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| May 8, 2008 |
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6th graders step up to Middle School
A group of sixth graders (photo, above) learns more about the Milton Middle School health program at a special activities fair at MHS on May 2. In all, 159 kids in the class were visiting as part of Step-Up Day, which introduced outgoing MES students to the school they'll attend next fall. In addition to learning about activities, the kids also got a tour of the building and a chance to question students from the class ahead of them about things like homework, detentions, and extracurricular activities. |
Air study yields "sticker shock" By NATHAN LAMB | Milton Independent Staff Writer The Milton Town School District spent $4.2 million a couple years back to rid the Elementary School of a mold infestation; now a study is indicating that a similar investment may be needed to keep the problem at bay for good. Penned by Salem Engineering, the study recommends installation of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 of humidity control equipment at MES, and warns that future mold outbreaks will result if moisture issues are not resolved. Asked about the report's findings, Superintendent of Schools Martin Waldron acknowledged further out- breaks were a possibility—but added a vote of confidence for preventative measures implemented since the previous crisis. “I think we could face mold problems again, if the same conditions were present, and those are a neglect of facilities…and not investing money in doing the repairs that you need to do,” he said. “Having been burned by the mold project, I think people are looking for…the degree of comfort that we really need to have to say we've done everything we can to not have a reoccurrence.” The schools already had one set of recommendations delivered by the architect who oversaw the mold remediation, and the Salem study was a second opinion, said Waldron. [FULL STORY] Selectboard updated on local wind farm By NATHAN LAMB | Milton Independent Staff Writer Plans for a wind farm on the ridge of Georgia Mountain appear to be picking up steam and it could be a reality as early as 2010, according to representatives from the Georgia Mountain Community Wind Project. Having just entered the design phase, current specs call for two or three 400-foot-high wind turbines on the mountaintop, said project consultant Martha Staskus in an update to the Milton Selectboard on May 5. While details may change during environmental and wildlife permitting, she said recent results of a year-long feasibility study have sparked interest from both the proponents and renewable energy boosters. [FULL STORY]
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