Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Maureen Doherty is Stoughton's new Procurement Officer, filling the vacancy left when former procurement officer Lindsay Pope left to take a procurement position with another community.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The following is a press release from the Town of Stoughton: The Town of Stoughton recently hired Maureen Doherty of Mansfield as its Procurement Officer. Interim Town Manager Joseph Feaster said, “We are fortunate to have attracted such a talented person as Maureen Doherty. She comes to us with a wealth of experience in purchasing, procurement, and construction and is a Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO).” Doherty comes to Stoughton from the Massachusetts Department of Corrections Where she was a Contract Specialist III. Maureen also Worked as a construction Project Manager in the Town of Sharon.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Stoughton Searching for New Human Resources Director and Procurement Officer; Stoughton Life Teen Fundraiser at the Chateau; Summer Nutrition Program at the West School; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Stoughton Searching for New Human Resources Director and Procurement Officer The Town of Stoughton has posted job openings on the Massachusetts Municipal Association website for two department head positions - Human Resource Director and Procurement Officer. The Human Resources position has been vacant since April when Martin McNamara was named Town Administrator in Boylston. McNamara was the first HR director for the newly created department. Meanwhile, Lindsay Pope left as the town's Procurement Officer to take a job in another Boston-area community. Her last day was on August 3. According to the Mass. Municipal …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Lindsay Pope will resign as Stoughton's Acting Chief Procurement Officer effective August 3. She is the third department head to leave since March.
Lindsay Pope, Stoughton's Acting Chief Procurement Officer, has submitted a letter of resignation, effective Aug. 3, 2012, she told Stoughton Patch. Pope has served as the centralized purchasing officer for the Town since being hired in October of 2011. "I don't have any comment; I'm just trying to leave quietly," she said. Shortly after being hired Pope soon found herself as one of the central figures in the procurement dispute between the town and the school department. Pope departs to become the procurement officer for another Boston-area community. According to her bio, Pope "has worked for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Department of Revenue, UMASS Boston, and the Town of Stoughton all in procurement and contract …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
URAL GETS SEAT BACK--RIZZI SALUTES MILLS: Dr. Erdem Ural, an explosives expert by profession, exploded back on the education scene in the April 10th election, knocking off 21-year School Committee veteran Allan Mills for a seat on the School Committee by 120 votes. Ural had served a previous term (2008-2011) and was defeated in last year's election. The school procurement battle with the municipal side of government, and the Committee being cited for minor violations of the Open Meeting Law were cited by quite a few voters I spoke with. Mills thanked the voters "for a good run of 21 years." He told About Town: "We accomplished a lot. This current Board is one of the best I've served on. I congratulate Mr. Ural for running a good campaign. …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
TOWNS & SCHOOLS COME TO PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT: Dr. Marguerite Rizzi, Superintendent of Schools, and Attorney Joseph Feaster, Jr., Interim Town Manager, announced Monday night (4/2) they had reached agreement on the procurement issue. This development comes less than a week after the School Committee authorized the superintendent to pursue possible legal action against the Town in regards to procurement practices if need be. In a joint conference call with About Town, Dr. Rizzi said, "Attorney Feaster has many things to do, and many demands on his time now that he has taken over as town manager. The School Committee and I are very grateful that he made the procurement issue a high priority. We are very happy. We should be able to push this…
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Stoughton School Committee authorized Superintendent Rizzi, through the school’s attorney, to pursue appropriate legal action against the municipal side of government in regards to procurement.
While it initially seemed as if it would be the municipal side of government that would first seek legal action in the procurement dispute between the town of Stoughton and the Stoughton School Department, it is in fact, the schools that have taken the first step in pursuing a possible legal remedy. The Stoughton School Committee met Tuesday, March 27, went into executive session at 9 p.m. after a two-hour open session, and then reconvened at 10 p.m. in open session to further discuss the procurement issue. Shortly after 10 p.m., school committee member George Dolinsky made the motion “authorizing the Superintendent, through [the School Department’s] attorney, to take all appropriate action up to and including filing an injunction and/or a…
Monday, March 26, 2012
The following is a press release from the Superintendent of the Stoughton Public Schools:
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Monday, March 26, 2012
The following is a press release from Dr. Marguerite Rizzi, the Superintendent of the Stoughton Public Schools: [Friday morning, March 23] the Stoughton Fire Department conducted a fire drill at Stoughton High School, and fire alarms in parts of the building did not sound. All students and staff were removed from the building safely, and in an orderly manner. There was no fire. The fire alarm service company, EDI is one whose bills the Town Auditor [Bill Rowe] is refusing to pay because he disagrees with the choice of state publication in which the original bid was advertised. As a result, EDI is not being paid under their existing contract. To their credit, and our great relief, the people at EDI agreed to come to fix the alarm …
Friday, March 16, 2012
The School Department issued an open letter to various media outlets regarding a meeting that took place on March 15 where various department heads discussed the possibility of outsourcing payroll for the school and municipal departments.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Editor’s note: After Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marguerite Rizzi, School Financial Coordinator Jessica Denison, IT Director Lawrence Gray, Town Treasurer Donna Erickson, Town Auditor Bill Rowe and two members of the Finance Committee met Thursday, March 15 to discuss the possibility of outsourcing payroll for both school and municipal departments, Dr. Rizzi sent the following letter via email to School Committee Chair Joyce Husseini as well as various media outlets, including Stoughton Patch. At their Tuesday, March 13 meeting, the Stoughton School Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to release a response to the ongoing procurement dispute between the municipal side of government and the school department. These documents can be found …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
At their Tuesday, March 13 meeting, the Stoughton School Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to release a response to the ongoing procurement dispute between the municipal side of government and the school department.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Both Boards meet Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m.
The Stoughton Board of Selectmen and the Stoughton School Committee both meet Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. The Selectmen meet in the Yaitanes Room on the third floor of Town Hall. Public Interviews with candidates for interim Town Manager (John Sanguinet and Joseph Feaster) are among the items listed on the agenda. The School Committee meets in the television studio at Stoughton High. Updates on a feasibility study, procurement and the Stoughton High principal search are among the topics on the agenda. Both agendas are posted in the media gallery.
JIM LINDELOF
6:16 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
ALLAN MAY HAVE BEEN DEFEATED IN HIS QUEST TO REMAIN ON THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE HOWEVER HE IS STILL HERE, STILL A GREAT SUPPORTER OF OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, STILL CAN BE TOUCHED UPON FOR HIS OPINION AND WILL BE THERE TO FIGHT ALONG WITH THE CURRENT BOARD FOR WHAT HE FEELS IS RIGHT. hE IS A CLASS ACT AND HAS SHOWN THAT FOR SURE IN HIS DEPARTING WORDS. i THINK A MORE INFORMED VOTER BASE WOULD HAVE … more ›