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“We have multiple funding mechanisms,” she told the committee and the packed library audience. “We might try to put money away in a stabilization fund, we might try to cover these expenses in the operational budget each year or we may want to borrow money.” Committee member Shirley Winer said that the committee had voted for this plan years prior, but that nothing had been done about it, and trying to sell residents of the seven Gateway communities on the added expense proved challenging. “Part of the resistance from the towns the last time we brought it up was because the laws had changed between the time we got authorization for the fund, and the last time we talked about putting money in it,” Eliason said. “Originally, it was up to the towns to approve expenditures from the fund, and now it can be done with the approval of the school committee.” FREE ST
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By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Motorists in the city – and the rest of Hampden County – who may be tempted not to bother to arrange for a designated driver may have an added incentive to be responsible this weekend because state police will have an added presence on the county roads this weekend. Col. Timothy P. Alben, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, has announced that troopers will set up a ‘sobriety checkpoint’ somewhere in Hampden County on Friday evening extending into Saturday morning so motorists may meet a trooper during their travels. Sobriety checkpoints are established routinely by troopers, usually on a weekend night, in various locations throughout the Commonwealth and Alben states that their purpose is “to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from our roadways.” Alben assures the public that cars will not be stopped arbitrarily and safety will be assured. He states that troopers will minimize the inconvenience caused by the checkpoints that will operate during varied hours and said that the public is notified before the fact to reduce any fear or anxiety that may be engendered in motorists who come upon the concentration of troopers conducting the operation. The sobriety checkpoints are made possible by a grant from the highway safety division of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
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By Peter Francis Staff Writer HUNTINGTON – At a meeting of the Gateway Regional School Committee last night, a course of action was discussed and tabled for the committee’s next meeting regarding a plan for maintenance and capital needs for the district beginning in 2014 and ending in 2023. Designed to handle maintenance projects ranging from replacements of flooring and WiFi access points around the district, to larger, big ticket capital items such as the replacement of building boilers and a district plow truck, the plan is seen as “an ongoing process of preventative care, repair, cleaning, and refreshing of the building, grounds, and technology infrastructure.” School Committee Chair Gretchen Eliason alluded that the district would need to get creative to pay for the projects. POCH ASSIC
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