The goal is to help Dover become a more inclusive and welcoming city.
The committee was formed last year by the City Council passing a resolution in the wake of George Floyd being killed in Minneapolis by police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted this week of murder. The resolution affirmed that the city would condemn racism and affirm its commitment to eliminating racial inequities.
Co-chairs Dan Pontoh and Lina Shayo are leading the group, drawing on each member s diverse experience and knowledge to identify and make key recommendations to eliminate outdated policies that may contribute to systemic racism in municipal operations, and to offer new solutions for the city to be more representative and responsive to historically underrepresented and underserved communities, particularly communities of color, immigrants, and refugees.
Dartmouth bound: Two Newmarket seniors get Ivy League acceptance
By Kathleen D. Bailey
NEWMARKET – Not one but two Newmarket High School seniors will be heading to Dartmouth College in the fall.
Zoe McGuirk and Taylor Kenison were both accepted as part of the Ivy League school’s early admissions program.
How hard is it to get into Dartmouth? The college accepted just 8.7% of its 22,033 applicants to the Class of 2022.
The two Newmarket seniors have similar interests, in politics and international relations, and similar career focuses. But they selected the school through different paths.
McGuirk, ranked eighth in her class, at first wanted something different from Newmarket, New Hampshire and New England.