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Volume LX No. 16 “Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration.” – Lou Erickson Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Privatization
on the menu?
Three companies respond to
school district’s call for proposals
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor take a side on whether or not
justin@duxburyclipper.com
privatization should happen,
The School Committee however.
hasn’t made a decision yet Chartwells was one of
on whether or not to privatize three companies to respond to
the school lunch program, but a request for proposal put out
a group of concerned parents by the school district, along
want to make sure their con- with Woodsons and Aramark.
cerns are heard on nutritional “I was very pleased with
issues. the vendors and their empha-
A panel led by district sis on communication,” Nau-
Business Administrator Susan man said, noting the compa-
Nauman gave a presentation nies’ dedication to things like
at Wednesday’ School Com- health-based initiatives, farm-
mittee meeting, recommend- ers markets, grants. “They try
ing that if lunch functions are to make it a community affair A LITTLE OFF THE TOP: A crane lifts off the top of the steeple on the First Parish Church on Thursday
privatized, the schools go with morning. The steeple is being replaced with a fiberglass replica. Photo by Justin Graeber
Chartwells. The group did not continued on page 6
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Anne Ward and John Heinstadt switch seats at Wednesday’s School Committee reorganization meeting.
Ward was elected chairwoman and Heinstadt was voted vice chairman.
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor Heinstadt, who served as members” on the board.
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chairman during his first term, “I think Anne has the lead-
The Duxbury School pointed out that the other se- ership qualities that we need Women and Retirement:
Committee has a familiar face nior member of the board, in the next year,” Magnuson
in the head chair, but not until Anne Ward, has been chairman said. Put Some ‘Life’ in the Mix
some debate about recent divi- more recently, so the natural “I think the key for us Planning for retirement is a complex undertaking for all of us, but
sions on the board and the best succession would be for him moving forward is to focus on for women, it’s especially challenging.
way to move forward. to move from vice chairman to the work,” said Ward of her One reason is that women live longer than
chairman.
men, so they have more years of retirement to
The first order of business own candidacy. “I think the prepare for. Another is that they spend more
at last Wednesday’s School “They both served us well, job of the chairman is to not to of their active years out of the workforce — in
Committee was to reorganize however, last year John filled focus on personal differences many cases, raising children or caring for ag-
the board after the March elec- in quite a bit as chairman last but to make the meetings run ing relatives — which gives them less opportu-
tions, which saw newcomers year and I feel he did an ex- as smoothly as possible.” nity to build up retirement savings and private
cellent job,” said Connolly.
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Gary Magnuson and Mary Ward was elected chair-
Lou Buell elected. Current “To me, it makes sense that woman in a 4-1 vote, with David W. Shea, As a result, women wind up more dependent
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committing dozens of vehicle Over the course of the
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stolen items to residents who from their vehicles and several
may have been victimized. have identified some of the re-
An Apple Hill Lane resi- covered items as being theirs,
dent called Duxbury Police at police said.
approximately 5:10 a.m. on Murphy was brought
Friday to report that someone to court for arraignment on
was breaking into his car, ac- charges of breaking and enter-
cording to a statement from ing a motor vehicle, larceny,
Duxbury Police Chief Stephen receiving stolen property, be-
Doherty. Responding Officer ing a minor in possession of
Dan McGonagle located a ve- alcohol, and possession of
hicle matching the description burglarious tools. Murphy was
given by the homeowner and also issued a citation for pos-
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