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Today in History
Today is Monday, July 19, the 200th day of 2021. There are 165 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon.
On this date:
In 1848, a pioneering women’s rights convention convened in Seneca Falls, New York.
In 1943, Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II, the same day Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Feltre in northern Italy.
In 1961, TWA became the first airline to begin showing regularly scheduled in-flight movies as it presented “By Love Possessed” to first-class passengers on a flight from New York to Los Angeles.
Today in History, July 19, 2021
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Paula Vogler, Correspondent
SHARON – After a tumultuous year, Sharon’s School Committee will go forward with three new members to work with.
Newcomers Prisnel Dominique and Wenxiao Guo Tiano won three-year terms to the Committee with 27.5% or 1,648 votes and 30% or 1,822 votes respectively along with Veronica Wiseman who received 16% or 944 votes. Incumbent Katie Currul-Dykeman did not win in her re-election bid, receiving 784 votes while challenger Inna Belenky received 786 votes, both receiving approximately 13% of voters ballots.
Tanya Lewis and Aviron Shemtov won the two one-year seats to fill vacancies, one of which was the result of former school committee chair Judy Crosby resigning in March when she was forced out as chair. Lewis received 37% or 1,509 votes cast while Shemtov received 27% or 1,086 votes. Incumbent Heather Zelevinsky was unsuccessful in her bid for the one-year seat receiving 15% or 599 votes while a fourth candidate, Chethana Naik, received 22% or 877