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ABOUT TOWN: A Family Dollar Megastore in Stoughton?

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FAMILY DOLLAR MEGASTORE: Sources close to About Town said that the location that housed the old Gold’s Gym, KidSports and Asian Buffet at 525 Washington Street on Rt. 138 in Stoughton is being demolished inside. The large space will be taken by an enlarged Family Dollar Megastore. 

Currently, is located a short distance away, in the back of the Plaza that houses Citizens Bank and Beantown Diner. That store would move to the larger location. 

Founded in 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina by entrepreneur Leon Levine, Family Dollar has grown to 6800 stores in 44 states. 

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According to Family Dollar corporate media relations department, the core customer of the retail chain is a female head of household in her mid 40’s, making less than $40,000/year.

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TONIGHT IN STOUGHTON:  At 6 p.m., the Cedar Hill Operating Committee meets in Town Hall in the first floor Fitzpatrick Meeting Room. 

I’ll take a wild guess that they’ll be wrapping up the golf season at and planning next year’s opening. But, there’s no way to really know.  They have no posted agenda. 

At 7 p.m. in the Employees Lounge downstairs in the basement of , there’s a meeting of the Open Space Committee.

This committee’s Chairman is John Linehan and their Vice Chair is John Morton. Both are high-caliber guys. Linehan is CEO of Zoo New England, and Morton a respected attorney. 

Want to know what the Committee is discussing? Tough luck! Their last posted agenda was in December of 2010. 

Tonight at 7 p.m., the School Committee meets at in the TV studio. They’ll be touching on the Feasibility Committee, the Capitol Plan Committee and the FY 2013 Budget. 

There will be a Technology Update from Dr. Lawrence Gray, as well as a report on “Walk to Read” from Gibbons School principal Lynn Jardin.

School Committee member Tom Colburn will talk about the MMSI/Advanced Placement, and Assistant Superintendent Jonathan Ford will address a Coordinated Program Review of McKinney-Vento Homeless Program as well as Title I.   

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Stoughton Singer Lisa Bento Jacobs.  

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