Ashland School Board accepts grant money for COVID expenses
May 12, 2021ASHLAND At their May 4 meeting, the Ashland School Board accepted grant money for Coronavirus expenses, discussed future school improvements to be funded by such grants, and approved a Student Council proposal for an outdoor classroom, the eighth grade class trip and the calendar for the next school year. They also learned of school activities. The School Board held a public hearing on accepting unanticipated grant money from the second round of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief program, also known as ESSER II, for expenses due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The ESSER II allocation to the Ashland School District is $270,983.75. Part of that sum will go to the local Supervisory Union to cover the associated administrative costs. The Board voted unanimously to accept the grant. Superintendent Mary Moriarty also discussed the next grant round ESSER III, money which has yet to be released. The
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Mike Marland calls an end to his sharp-eyed editorial work
March 4, 2021
After over 30 years of drawing editorial cartoons in New Hampshire newspapers, Mike Marland says the time has come to cease that work, although he’ll continue on his syndicated comic stripes, RFD and Snuffy Smith. And, he adds, he retains the right to post from time to time.(Courtesy photo)
Editor’s note: This story was co-published by NH Business Review and InDepthNH.org.
Mike Marland’s career has spanned more than four decades, during which he’s earned notoriety in New Hampshire state politics and culture for his ability to synthesize complex issues into simple, easily understood illustrations. While the verbiage in his editorial cartoons may have been brief, the fond remembrances of his work by colleagues, fellow cartoonists and the subjects of his caricatures are not.