Woburn Police to Train at Schools Today

Members of the Woburn Police Department will be conducting emergency response training in the city's public schools today.

Members of the Woburn Police Department will be taking advantage of the school department's winter break to get in some emergency response training today. According to an article the Daily Times Chronicle, Chief Robert Ferulla said members of the department will be conducting emergency response training at the Goodyear Elementary School and the Kennedy Middle School, starting at 7:30 a.m. this morning. The training is expected to end around 4 p.m. According to the story some of the training activity may be conducted outside of the school buildings and in parts of the neighborhood. Residents who see the police presence at the schools today should be aware that this is only training and not be alarmed. The training is in conjunction with the…

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Aron Levy

9:56 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

That's a really good point. I can foresee some not such good things happening over this...   more ›

Kennedy Students, Teachers Play in Tee Time Tourney

A school tradition continues.

A stiff breeze whipped the flags on the greens at the Woburn Country Club in late afternoon sunshine. Four foursomes assembled near the first tee after the younger members of the groups took some practice swings. “Nobody said, ‘Bring hard hats,’” quipped one of the senior players. So began a Kennedy Middle School tradition:  the annual student-teacher golf tournament. School Principal Carl Nelson played in the first foursome. When he came to Woburn, 12 years ago, he said he started faculty-student sports events. Now there are several:  baseball and basketball, as well as golf. Kennedy seventh-grade math teacher Dogan Gunduz has organized the golf tournament for about five years. It’s a fun extracurricular activity and builds camaraderie …

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A Primer on Bullying

Plus lessons for parents from a community educator from the Mass. Aggression Reduction Center, and recollections from Channel 5 news anchor Ed Harding.

Words can hurt. If they’re used repeatedly against a target, that’s bullying. Bullying can lead to depression, even suicide. So how to deal with bullying? TV Channel 5 news anchor Ed Harding, his wife, Andrea, and Nicole Wilson, a licensed social worker from the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State College, addressed that question at the Joyce Middle School auditorium Wednesday night. Harding was bullied, he told the audience, in junior high school. Eventually, he said, his gym teacher paired him and the boy who was bullying him in a wrestling match. In a few short seconds, Harding said he pinned the other boy. Off the mat, Harding said he told the boy the bullying had to stop. The other boy had trouble with his …

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Maureen Foley Cioni

10:21 am on Monday, May 16, 2011

Rhonda, I'm sorry you and your daughter are going through this. The media center did tape the program, maybe you can borrow a DVD of it and watch it with your daughter? My other thought, which is harder, is to sit down with Mr. Qualey and all of the kids involved and maybe a third party mediator? This might help get all the issues out in the open and solve them. I will be part of the new PTO for …   more ›

Protecting Your Child Against Bullies

The Woburn Police Department's Student Resource Officers, along with the Joyce and Kennedy Middle School PTOs, are sponsoring a parents seminar Wednesday.

A special seminar on how to protect your children against bullying will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Middle School auditorium.  The discussion, which will focus on current research and studies, is sponsored by the Woburn Police Department's Student Resource Officers and the Joyce and Kennedy middle schools' Parent-Teacher organizations.  "I think this will be very informative for all parents, teachers, staff and other interested parties," said Woburn Police Officer Anthony Imperioso. The presentation will discuss how parents can partner with schools to prepare and protect children against bullying, including cyber-bullying on the Internet. According to information from Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, who will be …

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Get Out

Five Things To Do This Weekend, April 8-10

Get out this weekend and head out to these fun activities in and around Woburn.

The weekend is almost here, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for fun. Woburn Patch is coming to the rescue with our Get Out column. We’ve got the best bets for your work’s-done-let’s-get-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new places to explore. Where/when: Kennedy Middle School; Friday, April 8, 6:30 p.m.  Why go: These kids have talent! Watch them show it off.  Pricing: $5 Where/when: Ned O'Brien Ice Rink; Friday, April 8 from 7:20 to 8:20 p.m.  Why go: You can go skating with your kids and their friends, or just watch from the sidelines with your friends. Either way, it's a fun evening for all.  Pricing: $2 per skater / $5 per family Where/when:  Sons of Italy; Saturday, April 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.  …

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City Council Expected to Approve Middle School Roofs Appropriation

The board will vote tonight on the $5.7 million project.

Update, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.: The Massachusetts School Building Authority's green roof repairs program is reimbursing the city for 51 percent of the Kennedy project and 25.6 percent of the Joyce. These percentages were approved on March 3 by the MSBA. Tuesday, 2 p.m.: The City Council's Committee on Finance recommended that the board approve a $5.7 appropriation for new roofs at both middle schools at its meeting tonight. The projects would cost $1.8 million at the Joyce, and include the Ned O'Brien Ice Rink roof, and $3.9 at the Kennedy. "There is no question these two roofs need to be replaced," said Alderman Ray Drapeau, who serves as chairman to the council's finance committee.  City officials, as well as representatives from architects …

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Kennedy Middle School Roof Cost Skyrockets

New state rules will drive the roof project costs up nearly $2 million.

The cost of a new roof for the Kennedy Middle School has risen from $1.5 million to $3.5 million because new state rules apply, David Dunkley, the city’s school building facilities director, told the School Committee Tuesday night. The state School Building Authority, which will cover just over half the cost of “green” roof repairs, is requiring the city to meet the state building code for insulation, Dunkley told the committee, which also reviewed Dunkley’s budget. Doubling the insulation means other building parts, such as windows and flashing, will have to be addressed, he said. The state school building authority rules will make the project better, Dunkley said. In addition, the state building code has just changed, requiring projects …

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