BARTOW The Polk County School Board, along with district staff, have a message for voters: “Thank you for renewing the half-cent sales tax in November 2018!”
Without the 15-year tax, they say the school district could not afford to build new schools, modernize old ones and do much-needed improvements on others. The initiative passed 68% to 32%.
As part of the district’s plan to keep people apprised of what the tax is paying for, on Tuesday, Assistant Superintendent for Facilities and Operations Angela Usher, along with Robert Kincart, founder and president of A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure and a member of the Sales Tax citizens oversight committee, told the School Board what they have been able to accomplish in the past two years.
Window on Arts & Entertainment: April 8, 2021 tbnweekly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tbnweekly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ASHLAND Jules Remenar says his wife, Sam Amenta-Stavar, brought a little bit of Argentina to MetroWest when they opened Dulce D Leche in Framingham in 2016.
The restaurant’s signature dish is its gelato. While growing up in Argentina, Amenta-Stavar would often enjoy the dessert, and she wanted to bring it to the area.
What started as a simple desire to start a gelato business grew into a full-fledged café and bakery spanning two locations, dozens of menu items, a spot at the Ashland Farmers Market and numerous vendor partnerships.
Remenar and Amenta-Stavar became key players in the MetroWest restaurant scene. Their products were lauded as being of the highest quality, as was their reputation as community business owners.