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What followed was the epitome of small-town activism. First came the NOBODY OWNS KATONAH T shirts and the Marthometer, a parody newspaper handed out at the commuter-train station. By summer, a fund raiser to cover legal bills had been put together; local musician Marc Black sang about Chief Katonah, the town's Native American namesake, as members of the Ramapough Lenape Indian nation, who had been enlisted to share in the outrage, looked on. Two recent high school grads took to the Internet with another protest song ("You're a craftsman who can make a vase...
...race for the Cambridge School Committee, former committee member Marc C. McGovern—who was defeated for reelection in 2005—stormed back, winning the most votes of all the candidates...
...first time since 2003, the first year the achievement gap was monitored. If the school closes the gaps further this year, it will be removed from the federal watch list altogether. Members of the School Committee advocate different approaches to closing achievement gap. Former committee member and candidate Marc C. McGovern argues that in order to make a significant dent, the school district has to expand access to early childhood education and address a host of other factors—like health care, nutrition, and parent involvement. Others, like committee members Patricia M. Nolan...
...Former school committee member Marc C. McGovern—Maher’s colleague at the Cambridge Family and Children’s Service—speaks highly of Maher’s “dedication for children and families...
Walser, Fowler-Finn’s staunchest ally, is retiring at the end of her term, and some say former School Committee member Marc C. McGovern, who spoke out against renewing Fowler-Finn’s contract in 2006, could win her seat. The other candidates—Nancy Tauber, Gail Lemily Wiggins, and Stephan Malner—are backed by Walser, and are likely to support the superintendent...