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Adam Blumer

Friday, November 30, 2012

School Committee Member Not Running For Re-Election

There will be an open seat on the Framingham School Committee as a current incumbent has decided not to seek re-election.

After two-terms on the Framingham School Committee, Adam Blumer said he will not seek re-election. The town's annual election is in April. Blumer said family is the main reason why he is not seeking a third term. Blumer said now that his boys are in middle and high school, he wants to spend more time with them. Blumer said the fact that his wife - Sarah Guernsey - is employed by the Framingham Public Schools did not weigh into his re-election decision, as he has been able to make it work since first elected. Guernsey is the district's student data coordinator and the K-8 math coordinator. He said the decision was made easier with the new leadership at the Framingham Public Schools. "We are headed in a better direction," he said in a phone …

Friday, January 6, 2012

POLL: Framingham School Committee: Stay at 6 Members or Appoint for 7 Members?

School Committee voted 5-1 Thursday to recommend to Selectmen not to replace the vacated seat by the resignation of Rick Finlay. Tell us your thoughts on 6 or 7 members!

Framingham School Committee voted 5-1 Thursday night to recommend to Selectmen not to appoint someone to the vacated seat by the resignation of Rick Finlay. State law calls for the School Committee to notify the Selectmen within 30 days of the resignation. The law states that the remaining School Committee members and members of the Board of Selectmen would appoint an School Committee member until the next election (April 3). School Committee Chair Beverly Hugo told her fellow committee members, based on advice from several sources, she believes the law is "vague" and that the School Committee could opt not to appoint someone. In the next few months before the April 3 town election, the School Committee will be preparing and voting on a …

Lloyd Kaye

3:50 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Just from an administrative view...a 7th makes sense....   more ›

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