BHCW 10/29/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week….. This week’s newsletter presents even more concerning news about the District’s budget and the lack of due diligence on the part of the Administration and BOE Majority in connection to Shared Service Agreements with the Township. Republican Candidates appeared on NightWatch to answer questions on over-development, township committees, and the tone...
BHCW NightWatch Episode 22: Berkeley Heights Town Council Candidates Edmund Tom Maciejewski and Steve Mondragon
Town Council Candidates Edmund Tom Maciejewski and Steve Mondragon discuss campaigning during the home stretch, overdevelopment, affordable housing, township committees, and the township audit on NightWatch. There are four candidates running for two seats on the Berkeley Heights Town Council. Visit Our 2023 Berkeley Heights Candidates Page to Read More From the Candidates
Did Anyone Even Look At The $63 Million Berkeley Heights Public School Budget Before It Was Passed?
In September, BHCW finally received a copy of the Detailed Adopted budgets for the 2023-24 school year for BHPSNJ and several other Districts. In that process, the state agreed to stop redacting account numbers on school budgets. Our publication of that budget was the first opportunity some of our BOE Members had to see it – even though the entire...
BOE Candidate Natasha Joly’s Remarks During Agenda Items Portion of 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
In this clip, Natasha asks about how policies are approved (later in the meeting, Mr. Cianculli provides a response that assumes the public trusts that the BOE majority and Superintendent are following the written policies). Natasha brings up the $3800 price tag connected to an AASA conference/training Stephen Hopkins plans on attending. She also points out that members have repeatedly...
BOE Candidate Sai Akiri’s remarks during Agenda Items Portion of 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
In this clip, Ms. Akiri asks for clarity on the increase in parent committees referenced by Dr. Varley and the process through which parents become involved. Ms. Akiri also speaks to policy 0164, which would require BOE Members to provide 48 hours’ notice to the Board on new business. She points out the current practice of the Board in revising...
Questions to The 2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Candidates – Question 3
There are two candidates seeking two seats on the Berkeley Heights Board of Education: Natasha Joly and Sai Akiri. This is the Third in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ BOE Candidates ( a response from Ms. Akiri was not recieved): Honest Data and peer reviewed Research are something parents have felt has been lacking in...
BHCW 10/22/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… This week’s newsletter covers a diversity of topics across the Berkeley Heights Public School District. You will learn the magnitude of the District’s legal spending, some concerning history connected to our current firm, and a policy that seeks to further silence BOE Members from sharing information with the public. A parent shares her concerns about contradictions in the...
10/12/2023 Bill List: More of Our School’s Dollars go to Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs
The link below is the bill list approved during the 10/12/2023 BOE. As expected, this month’s legal bills are lower; we suspect how bills are approved is a matter of optics. The first bill list of 2023 (January) totaled a whopping $31,467 spent on legal services– recall this was month one of two new BOE Members joining the Board, one...
Berkeley Heights Resident Herb Waddell Selected as Senior of Distinction by Congressman Tom Kean
Herb Waddell a longtime Berkeley Heights resident and WWII Veteran was the second Berkeley Heights resident selected as a Senior of Distinction by Congressman Tom Kean. Herb has volunteered for various veterans organizations, senior centers and been such a huge help to BHCW especially throughout the reconfiguration, getting access to our school budget and in resourcing legal research. The Senior...
Ana Minkoff – Recipient of the 2023 BHCW Good Government Award
Starting this year, BHCW will recognize one government official or public employee for their contributions to our community. Recipients will demonstrate competence in their role, professionalism, courtesy to the public, and a commitment to transparency. This year’s recipient is one of our favorite unsung heroes- Ana Minkoff our Registered Municipal Clerk. Email from BHCW to Ms. Minkoff and Award Certificate:...
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