King was a founder of the high school s alternative education program, the E3 Academy, in 2012. She s spent the last few years in Salem when her husband took a position of Salem State University. We are just trying to work our way back to getting to the North Adams area, we have a home in Clarksburg. And I was interested in the position because I have had a great interest in North Adams ever since I came to the area, she said. The people there have always been exceptionally friendly. I ve always participated in the social events and things. I just think there s a wonderful vibe there.
The unanimous decision to offer the post to Cathleen King was made on Monday night.
King was a founder of the high school s alternative education program, the E3 Academy, in 2012. She s spent the last few years in Salem when her husband took a position of Salem State University.
King was one of 50 applicants for the post. The search committee initially spoke with eight candidates, three withdrew, and the field was narrowed down to King and Angela Brothers of Stamford, Vt., both of whom were publicly interviewed on Monday night.
The council commended the experiences of both candidates but felt that King had the skill set and demeanor to take on the difficult role overseeing the city s elections and vital records, and assisting the City Council.
Both enrollment and best practices for capital planning will affect reimbursement rates and scope of any project undertaken. The city entered the eligibility phase for renovating or replacing Greylock Elementary School in December 2019. The process had been put on hold for some months but the building committee resumed its functions last fall. On Tuesday, the committee had a preview of the information to be discussed on Friday with MSBA officials. Final documents will be submitted by March 30. We need to make sure that the calculation for enrollment is based on our previous projections prior to the pandemic as opposed to through or during the pandemic, Superintendent of Schools Barbara Malkas said. She anticipated some back and forth questions from MSBA on Friday that may mean revisions to the current enrollment projection.
Mayor Thomas Bernard on Tuesday informed the City Council that the final settlement of Cariddi s will had meant another $91,651 gift to the public library for a total of $266,651.56. Cariddi, who died at age 63 in 2017, named the library as a beneficiary under an insurance policy and left cash benefits in her will. The first amount was $175,000, in addition to several smaller amounts including a $7,500 gift toward establishing an astronomy program there. A second gift was for the upkeep and maintenance of the future bike path. The original amount was a $210,000 distribution and now a additional $109,276.86 has been added for a total of $319,276.86