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The town of Littleton, New Hampshire, is looking for a new manager for its opera house.
Rilee Clark, who has been with the town's parks and recreation department since March, will take over for Adam Reczek on Aug.
5, Littleton Town Manager Jim Gleason tells the New Hampshire Union Leader.
"It will primarily be just focusing on the day-to-day of the opera house," says Gleason.
"In talking with Rilee, and the fact that she's worked in the same building with Adam, it just seemed for the short-term and potentially long-term a good solution."
Reczek, who took over as opera house manager in November 2020, says he is leaving to take another job.
"My goal in serving in this role was always to leave the opera house better than I found it, and I'm happy to say I've achieved that goal," he says in a statement.
"I will be forever grateful to the Town of Littleton for the opportunity and to all who have helped me along the way."
The 35-hour-a-week position is paid for through the town's general fund, not through the parks and recreation budget, and the opera house management position is funded for 35 hours a week, which
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