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Delivering skills at Merrimack College Post Office: Collarboration brings special needs student closer to dream
Andover resident Andrew Cummings, 17, is interested in working in a post office after he finishes his schooling at Andover High School. A collaboration between the Arc School to Work Transition Services and Merrimack College is bringing him closer to that dream.
The School to Work Program allows students with special needs to get work experience before graduating. It is primarily for students between 16 and 22 years of age, who can learn a skill in order to live independently. Each student has a work coach who ensures that the student gets the most out of each experience, according to a release from Merrimack College.
The Merrimack College Post Office helped Andrew learn about working in a professional environment, and with the help of job coach Joseph Gleason, Andrew worked a couple of hours a week sorting mail. He continues to learn about the different post office equipment that is used on a daily basis.
"We have plenty of tasks here that fit the bill for Andrew, and we consider this a great opportunity to help out a young man from the community," said Paul Dearborn, postmaster at Merrimack College in a release.
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
Selectmen plan to appoint their board's fifth member, to fill the seat being relinquished by Jerry Stabile Jr. - and they are already receiving plenty of interest in the job.
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The person selected will serve from October until an election in March. -
Residents vote on new school Dec. 6
Mark your calendars: a Special Town Meeting to approve plans for a new multimillion elementary school will be held Monday, Dec. 6.
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Selectmen approved the date on Monday, Aug. 23, giving residents the chance to add items to the meeting warrant between Sept. 20 and Oct. 22. -
STATE PRIMARY: Senate candidates show much agreement on sales tax issue
Tax policy
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The Townsman asked each of the candidates for the state senate seat representing Andover the following questions about the Massachusetts sales tax:
Do you support an annual tax-free weekend? - STATE PRIMARY: Sales tax views from Republicans, Democrats who want to be 17th Essex's new representative
- STATE PRIMARY: 18th Essex State Rep. candidates on sales tax
- TV show on town centers features Andover
- State senate, rep. candidates to appear at League forum Aug. 30
- Town Talk: Booted resident back at meetings, other items of note
- Drive-up food drive: Speedy, easy way you can fight hunger
- Community development account upped by $25K
- Andover Stories: History of historical society's home
- Thursday, August 19, 2010
- Next stop for Andover riders: Groceries
- Dates targeted for townwide votes on new school project
- BACK TO SCHOOL: New leader, new plan arrive together
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Sushi, smoothies replace greasier school food, snacks of yesteryear
- BACK TO SCHOOL: Town completing $650,000 DMS auditorium makeover
- BACK TO SCHOOL: School Committee, teachers union have met over summer
- Change for your budget follow-up
- Town Talk: Brief items worth mentioning
- Some residents still ignoring requests to update water meters
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Selectmen to appoint 5th member
