Government & development in Abington
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Last 14 days
- School Committee weighs DC trip, new safety policy. Abington's School Committee took up a Washington, D.C. trip for roughly 169 eighth graders and a new state-required teen dating violence policy, after a staff typo nearly sent the 2027 trip date into the wrong year.Abington News
- School Committee renames finance chief, picks delegate. Abington's School Committee renamed finance director Sarah Ganey's title, picked a delegate for November's statewide school committee conference and weighed disposing of surplus laptops, as Deputy Police Chief Jeff Postel marked the department's 125th anniversary with a book donation to schools.Abington News
- Finance Committee opens capital plan review. Abington's Finance Committee welcomed new member Ben Jacobs and opened an early look at a long list of capital requests, including a leaking Town Hall roof and library HVAC work, while debating whether to plan for a 5 to 10 percent budget cut.Abington News
- Select Board delays vote on ADA access plan. Abington's Select Board delayed a decision on the town's first ADA transition plan to October 5, after a resident who managed Quincy's ADA plan told members not to adopt the $100,000 document as a final draft.Abington News
- Former health board chair seeks return to seat. Chris Schultz, who chaired Abington's Board of Health before spending nearly four years as the town's health agent, submitted a statement asking to reclaim his old seat the same night the Select Board took up the vacancy.Abington News
- School Committee approves DC trip, safety policy. Abington's School Committee unanimously approved an eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C., for June 2027 at about $969 per student, adopted the state-mandated teen dating violence policy, and renamed the finance director role executive director of finance and operations.Abington News
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