Friday, December 7, 2012
There will be a minimal impact on town government, but school officials said they could see a cut of about $75,000 in reimbursements.
Town Manager Jeff Hull said he doesn’t expect a major impact locally after a recently announced upcoming cut to local aid. Wilmington Public Schools, however, may have to look for alternatives due to one of the cuts. On Tuesday, Gov. Deval Patrick announced actual state revenues were significantly lower than projections, resulting in a $540 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2013. As a result, the governor announced he will be implementing $225 million in immediate budget cuts, some of which may impact Wilmington. “The reduction to the Special Education Circuit Breaker reimbursement will have an impact on the School Department,” said Director of Administration & Finance Paul Ruggiero. “Although we do not have any final figures as to …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Wilmington Board of Selectmen packed plenty of business into a 70-minute session.
Wilmington residents will soon have a new place to grab their coffee and donuts in the morning. The Board of Selectmen granted a Common Victualer's License to William Schofield Jr. at its meeting on July 16 at Town Hall. Schofield plans to open a Heav'nly Donuts franchise at 569 Main St. Schofield is aiming to open to the new shop on Aug. 13. Skip Moynihan makes it official One of the worst kept secrets in town became official on Monday, when Town Manager Michael Caira officially announced that Principal Assessor William "Skip" Moynihan would be retiring as of Nov. 30, 2012. Monyihan has worked for the town for 20 years and Caira said replacing him will be difficult. "Skip has been the consummate professional who has demonstrated his …
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Senator Bruce Tarr announced the figure late last week as a part of the recently signed state budget.
Editor's Note: The following information was provided by the office of Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr. Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) said late last week that the Fiscal Year 2013 state budget approved the previous week by the House and Senate contains a major boost for Wilmington in the form of increases in local aid and school funding. Wilmington is scheduled to receive $12,756,412 in local aid as part of the $32.5 billion state budget now on Governor Patrick’s desk. That includes $10,653,176 in Chapter 70 education aid, which represents a $467,069 increase in funding compared to last year. Wilmington will also receive $2,103,236 in Unrestricted General Government Aid to help pay for other essential municipal …
George Lingenfelter
9:12 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
Pseudonym Wayne, do you attend Town meeting every year or just stay home and participate by watching on TV and then make anonymous posts to the Patch? In my opinion you should start attending Town meeting in person so we can all hear and see you speak. The Annual Town meeting is scheduled for Saturday May 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM, not sure where it is being held this year though. You could also begin … more ›