PRESENT: Amanda O’Neill, Rocky Adams, William Cummings, Don Newell and Tony Pantone
The board:
⢠Named Adams president and Newell as vice president;
⢠Will have former member Linda Silvidi continue as Hubbard’s representative to the Trumbull Career and Technical Center;
⢠Accepted donation of $16,500 from Greenwood’s Hubbard Chevrolet with $8,455 to the elementary principal’s fund to purchase a Chromebook cart and $8,045 to Hubbard athletics;
⢠Approved the appointment of Kevin Boyd to the Hubbard Public Library Board of Trustees, beginning April 1 and ending March 31, 2028;
⢠Announced the high school mock trial and middle school play will not take place this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. The adviser positions to the programs also were rescinded;
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Nominated by: Town of Wellesley department heads (Executive Director Meghan Jop, Asst. Executive Director Amy Frigulietti, Superintendent David Lussier, Assistant Superintendent Cindy Mahr, Chief of Police Jack Pilecki, Deputy Chief Scott Whittemore, Fire Chief Rick DeLorie, Asst. Fire Chief Jeff Peterson, DPW Director David Cohen, MLP Director Don Newell, Facilities Management Department Director Joe McDonough, Library Director Jamie Jurgensen, Finance Director Sheryl Strother, Treasurer Rachel Lopes, IT Director Brian DuPont, Inspector of Buildings Michael Grant, Chief Assessor Donna McCabe, Planning Director Don McCauley, Town Clerk KC Kato, Director of Recreation Matt Chin, NRC Director Brandon Schmitt, COA Director Heather Munroe, Youth Commissioner Maura Renzella, ZBA Executive Secretary Lenore Mahoney, Deputy Veteran Service Officer Nancy Blanchard, and Retirement Administrator Lynn Whynot.)
PRESENT: Amanda O’Neill, Rocky Adams, William Cummings, Don Newell and Tony Pantone
The board:
⢠Approved the re-appointment of John Clemente to a five-year term on the Hubbard park / recreation board effective Jan. 1;
⢠Were informed all school buses are receiving a thorough cleaning and that an older school bus was sold for scrap;
⢠Heard from Superintendent Ray Soloman the food services department in December distributed 495 lunch and breakfast bags to local families. He said the Hubbard schools holiday drive was held with staff getting toys and other items for local families;
⢠Set the organizational meeting for 6 p.m. Jan. 4.
NEWSLETTER
Dec 30, 2020 Lenore (Newell) Leavitt, age 100, of Gabriels, died December 27, 2020, at Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid. Lenore was a lifelong resident of the area, born in Saranac Lake on May 5, 1920, and growing up in Keeses Mills with her parents, Harold and Pauline (Campbell) Newell and four younger brothers. Lenore married William Leavitt on Saturday, June 26, 1943, at the Keeses Mills Presbyterian Church. Upon marrying Bill she moved to the Leavitt Farm in Gabriels, where she lived until moving to Saranac Village at Will Rogers in 2015. In 1943, she joined the First United Methodist Church in Saranac Lake where she was an active member until her death. On May 5, 2020, the wonderful staff and leadership at Will Rogers helped her celebrate her 100th birthday, a goal and highlight of her life.
Appeal of Dunkin’ move to Unity’s downtown denied
The Unity Planning Board of Appeals decided to deny the appeal 5-0, allowing Dunkin to move forward with plans for their new location.
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An appeal of a proposed move of Unity’s Dunkin’ to the town’s downtown district was unanimously denied 5-0 during a Unity Planning Board of Appeals hearing Monday night, allowing the coffee shop to go forward with its plan for the Main Street location.
The Unity Planning Board of Appeals made its decision after a nearly two-hour interactive discussion via the online platform Cisco Webex with attorneys and the Planning Board. When going through each aspect of the appeal, the board made no comments.