Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Evan Berwick would become one of the youngest elected officials in the state.
Less than a year after he received his diploma from Seekonk High School, Evan Berwick may be looking to return to the school district as an elected leader. The 2012 Seekonk High alumnus recently pulled papers for a potential run in the April school committee election for two seats. If he were to win a seat, Berwick would become one of the youngest elected officials in Massachusetts and follow in the footsteps of School Committee Chair Mitch Vieira. He was first elected in 2009, a little less than two years after graduating from Seekonk High. Berwick attends the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, R.I., according to his profile on Facebook. He did not respond to Seekonk Patch's email request for an interview. It could be…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
David Mullen and David Abbott will serve through April.
With two unanimous votes, the Seekonk Board of Selectmen and School Committee on Wednesday night appointed David Mullen and David Abbott to fill vacant seats on the school committee. The new committee members will finish the terms of Fran Creamer and David Quinn, who recently resigned because they are moving out of Seekonk. Both terms end in April. Six of the seven applicants who had applied for the seats were drilled with questions from selectmen, school committee members and a resident. Mullen and Abbott were the only applicants who said they did not plan to run for election in April. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Simple, fast …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Two people will be selected to fill vacant committee seats.
Two former school committee members, a former selectman and a TV talk show host are among the seven people who have applied to fill the two vacant seats on the Seekonk School Committee. A panel that includes the town's selectmen and school committee members will make the appointments at next week's Board of Selectmen meeting. Those who submitted applications are former School Committee members David Abbott and Shane Halajko, former Selectman/Veterans Agent Don Kinniburgh, David Mullen, Bill Woods, Kyle Rose and Jeffrey Starr Mararian. Letters of interest and talent bank forms submitted by the applicants are attached to this article. The committee vacancies were created by the recent resignations of Fran Creamer and David Quinn, who are …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Fran Creamer will step down Dec. 21.
For the second time in two weeks, a Seekonk School Committee member has resigned. Fran Creamer announced at the meeting Monday night that she would step down Dec. 21 because she and her husband are moving to Jacksonville, Fla. David Quinn submitted a resignation letter Nov. 20 stating he planned to leave Seekonk. Creamer has served on the committee since 2006. She also served from 1997 to 2000. The Board of Selectmen and school committee will vote on replacements for Creamer and Quinn Dec. 19. School committee Chair Mitch Vieira said a notice would be placed on the school district and town's websites Tuesday morning with information on how people can apply. The application deadline will be Dec. 12. Receive updates to this story and other …
The committee is one member short following last month's resignation of David Quinn.
The Seekonk School Committee will meet tonight for the first time since member David Quinn resigned because of plans to move out of the town. A discussion about the vacancy is included on the agenda. The decision of who will replace Quinn will be made by a joint vote of the Board of Selectmen and the school committee. Mitch Vieira, school committee chair, said at last week's selectmen meeting that the decision should be made Dec. 12 or 19. He said he planned to post a notice on the school district's website requesting applications. Quinn's replacement would finish his term, which ends in April. That seat and the one occupied by Fran Creamer are up for renewal in next spring's town election. Tonight's meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the …
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
David Quinn is leaving the town.
Seekonk School Committee member David Quinn resigned Tuesday afternoon. According to his resignation statement submitted to the Town Clerk's Office, he is leaving Seekonk. "The reason for my resignation is that I am relocating my residence out of the town of Seekonk," Quinn wrote. "I believe I no longer qualify to sit as a member of said school committee." A Seekonk native, Quinn earned a committee seat in an uncontested election in 2010. His replacement, who will serve the rest of Quinn's term through April, will be appointed by the school committee and board of selectmen. The April election will include a contest for Quinn's former seat and the one occupied by Fran Creamer. She has not announced whether she plans to run for a new term. …
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Attleboro School Committee also meets tonight.
The sudden departure of Seekonk school district Superintendent Madeline Meyer will be the focus of tonight's School Committee meeting. Meyer resigned Friday morning. No official reason has been given for Meyer's departure. Various sources familiar with the situation told Attleboro-Seekonk Patch that the Seekonk Educators Association, which had butted heads with Meyer, was prepared to take a no-confidence vote over allegations of plagiarism. School Committee member Brian Freitas told Patch on Friday, "The plan going forward will be discussed Monday." The meeting will take place at Seekonk High School at 7 p.m. The agenda is attached. It was drafted before Meyer's resignation, so that issue is not included in the document. The Attleboro …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The candidates will speak at Seekonk High School on Thursday.
Election Day in Seekonk is next Monday. The public has a final chance to hear from the candidates at a forum this Thursday at the Seekonk High School Auditorium. Candidates for various local contests are expected to attend the event. There are two races featuring more candidates than there are open seats. Competing for two three-year seats on the Board of Selectmen are incumbent Dave Parker and challengers David Viera, Bob Blanchard, Gary Sagar and Nelson Almeida. The contest for two three-year seats on the School Committee includes incumbent Mitch Vieira, Brian Freitas and write-in candidate Jeffrey Starr Mararian. Also at the event, members of the Senior Center Building Committee will answer questions about the ballot measure calling for…
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The five candidates participated in a forum at the Seekonk Library on Saturday.
An incumbent and a former selectman recently received endorsements from the Seekonk Republican Committee for the Seekonk Board of Selectmen election. Following a forum on Saturday at the Seekonk Public Library featuring the five candidates, the committee voted to back Dave Parker, current selectmen chairman, and David Viera, a former selectman and town fire chief. "The committee feels these candidates best reflect the views of the committee," the Seekonk Republicans wrote in a press release. Also competing in the election for two three-year seats are Bob Blanchard and Gary Sagar, who are running as a team, and Nelson Almeida. Brian Freitas and Mitch Vieira, who are running for two open seats on the School Committee, also participated in …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Seekonk School Committee candidate Brian Freitas shares his views on the district.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
To the editor: Seekonk owes its children the best education we can afford. In turn, Seekonk deserves to have its education resources managed as efficiently as possible. I have vested interest in Seekonk’s schools - being the proud father of a 6-year-old daughter and an infant son. It is for those reasons that I have decided to run for School Committee. All too often it is considered the responsibility of the School Committee to advocate for increased funding for education. I disagree. I believe the primary responsibility of the School Committee is to act as the Town’s diligent steward for those resources it can allocate to education. Inasmuch as our children deserve a high quality education, they also deserve to inherit a town whose …
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2:58 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
lol. I was not there... I watch from the comfort of my home. My message was a tease to Amy. She wanted to know where the party with the open bar was. more ›