THE CHIEFTAIN MAGAZINE
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 ISSUE NO. 5
C. C. C.
COVERÂ CREDITS Grace Fiori
CHIEF EDITOR Grace Fiori
CONTRIBUTORS Bea Ogden, Lexi Richard, Mark Iyer, Grace Fiori, Katie Coen, Madeline Zacchini, Joshua Cordio
PHOTO CREDITS Gettty Images, Canva, Roots Natural Foods, Pexels, Ms. Grigas, Grace Fiori, Ms. Kong and the Digital Photography Classes
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1..............HOLE IN THE WALL 15...NASHOBA IN PICTURES 3...........TOP SONGS OF 2019 11.............ALL STAR ATHLETES 6..............NEWSEUM CLOSES DEVELOPMENTS IN 5.............LAB GROWN MEAT 23.............2020 IN 3 WORDS
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HOLE IN THE WALL THE CHIEFTAIN PRESS RECENTLY WENT TO ROOTS NATURAL FOODS MARKET + KITCHEN IN LEOMINSTER, WHERE YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING FROM BATH SALTS TO VEGAN CAESAR SALAD.
Roots Natural Foods Market in Leominster,
specializes in featuring brands and products
tucked away in a row of unassuming
that accommodate a variety of allergies,
commercial buildings, is an unexpected
sensitivities, and meal plans, but offers such
delight every time you cross the threshold,
a wide range of options that the market is
always offering the possibility to discover
suitable for anyone looking for local, organic
something new. The front area is filled with
produce or snacks made out of wholesome
housewares and goods from local and
ingredients.
environmentally conscious brands. To your right the busy kitchen and juice bar opens up,
Roots keeps stocked in a range of produce,
with a stream of people ordering a cup of
health products, staple items, and food
coffee, catching up over an acai bowl in the
selections that are organic, local, sustainably
comfortable seating area, and working
sourced, and made from whole ingredients.
productively with a vegan pastry beside
They offer a variety of spices and staple
them.
ingredients, even bath salts, that you can buy in bulk, helping to reduce cost and
Straight back from the entrance, a huge
unnecessary packaging. Three different
market opens up like a secret garden. Roots
flavors of kombucha are offered on tap, and
THE VEGAN KALE CAESAR SALAD WITH TEMPEH BACON? OR A VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE BLUEBERRY SCONE WITH MAPLE DRIZZLE? OR JUST A WELL BREWED CUP OF COFFEE?
refillable glass bottles entice you to come back and try them all. Roots is a place to go all year round, not just in the first ten days of wellness-obsessed January. Whether picking up basic staple ingredients, or searching for a certain kind of fruit, the market offers a variety of whole foods. In the kitchen, grab a cup of soup and a turmeric chai latte in the middle of a cold winter day. Order a refreshing juice full of nourishing and sustaining veggies and fruits, as well as the option to throw in fun add-ins like bee pollen (because, why not?).Their juice and smoothie options are creative and always delicious. Greens are paired with
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citrus and sweet pineapple. Peanut butter and coconut milk makes for a creamy protein packed drink. Lavender and apple are partnered for a subtle but delicious end product. If you are looking for a sweet treat, or simply need to grab some milk and a loaf of bread, or are ordering Friday night takeout, Roots offers it all, always with wholesome
ROOTS NATURAL FOODS MARKET + KITCHEN
ingredients that deliver flavor without compromising nutrition.
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MIGHT WE RECOMMEND
With the year 2019 wrapped up, the the top hits, albums and artists of the year have been debated and reviewed extensively. Both new and established artists have been awarded the best album, song, chart-topper, and most streamed.
on the music platform this year. Post Malone was the most streamed artist with over 6.5 billion streams, followed by Billie Eilish, the 17 year old singersongwriter, and Ariana Grande. Post Malone placed in each of the top three music categories, which include top artists, top songs, and top albums.
Billie Eilish, a first time grammy nominee, was recognized for her album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, which had 6 billion streams. Her song “bad guy” ranks as the second-most-streamed song of the year.
Ariana Grande’s album thank u, next earned her spot as the third most streamed artist, as well as the moststreamed female of the decade. Her song “7 rings” was in the top five most streamed songs this year.
2019’s most streamed song on Spotify was “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello. It earned over 1 billion streams.
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Spotify released a list of top artists played
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WRITTEN BY MADELINE ZACCHINI
Altura” by Rosalía and J Balvin ft. El Guincho, “Lose You to Love Me” by Selena Gomez, and “The Greatest” by Lana Del Rey.
On Billboard charts, “Old Town Road” came in first, followed by “Sunflower” and “Without Me.”The most streamed podcasts included The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, and Gemischtes Hack.
In decade reflections, CNN recognized the many artists that had transformed music over the course of the 2010’s, including Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and Taylor Swift.
Beyonce was recognized for her domination of popular music, credited for changing the way artists released their albums and releasing popular songs on her own. Kendrick Lamar was praised for taking rap to the next level. Drake mixed hip-hop and pop, creating a new genre. Kanye West continuously shocked the public, and Taylor Swift fought for the rights to her music while having her new songs reach top on the charts.
As 2020 signals the start of a new decade, music will surely continue to evolve, pioneered by an ever-changing group of innovating artists and consumers.
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CISUM NI
Vulture’s top three songs included “Con
WRITTEN BY BEA OGDEN Imagine a world where a hamburger did not come from a cow, but from a Petri dish. This sounds like something from a science fiction film, but lab grown meat is real.
The process of growing meat in a lab was invented by Mark Post in 2013. His revolutionary invention proved that by extracting and using stem cells from a cow while mimicking the conditions in which the cells need to survive in a petri dish, he could grow beef. While the process works and the meat it produces is legitimate, the texture of the meet lacked the tenderness that most people value.
Luke A. MacQueen, a bio engineering research assistant at Harvard University helped create a more realistic texture for the lab grown meat. He describes Post’s process as simply growing a “pile of cells” which lacks the fibrous, tender texture of traditional meat. MacQueen was able to incorporate proteins and gelatin into the meat which gave it a much more authentic texture. He also has figured out a way to make more than just beef: “a chicken breast or a piece of shrimp or steak or a liver — all of those are things that we could make.”
While lab grown meat is still in the “works” MacQueen and Post both anticipate that lab grown meat is going to explode with popularity. One concern is the cost of the meat, but with mass production of it and the continuation of efficiency, the price should reduce as well.
Even though Lab Grown Meat has its supporters, making it mainstream will be difficult. Traditional animal meat is part of American culture, so to alter the process of “meat making” could come as a cultural shock to the American people. The goal of lab grown meat is to reduce the environmental impacts of slaughterhouses and inhumane treatment of animals; introducing it to a widespread group of consumers would help make this goal possible on a large-scale.
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DEVELOPMENTS IN FOOD LAB GROWN MEAT
WRITTEN BY JOSHUA CORDIO On the last day before the new year,
From the start, the project was ambitious. It
Washington D.C.’s Newseum closed after
cost $450 million for the building’s
11 years. Located on Pennsylvania Avenue
construction. To compensate, ticket prices
the museum was a showcase of America’s
were high, starting at $25 for adults and $18
journalism throughout history.
for kids. With the high ticket prices, the Newseum couldn’t compete with the other
The many exhibits displayed in the
free, popular museums that surrounded it on
Newseum featured historic moments from
the National Mall. The Newseum was a
the recent past, including a bent antenna
symbol of American’s freedom of speech
from the World Trade Center that was
and the history of the news. Inside the
recovered after the attacks on September
museum was a wall filled with newspapers
11th, the Watergate door from President
from every year of United States history.
Nixon’s impeachment, and the largest piece
One exhibit featured headlines showing
of the Berlin wall. All of these artifacts will
important events from America’s past.
go into storage as the Newseum hopes to eventually reopen some time in the
After their decision was announced, Johns
future.Economic troubles were a major
Hopkins University purchased the Newseum
factor in the museum’s decision to shut
property for $372.5 million to use as a place
down. The Freedom Forum Institute was the
for it’s graduate programs. The Newseum
principal funder of the Newseum. Their
closing down will be a loss for everyone
president Gene Policinski says, “You dream
seeking to learn more about America’s
big, and what we found was this building is
history and the role journalists play in it, but
simply too expensive to operate and to keep
The Freedom Forum Institute will continue
it as a world class place.” The institute is
their efforts to educate the country on the
still continuing their mission by means of
importance of the first amendment and the
public programs, online initiatives, and
importance of a free press.
traveling exhibits.
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NEWSEUM CLOSES DOWN
WRITTEN BY BEA OGDEN AND LEXI RICHARD
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AIS AND NASHOBA CELEBRATE MANUFACTURING MONTH
Interior Systems Furniture Manufacturing Company (AIS) in Leominster, MA. The purpose of the field trip was to expose students to real-world applications of their classes and to celebrate Manufacturing Month.
Nashoba’s relationship with AIS began when Mrs. Marotta (Instructional Technology Teacher & Department Chair for Business and Tech Ed) had seen AIS featured on a local television program and reached out to the company to explore a partnership with the high school. With AIS in mind, Ms. Foley and Ms. Grigas adopted the design thinking ideology and had students design a better classroom space to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of students. AIS employees then attended the presentations of each of the students and judged their pitch.
Ms. Grigas, a Business teacher at Nashoba stated, “[AIS] has been able to provide real world situations to our business kids which is a really big focus as a business teacher, you know, allowing students to be able to understand what opportunities in the future look like within the business world.” In fact, last year, AIS offered an internship to DECA president, Kam Gilchrest. Kam was able to gain the experience that the internship offered before he went to college.
Bruce Plazman, CEO, hopes that students get a feel for what a business is made up of. He wants the teens to understand how the success of AIS stemmed primarily from the cohesive effort of all departments. He also stressed that the success of AIS was from hard work, not laziness. He believes that real success comes from passion and perseverance, not luck. Business students, Ben Myers, Jim Webster, Liam Olsen, Colin Burke, Paul Dean, Tyler Ojerholm, Amelia Pallotta, and Nate Maynard each won a $25 Visa gift card for giving a successful sales pitch about the ‘Natick Chair’ (an existing chair that AIS manufactures). The gesture of the gift card carried more than a monetary valuerepresenting the benefits and importance of successful sales pitches in the real-world.
The Tech-Ed students also had an amazing day celebrating Manufacturing Month with AIS and spent time engineering a stool prior to their visit. Junior, Kelan Montgomory, won the award for best stool design because his plan was practical and simple. Kellen is going to build his stool at Nashoba with the help of a few mentors from AIS. Mr. LeBlanc, woodshop teacher, believes that the students benefited from seeing modern manufacturing and learning from different engineers. He thinks that going to AIS with the engineering students could become a yearly trip.
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On October 8, Nashoba Business and Tech Ed classes went on a field trip to Affordable
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The NCAA’s top decision makers have agreed, through a vote, that athletes should be able to profit from their name, image, and likeness, according to ESPN. This means that the NCAA will start working to create new rules that will allow for student-athletes to accept sponsorship deals.
This means that athletes can now endorse things like sports drinks, shoes, businesses, or other types of products and servicesThis action comes following the state of California passing a law allowing players to make money from their name, image, and likeness, which will go into effect in January of 2023. According to the Washington Post, many states have started following California’s example and introduced bills, including Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania.
At the federal level, Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC) has introduced a federal bill that would change the federal tax code in a way that would allow college athletes to do the same thing, according to ESPN. With these new laws though, come concerns about talent discrimination.
Senator Mitt Romney commented on the matter, saying he believes it is unfair if a few studentathletes are “driving around in Ferraris,” according to ESPN. The NCAA is working on rules to regulate this, but that doesn’t mean there still won’t be problems with those rules.
In an interview with First Take, Tim Tebow, former NFL quarterback, spoke against the rule, saying “So let’s say there’s a great player he has a game – four games in a row where he kills it to the start of the year and a booster says hey if you come here we’re gonna give you this, this, and this, and you’re going to get five endorsements worth this much money. Now he’s gonna stop playing, maybe redshirt, like we see D’Eriq King doing right now, and then switching schools cause he’s going to go where the money is.”
Though this new rule is a big step towards allowing student-athletes to start getting sponsorships, it is going to be difficult for the NCAA to smooth out the rules so both the athletes and the schools are happy.
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NCAA VOTES TO ALLOW COLLEGE ATHLETE SPONSORSHIPS
AFTER EVERY SEASON, COACHES IN EACH DIVISION SELECT ALL STAR PLAYERS FROM THE MID-WACH LEAGUE. THIS 2019 FALL SPORTS SEASON, MANY NASHOBA ATHLETES WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SKILL AND DEDICATION, FROM GOLF TO FIELD HOCKEY.
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COMPILED BY KATIE COEN AND GRACE FIORI
L S A L T BOYS' SOCCER GIRLS' SOCCER
FIRST TEAM: MITCH SCANLON AND NICK CUDMORE
SECOND TEAM: JONATHAN HARNETT AND PETER MAITLAND
LEAGUE MVP: ABBY MCNULTY
FIRST TEAM: HOLLY CUDMORE, JETTA OSKIRKO, AND JULIA SIDOPOLOUS
VOLLEYBALL
FIRST TEAM: EMILY KEAVENEY AND IBBY SONIA
GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY
ELISE CARLIN, HANNA FISH, AVA KLEIN, AND ROSE O’RIORDEN
BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY
COLE CLERICUZIO, FREDDY COLLINS, AILIN OBERLIES, AND DYLAN WALEN
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AR S '1'9 SECOND TEAM: CARLEIGH CAMPANA
GOLF
MAX QUINN AND PAUL DEAN
FOOTBALL JACK BONAZZOLI, JOE FLANNERY, CHAD HINCKLEY, AIDAN LEE, NICK ROMASCO, AND CONNOR SALMON
LEAGUE MVP: GIGI FAY FIRST TEAM: KAYLA BALAS, CAYLIE MCMAHON, ERICA SPALLONE, KIRA SPEDDEN, AND MADELINE ZACCHINI
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FIELD HOCKEY
A RECAP OF THE 2020 GOLDEN GLOBES WRITTEN BY GRACE FIORI
THE 2020 GOLDEN GLOBES WERE HELD THIS PAST SUNDAY, JANUARY 5TH, HOSTED FOR THE 5TH TIME BY COMEDIAN RICKY GERVAIS. IT WAS A NIGHT WHERE THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL DISCUSSIONS CURRENTLY RUNNING RAMPANT THROUGH HOLLYWOOD, AND THE WORLD AS A WHOLE, WERE PLACED IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE VARIOUS ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES, NOMINATIONS, AND MONOLOGUES. Patricia Arquette, accepting best supporting actress in a series for “The Act” relayed in her speech, “While I love my kids so much, I beg of us all to give them a better world.” Ellen Degeneres, accepting the Carol Burnett Award recognizing a lifetime achievement in television, expressed concern for the Australian wildfires currently devastating the continent. Ellen was the second person to be recognized by the Carol Burnett Award, while Tom Hanks was also recognized at the Golden Globes, receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
praised, being awarded best musical or comedy, screenplay, and Brad Pitt winning best supporting actor. Best TV series, drama, went to HBO’s “Succession” and best TV series, musical or comedy, went to Amazon Prime’s “Fleabag.” The award for best motion picture, drama went to “1917.” In his acceptance speech, Sam Mendes, “1917” director, seemed to touch upon the most monumental change to the film industry as of late: the introduction of streaming platforms and the praise their productions have been receiving.This sentiment seemed to be reflected in the awards distributed on Sunday; Netflix had 35 nominations, but left with only 2 wins. As Mendes accepted the award, he announced to the audience a wish for the future: “I hope this means that people will turn up and see this on the big screen, the way it was intended.”
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Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood,” was well
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NASHOBA IN PICTURES
A SELECTION OF WORK CREATED BY THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES AT NASHOBA, TAUGHT BY MS. KONG. PHOTO: NATALIE STRAUB
EDDIE REILLY
MEGAN IRVIN
NYLAH ERICKSON
XENIA PEOPL
ALLY KERR
CRISTINA BONFIGLIO
ZACH FISCHER
ZACH FISCHER
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A CHRONICLE OF RECENT EVENTS AT NASHOBA WRITTEN BY GRACE FIORI
When local news reported that Principal
A CRIMINAL CASE PROSECUTING FORMER NASHOBA TEACHER MRS. DOROTHY VERACKA, SURROUNDING INAPPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HER AND A FORMER NASHOBA STUDENT, HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. ARTICLES WERE FIRST RELEASED AFTER MRS. VERACKA’S ARRAIGNMENT, WHERE SHE WAS FORMALLY CHARGED WITH THREE FELONIES AND PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE CHARGES.
DiDomenico may have been told that Mrs. Veracka communicated inappropriately with a student, months prior to the police investigation, there was widespread concern about the culture at the high school, and the role of school leaders in the events detailed in the criminal charges. As we begin the complex process of moving forward as a school and a community, discover unsettling realities, and allow space for open dialogue, the exact details remain unknown. Because it is a case that involves the school, and a minor, and a very difficult subject, assumptions have been made, and some questions remain unable to be answered by administrators or others due to legal responsibilities. The Chieftain Press obtained public records currently available from the open case, to clearly outline the facts and findings that are public knowledge. We chronicle the events detailed in these documents, not in an attempt to sensationalize or draw attention to, but to clarify information that has been released, concerning what
"WE CHRONICLE THE EVENTS DETAILED IN THESE DOCUMENTS, NOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO SENSATIONALIZE OR DRAW ATTENTION TO, BUT TO CLARIFY INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED..."
was placed on leave, following the criminal complaint filed against her by the Lancaster Police Department. Records filed at Clinton District Court contain the criminal complaint filed by the Lancaster Police Department, stating the charges and causes. As well as a statement of facts filed in support of an application for a criminal complaint, and multiple affidavits filed in support of search warrants were issued by the Lancaster Police Department. Affidavits are verified statements of facts, the written equivalent of swearing an oath to tell the truth. However, the information contained in the affidavit comes from the officer’s notes while interviewing individuals and may not necessarily be an exact account of what happened. Lancaster police issued various search warrants during the investigation, including one for data held on Nashoba Regional High School servers, data owned by Snap. Inc., owner of Snapchat, the personal phone of Mrs. Veracka, and the laptop assigned to her as a teacher and owned by Nashoba Regional School District. As noted in the statement of facts filed during the Lancaster Police Department’s application for a criminal complaint, the 3 offenses charged against Mrs. Veracka took place between September 1, 2018 and March of 2019, while Mrs. Veracka was a teacher at Nashoba and the juvenile was a student at Nashoba.
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happened before and after Mrs. Veracka
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As stated in the Affidavit in Support of
That same day on September 25th, Sergeant
Application for Search Warrant written by
Mortimer of the Lancaster Police
Sergeant Patrick E. Mortimer, an individual
Department received the 51A report,
had discovered in June 2019 that Mrs.
“alleging sexual exploitation of a 16-year-
Veracka was communicating
old male resident from Lancaster.”
inappropriately with a student at Nashoba. The person told police they had reported it
On Friday, September 27th, 2019 there was
to Principal DiDomenico in June, who told
a forensic interview at the Children’s
the individual that he would, as stated in the
Advocacy Center of Worcester Country.
affidavit, “investigate the incident.”
The juvenile, their parents, forensic interviewer Gina Melendez and Sergeant
On September 20th, 2019 the police were
Christine Duggan of the Lancaster Police
first notified of inappropriate digital
Department were present.
communication when the individual spoke with an officer at the Bolton Police
On September 29, 2019, NRSD’s
Department. The individual reported that
Superintendent Clenchy announced in a
they had found out, from another person,
message to the community that Mrs.
about inappropriate photos sent from a
Veracka had been placed on leave.
teacher at Nashoba Regional High School to a juvenile. They went to the police after
During a special meeting of the NRSD
finding out that the teacher was still
School Committee on November 13, 2019,
working at Nashoba Regional High School
Chairwoman Kathy Codianne said that the
in September.
School Committee was informed by the Superintendent, on September 29, 2019, that
On Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 a
a high school teacher would be placed on
51A report was filed with the Department of
administrative leave. Chairwoman Codianne
Children and Families by Detective Jason
elaborated that no further details were
Puri of the Bolton Police Department, as
provided to the School Committee because
noted in Sgt. Mortimer’s affidavit. 51A
they are not involved in personnel issues.
reports are required to be filed with the Department of Children and Families when
On September 30, 2019, Mrs. Veracka went
suspecting or hearing allegations of child
to the Lancaster Police Department and
abuse or neglect. Mandated reporters, like
spoke with two police officers during an
private or public school administrators and
audio and video recorded interview.
teachers, law enforcement officers, and social workers, are required to immediately
On October 2nd, 2019 a search warrant was
orally report any alledges of abuse to DCF
issued for data held on the computer server
and then within 48 hours file a written
at Nashoba Regional High School, as well
report to DCF.
as Mrs. Veracka’s personal phone, and the laptop owned by Nashoba Regional School District and assigned to her.
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On October 3rd, 2019 at 10:00 am Sergeant
During the special school committee
Mortimer got a thumb drive with data from
meeting held on November 13th, a decision
the NRHS Google Classroom vault server.
was made to move forward with conducting
Data was taken from the time period of
an external investigation using an outside
September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
law firm, as requested by members of the
The laptop and phone were obtained and, as
community. The school committee decided,
of October 2019, were located in the
during a meeting on November 20th, to not
Lancaster Police Department evidence
place Superintendent Clenchy on
room.
administrative leave.
On October 4th, 2019 Sergeant Mortimer
On November 25, 2019, Mrs. Veracka
filed a statement of facts in support of an
appeared in Clinton District Court for a pre-
application for a criminal complaint; the
trial conference. The Stow Independent
complaint was issued and attested that same
reported that Assistant District Attorney,
day.
Paige Barton, requested a second pre-trial hearing for probable cause because of new
On October 28th, 2019 the School
evidence: a USB drive. On this basis, it was
Committee was informed by the
determined by Judge Dennis Sergeant that
superintendent that Mrs. Veracka would be
proceedings would continue until January
in Clinton District Court the next day. The
31, 2020. It is unclear at this time if the case
arraignment was held on October 29th,
will move to a grand jury in Worcester
2019 at Clinton District Court.
Superior Court.
On November 4th, in a message to the Nashoba community, Superintendent Clenchy announced that, “based on an investigation that we conducted…” Mrs. Veracka had been terminated from her position.
During a December 18th NRSD School Committee meeting, Chairwoman Codianne read an email sent by attorney Tim Norris, who is investigating administrator’s actions in response to the criminal charges against Mrs. Veracka. The Stow Independent reported that Mr. Norris relayed in his
A letter signed by members of the community, published in early November, requested an external investigation and for Principal DiDomenico and Superintendent Clenchy to be placed on administrative leave. On November 7th, Principal DiDomenico was placed on paid administrative leave, “to prevent distractions and ensure that faculty and students can focus…” as stated by Superintendent Clenchy in a letter to the community.
message that he has interviewed 10 individuals, ranging from staff members at the school to members from outside agencies, as well as reviewed a range of documents and other materials provided by school personnel. Mr. Norris is also asking community members with information related to the investigation to contact him, by phone or email which can be found at nmplabor.com. As reported by the Stow Independent, Mr. Norris asked that the school committee, “please pass along to the community [his] invitation, whether they are school staff, students, or parents, to contact [him] if they have information pertinent to this investigation.”
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WE ASKED STAFF AND STUDENTS AT NASHOBA TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR IN ONLY THREE WORDS, HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY...
EMPATHY ADVENTURE BALANCE
JUST LIVE LIFE
HEALTH GRATITUDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMING SOON FIGHT THE BEGINNINGS, POWER CLARITY
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