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Ongoing construction projects throughout the district will push the first day of school this year to Sept. 10 and eliminate a February break for a second consecutive year, school officials announced March 11.

The 2013-2014 tentative calendar, though slightly shortened, will mirror that of the current school year to allow for a summer of repairs and renovations in School No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, Lewis F. Cole Middle School and Fort Lee High School.

School No. 1 is scheduled for a round of window replacements, as is School No. 3 and the high school, though the latter still needs an affordable contractor to go forward. School No. 3 will also see additional repair work on its roof, which partially tore open during Hurricane Sandy.

The high school is in for a number of renovations to its auditorium and gymnasium as well as the start of a two-phase effort to bring in eight state-of-the-art science labs. Half the labs should be available for student use by the beginning of the school year, said Business Administrator Cheryl Balletto.

Crews working on School No. 4 will outfit the building with a new roof and lay the electrical foundation for a major overhaul of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system next year. Phase one of the project, to be completed this summer, will install air conditioning in the schools all-purpose room.

Limited classroom space and rising enrollment numbers are driving the construction work at the middle school, which in two years time, will take on the shape of an "O" rather than a "U."

The district plans to fill in the buildings front parking lot with a brand new addition that will hold the schools main offices, a new media center, several new classrooms, a nurses office and a faculty lounge. Parts of the old building will be converted into even more classrooms as a result of the freed up space.

The projects are part of a $30 million effort approved by referendum last year to rehabilitate the districts ailing infrastructure.

Last summer, crews completed masonry repairs at Schools No. 3 and 4, replaced boilers at the middle school, mended pillars at the high school and converted the districts former central offices into a brand new wing for kindergarteners and special education students at School No. 1.

Repairs next summer will include the conclusion of HVAC work on School No. 4, the construction of four more science labs for the high school and the completion of the middle schools new addition, said Balletto.

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By Matthew Ferreira

March 28, 2013 11:16 AM

MIDDLEBORO As the Capital Planning Committee continues its evaluation of the FY14 Capital Needs and Expenditure Plan, town manager and committee member Charles Cristello has contacted the School Department's director of business and finance Kathy Piatelli by email to begin dialogues toward streamlining their $1.8 million set of requests for FY14. Her replies were reviewed and discussed by committee members at their meeting last week. The committee is considering recommending about $900,000 worth of capital projects for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

The committee's final recommendations on capital expenditures, including those requested by general government departments and the water and wastewater departments, will be presented to voters at the April 22 annual town meeting.

In response to questions about the repair or replacement of the "bridge" walkway to the main entrance at Middleboro High School at a cost of up to $300,000, Ms. Piatelli wrote, "We are awaiting a report from an engineering firm that was on site a few weeks ago doing testing. The conversation I had with the engineer last week, she indicated that the bridge is in extremely poor condition. I asked her to recommend alternative solutions as well as repair."

"I did talk to her today (about the walkway)," Mr. Cristello told the committee, "and they are looking at three different options. One of them is maybe just filling the moat and building some supports there. We should know, she said, by the end of next week " if there are other options to consider. I don't think there's any way they could do the work this summer when you have to go out for a full set of plans and bids. Now she said that they could route the kids through the gym or the cafeteria and do the work during the school year. I think it all depends on what the engineer says."

Concerning a request for $25,000 to upgrade school school security, Mr. Cristello asked, "Are the current estimates sufficient to complete this project? What components of the project caused the doubling of cost from the original request?"

"I think current estimates will put the infrastructure in place with a 16 channel DVR and a few cameras at each building," Ms. Piatelli responded. "I think once the system is in place the School Department will evaluate where additional cameras are needed and we will be able to add the additional cameras. The original request was a best guess estimate. We also added additional doors to the Access Control system."

Mr. Cristello also inquired about the School Department's request for the replacement of three HVAC units at the Henry B. Burkland Elementary School asking, "What is driving the HVAC replacements at the Elementary Complex? Is it the age of the units? Are they falling or about to fall? Has an HVAC engineer recommended their replacement? How many units are located in the Elementary Complex and what areas do they cool?" Ms. Piatelli informed Mr. Cristello that the 24-year-old units, which have a predicted lifespan of 12-15 years, are rusted and often leak. The six units in question, two of which are for cool air only, affect the cafeteria, auditorium, and office.

During discussions committee members expressed a general consensus that more information on certain line items, including the high school walkway (listed as $300,000), HBB HVAC units ($150,000), upgrading interior lighting at the high school ($100,000), and high school bathroom renovations ($80,000), would be needed to make a final decision on approving the set of requests.

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FITCHBURG -- A public hearing will be held Wednesday evening for residents to voice their opinions and concerns over Unitil's plan to remove and trim several trees along the scenic Mt. Elam Road.

The joint hearing with Tree Warden John Blanchard will be held during the Planning Board's regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. at the municipal offices at Putnam Place, 166 Boulder Drive.

Principal Planner Michael O'Hara said the hearing is necessary due to Mt. Elam Road being a scenic road -- a title it has held since the 1970s -- and the fact that many of the trees Unitil wishes to remove are also categorized as public shade trees.

He said there are about 30 trees that Unitil wants to remove completely and about another 1,000 the utility wishes to trim branches from that could be hazardous because they are hanging over wires.

Unitil spokesman Alec O'Meara said the plans for tree removal and trimming are part of the utility's hazardous tree removal program, but many that are being sought for removal are not within the standard vegetation management trim zones the company does on a day-to-day basis. Many, he said, have signs of decay, fungus and other qualities that make them likely to fall down and potentially hit power lines.

"The goal for tree trimming is to make the system more reliable when we have weather events occur, like a big thunderstorm in the middle of summer, or a snowstorm that's going to drop a foot of snow in season," O'Meara said.

He said Unitil and its system arborist, Sara Sankowich, are working closely with homeowners to both appease their concerns and ensure system reliability. O'Meara said Sankowich is also working closely with Blanchard and she should be at the public hearing.

"I feel our system arborist is very good at explaining to folks the work we're doing is helping to keep folks' lights on," he said.

O'Hara said that Conservation Commission member Michael Donnelly, who lives on Mt. Elam Road, wants to have the trees that are taken down replaced. Donnelly has said previously that he is prepared to make a proposal on behalf of the Conservation Commission that may help to mitigate some of the tree removals.

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PRINCETON A section of Route 206 between Ewing Street and Herrontown Road is scheduled to be closed for tree removal and pruning all next week.

The joint operation between Princeton and PSE&G is meant to prevent tree branches from interfering with power lines. It will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, Monday through Friday, municipal arborist Greg ONeil said.

Over the past three years weve had multiple long-term power outages and disruptions of services along that part of 206, ONeil said.

About 28 trees will be removed, ONeil said.

The section of Route 206 that will close is one and a quarter miles long. Detours will direct both northbound and southbound traffic onto Mt. Lucas Road. Delays should be expected.

Tractor-trailer trucks will be held at both ends of the construction area and allowed to progress along Route 206 intermittently.

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