Volume 23, Number 27
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Friday, December 21, 2018
REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 13
School board votes on future programming By Bailey Wright Town Times
vote, the board released a final survey recently to give residents an opportunity to provide input on the fiThe Regional School District 13 nal decision. The survey can be Board of Education voted Tuesday to found on the Regional School Dispursue a single approach to school trict 13 website and will be available programming, as its moves towards until the weekend before the regular January’s final vote on the district’s Jan. 9 meeting. future grade configuration. The survey outlines two options, In preparation of next month’s and asks – would you prefer one
building track for all, with kindergarten through second grade in Brewster School and third through fifth grade in Memorial School; or two elementary schools, with grades kindergarten through fifth in both Brewster and Memorial schools. In both options, Strong Middle School would remain the same,
Star students, educator honored
housing sixth through eighth grades, and Coginchaug Regional High School with ninth through twelfth grades. Neither option includes Lyman School, which was deemed the most logical choice to be closed due to the condition of the building. Superintendent of School Kathryn Veronesi said the Strategic Visioning See Board, A5
Bridge closed; work on culvert replacement to take a year
By Bailey Wright Town Times
By Bailey Wright Town Times
This year’s district Teacher of the Year and Middlesex Superintendent Student Award recipients were recognized at Tuesday’s Regional School District 13 Board of Education meeting.
Beginning Friday, Dec. 21 Indian Lane Bridge will be closed to all traffic until the culvert is replaced about a year from now. An annual inspection last month found the culvert has “advanced deterioration,” officials said.
“Margaret Fiondella is a remarkable young woman,” said Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi. “She epitomizes Region 13’s core ethical values ...” See Awards, A3
Board of Education Chairman Bob Moore (left) poses with Teacher of the Year Tim Fisher and Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi at a Board of Education meeting in the Coginchaug Regional High School auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 11. | Bailey Wright, Town Times
“There was evidence of the ground shifting, which could be because of the wet weather we’ve had,” First Selectman Laura Francis said at Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting. With a recommendation from See Bridge, A9
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The Middlesex Superintendent/Student Award was given to seniors Margaret Fiondella and Cole Niedmann.