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Congratulations on a great season LHS Pioneers baseball
Selectmen vote to adopt Complete Streets program By Christopher Roberson
ed by the state in 2014. In terms of funding, Fitzgerhe Board of Selectmen vot- ald said, the state Department ed unanimously on June 18 of Transportation allocated to bring the Complete Streets $12.5 million for Complete program to Lynnfield. Streets in 2016. He said there “It’s a new focus on trans- is a three-tier funding proportation; there certainly cess, which includes adoptis not a one-size-fits-all ap- ing a Complete Streets poliproach,” said James Fitzger- cy, project prioritization and ald, director of transporta- project approval. Fitzgerald tion for Environmental Part- said the state typically reimners Group. burses communities for projHe also said increasing the ects up to $38,000. width of roadways is no lonBoard of Selectmen Vice ger a common practice as it Chairman Philip Crawford only encourages speeding. cast his full support to adopt“Wide travel lanes are real- ing Complete Streets. “This is ly a thing of the past,” said a fantastic complement to our Fitzgerald. “Anytime you’re roads program,” he said. “This tightening the roadway, trav- is a great addition to what el speeds tend to decrease.” we’ve been doing.” He said roundabouts are also Town Administrator Robvery effective mechanisms to ert Dolan said that although promote traffic calming. state funding has been reAccording to masscomplet- duced in other areas, investestreets.com, 206 communi- ments are still being made in ties have registered for the program since it was adopt-
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Pioneers Baseball Head Coach John O’Brien is shown with players Cooper Marengi, Nicholas Giammarco and Jonathan Luders as they display the North Division 3 finalist trophy after the Pioneers’ heartbreaking season loss to Austin Prep at LeLacheur Park in Lowell on Sunday, June 17. See story and photos on page 9. (Advocate photo by Dave Sokol)
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Superintendent receives “exemplary and proficient” evaluation ratings By Christopher Roberson
was “very impressed across the board.” “These are happy placuperintendent of Schools es to be, you go in there and Jane Tremblay recently re- you always get a good vibe,” ceived stellar results from the he said. School Committee on her anSchool Committee Vice nual performance evaluation. Chairperson Richard Sjoberg “The School Committee views said the results of this year’s her as an exceptional educa- evaluation show a marketable tional leader,” said Chairperson improvement over last year. Jamie Hayman during the June He said his biggest takeaway 19 meeting. “Superintendent was to see all the work that is Tremblay continues to move being done on a daily basis on the district forward.” the classroom level. He said Tremblay either met Hayman said communicaor exceeded the four goals she tion is one of the few areas had presented to the commit- where there is “room for ontee in September 2017. They going development,” and he included professional prac- urged Tremblay to bolster her tice, student learning, district “two-way dialogue with parimprovement and social emo- ents.” tional learning. He said TremHe also spoke about the viblay was rated as “exemplary tal importance of school safeand proficient” in the other ar- ty. “This is an area that needs to eas of the evaluation. continue to evolve as it is unThe amount of positive der a societal microscope,” said feedback from Tremblay’s col- Hayman. leagues was staggering. “I’m However, Hayman spoke not going to read through ev- about school safety and comerything, in the spirit of time,” munication as being areas for said Hayman. continued growth, not as critSchool Committee Member icisms. “You can celebrate sucPhilip McQueen said he recently toured the schools and
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RATINGS | SEE PAGE 3