I attended the first part of Project Troubador’s Grove Festival in Lakeville on Saturday and took some photos.
Organizer Eliot Osborn (on guitar at left) and the Joint Chiefs started off but were interrupted twice by downpours that sent concert-goers scurrying for cover.
I left after the second soaking but it looks like things cleared up in time to finish the program with the likes of the New World CEIli Band.
Anyone out there stay after the rain? I recall the event was canceled in 2006 because of the previous day’s rains and the threat of the same on the day of the festival. A wise call by Osborn, as holding the concert then would have resulted in a mud bath. This year’s adverse weather was a comparatively tepid affair.
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Word on the street is Region One Assistant Superintendent Tom Gaisford is handing in his resignation and taking advantage of early retirement. I’ll no doubt learn more about it at today’s special Board of Education meeting.
The big question for me is whether the board will replace him. Will they find a new assistant superintendent or take advantage of Gaisford’s departure and opt to go without a #2 in the face of declining enrollments regionwide? Stay tuned …
3 responses so far ↓
1 Jenny // Jun 30, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I arrived after the rain had finished and stayed most of the evening (a few shots posted at my blog.) It was quite a pleasant event - always great to see friends and hang out at the Grove!
2 Jack Mahoney // Jul 4, 2008 at 10:52 am
Re your suggestion that Region One might not replace outgoing Assistant Superintendent Gaisford, this observation: Our superintendent is responsible for 7 schools and answers to 8 boards of education. That is a load carried by no other superintendent in the state. Not even close.
3 Terry // Jul 5, 2008 at 6:01 am
Jack,
You may very well be right. But at some point if the enrollments continue to shrink at the rate of 10% over 10 years (and beyond), some administrative FTEs will have to be cut, wouldn’t you think?
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