Several of the following articles were taken from
reports in the Salem News, the internet and private E mails
Essex Heritage Events and Activities
October 3,
2015 • Rowley VFW, 19 Bradford St., Rowley, MA, 01969
Take a chance
on getting a winning hand at the Rowley Poker Run!
October 15,
2015 • The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, 01915
Join us for a
morning of engagement at one of the North Shore's oldest and most majestic
playhouses!
October 17,
2015 • Methuen, MA, 01844
Join the
Methuen Rail Trail Alliance for their monthly walk along the Methuen Rail Trail
October 17,
2015 • Salem Willows Park, 167 Fort Ave, Salem, MA, 01970
Celebrate
Halloween with some fitness fun for the whole family. RACE
REGISTRATION
October 25,
2015 • Railroad Street, Methuen, MA, 01844
Join the
Methuen Rail Trail Alliance for a moon walk along the Methuen Rail Trail
November 21,
2015 • Methuen, MA, 01844
Join the
Methuen Rail Trail Alliance for their monthly walk along the Methuen Rail Trail
Essex Heritage Initiatives
Since 1996,
The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage) has championed the
heritage development of Essex County by fostering public-private partnerships
that preserve and enhance the significant aspects of the region’s history,
cultural heritage and character.
We look
forward to working with you to promote the sustainability of this great
region. Some of our current initiatives include:
·
Teacher Workshops in place based education and service learning
·
Future Leaders/Youth Job Corps
and much, much more! Learn more about our
work here.
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Regional News
Danvers Hires 1st ever
Finance Director
Town
Manager Steve Bartha has picked Travis Ahern, a finance and policy analyst for
the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority for the newly created position of
finance director.
Bartha
told selectmen recently he had come to terms with Ahern after an extensive
search. He will make a yearly salary of $105,000, according to Human Resources
Director Stephen Delaney.
“He
has a chance to grow into this position in the long term,” Bartha told the
board.“I’m excited for the opportunity to help shape the new finance director
position,” Ahern said in an email. “I have experience taking a newly created
position, and while it can be challenging, it is also very rewarding.”
Ahern
has worked with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority since January 2014.
His work at the agency included the review and analysis of budgets. He also
created a monthly financial video series called “The Green Sheet,” to
disseminate financial information about the MWRA to a broad audience.
Before that, he worked as a financial analyst for Weston from June 1011 to
January 2014. While in Weston, Ahern also served as the acting assistant
treasurer from June 2013 to September 2013. Ahern also has a corporate financial
background as a portfolio associate auditor with State Street Corp., from 2007
to 2011.
Ahern,
30, grew up west of Boston. The Waltham resident said where he lives now is
advantageous, as he works on the North Shore, and his wife works at a school on
the South Shore. The post of finance director was created on the heels of the
retirement of longtime Town Accountant Leonard Marshall, who retired in June
and who did several jobs in his position, including serving as the town
accountant, DPW business manager, and both serving as chairman of the
Retirement Board and administering it.
Essex Regional Tech School News
Former
Beverly Superintendent William Lupini has been selected as the interim
superintendent at Essex Technical High School, with the possibility of him
taking the job on a permanent basis. The 1,100-student regional school
has been without a superintendent since Dan O'Connell announced his
retirement in July.
The
Essex Tech School Committee interviewed two finalists for the job on Thursday
night and unanimously selected Lupini, who is currently the superintendent
for the Brookline Public Schools. Marsha McDonough, a former superintendent at
Greater Lawrence Technical, was the other finalist.
The committee will begin negotiating a contract with
Lupini and hopes to have him on the job "as soon as we can,"
chairwoman Melissa Joy Teixeira said. "What it came down to is the
majority of the committee believed that Mr. Lupini could jump right in and get
started from Day 1 based on his experience," Teixeira said. The
interim superintendent position was advertised as lasting until June 30, 2016.
Teixeira said Lupini has expressed an interest in possibly staying longer.
Lupini's salary has not been determined. O'Connell
made about $197,000. Lupini earns $225,116 in Brookline, according to published
reports. Lupini, 55, served as the Beverly Superintendent from 1997 to
2004 before taking the job in Brookline. He said he told the Brookline School Committee
in July that he would be looking at other jobs but planned to serve until the
end of the 2015-2016 school year. He still lives in Beverly and said he
learned of the opening at Essex Tech in August. He decided to apply. Lupini
sent an email to Brookline staff and parents earlier this week informing them
that he had been named a finalist.
Salem
Five Bank to Honor Gibbons
In the middle of the month Joe Gibbons will be honored
for his long and successful service at the bank with a dinner at the Hawthorne
Hotel in Salem. I worked 20 years with Joe and look forward to the
evening,
North Shore Elder
Services
North Shore Elder Services is offering a seminar
series titled “Are you ready for prime time. The subjects include
social security, medicare, and other subjects interesting to seniors. All
the seminars are free but to get a listing of what is offered please go to
their website. Registration is required and can be done on the
website.
Recent Summer Reading
I have just finished reading The Hostage by WEB
Griffin. His book was an action thriller with many plot twists, across
many countries in Western Europe and South America as welled as Washington
D.C. I recommend this book if you like adventure, intrigue of that genre.
I
am just about to start a biography about Lyndon Johnson. The book was
researched and written by Doris Kearns Goodwin and I have enjoyed her work in
the past. More will be provided on this work in the future.
Death of Salem City Councillor Joe O'Keefe
My
condolences are offered to the O’ Keefe family. Joe was 82 at his death
just 4 years older than I and we grew up in the same general area by the Salem
Common. In our youth we were both involved in the Immaculate
Conception Parish in Salem. Joe was very involved in fire safety and was
an institution in Salem as he served 7 terms on the Salem City Council.
Rest in peace Joe for a job well done,
St John’s Prep News
Homecoming
- Saturday, October 3
We would love to see you and your family back on
campus for Homecoming on Saturday, October 3. Events will include the
Arts Showcase, alumni soccer game, varsity football vs. Malden Catholic,
varsity soccer vs. St. John’s Shrewsbury, Homecoming BBQ, and tours that
include the new High School Academic Building! More information and
registration can be found on the Homecoming webpage.
Alumni Mentors
The
Alumni Office has several opportunities to help alumni mentor Prep students. In
coordination with the St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Merit Scholarship program, a
student mentoring breakfast takes place in the fall. Alumni participate in
roundtable discussions about their career paths with Prep students.
During
the spring, alumni invite juniors and seniors from the SFX program to shadow
them for a half day out in the field. Alumni are also invited to speak to the
student Spire Society leadership group on Tuesday evenings throughout the
school year.
If
interested in volunteering as an alumni mentor for any of these programs,
please fill out this short form
or email Kristen Bowes, kbowes@stjohnsprep.org.
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Brother
Linus - Monday, October 5
The Prep's 30th annual Brother Linus Memorial Golf
Tournament will take place Monday, October 5 at The Golf Club at Turner Hill
in Ipswich, MA. More information including sponsorship opportunities,
registration, and a premier golf course raffle ticket can be found here.
Limited spots available
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