With the asbestos abatement work completed, construction of the Melrose High School science labs began this week, according to City Planner Denise Gaffey.
With the asbestos abatement work completed, construction of the Melrose High School science labs began this week, according to City Planner Denise Gaffey. The science labs construction project began Monday at the high school, according to Gaffey. However, before the construction could get underway, Norwood-based contractor Southern Middlesex Industries needed to finish the abatement. "During (February) vacation all the asbestos abatement work was occurring and that was completed during school vacation as scheduled," Gaffey said, adding that school resumed operations Feb. 25. The 18,000-square-foot renovation project is expected to be completed by August 2013 for the start of the 2013-2014 school year, according to officials. A high school …
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Asbestos abatement work for the Melrose High School science labs project started on Tuesday.
Asbestos abatement work for the Melrose High School science labs project started on Tuesday, according to City Planner Denise Gaffey. Gaffey anticipates the abatement project being completed before students return to school from February vacation on Feb. 25. Norwood-based contractor Southern Middlesex Industries is handling the project, according to Gaffey. Mayor Rob Dolan announced the project in a press statement this week. "(Tuesday) was an incredibly important day for Melrose High School, its students, and education in Melrose: The 18,000 square-foot renovation of the Melrose Science Department began (Tuesday) with crews locking down the area and beginning construction," Dolan said in the statement. "Tremendous job by Principal Farrell…
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Myron Dittmer
7:38 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013
It is terrific to see our city making another major investment in our schools and in the future education of our children as well as preparing them for the jobs of the 21st century! These state-of-the-art labs and equipment will provide our students with the knowledge and tools to compete with their peers and will have the potential of launching them into careers in math and science. What a … more ›