superintendent Last Saturday indeed was an important day for the entire Shirley community.   Full Story

03/12/2010 10:12 AM EST - America faces very serious challenges. The country remains stuck in the most severe recession since the Great Depression.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:38 PM EST - One of the most important issues in decades will be decided on Saturday, March 6 at 10 a.m. in the Shirley Middle School Auditorium; whether or not the Town of Shirley will partner with the Town of Ayer in a Regional School District.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:38 PM EST - Massachusetts general law, ch. 76 sec. 12 reads "Any child, with the consent of the school committee of the town where he resides, may attend, at the expense of said town, the public schools of another town, upon such terms as may be fixed by the two committees.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:39 PM EST - On March 6, 2010 at 10 a.m., the people of Shirley will make the most consequential vote in recent history that may forever alter our town.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:39 PM EST - I have withheld putting my opinion into any paper, for a simple reason, my opinion on towns issues, having lived here since 1989, is just that.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:39 PM EST - I'm a parent of a second grade student in Ayer. I've loved living here for 12 years and appreciate all this wonderful town has to offer.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:40 PM EST - This Saturday, March 6 is a very important day for the citizens of Shirley. A Special Town Meeting will consider whether or not to regionalize the school districts in Shirley and Ayer.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:40 PM EST - The Ayer-Shirley regionalization plan is neither all good nor all bad, but the cons outweigh the pros.   Full Story

03/05/2010 02:40 PM EST - The facts have been made clear: Shirley can no longer afford not to move forward with a sound plan that helps restore both its fiscal health and educational opportunities for students.   Full Story

03/05/2010 09:43 AM EST - My name is Jesse Reich, I'm Vice Chair of Ayer's Finance Committee and I'm running as a Democrat for State Representative for the 1st Middlesex District.   Full Story