Berkeley Heights Township Council: Urgent Reflections on the Proposed Redevelopment Study
Town Council Candidate Edmund Tom Maciejewski on 311 Springfield Avenue Resolution – Edmund Tom Maciejewski Our township of Berkeley Heights faces both an opportunity and challenge with the old nursing home situated between TD Bank and Thaitanium restaurant on 311 Springfield Avenue. This property, recently sold for around $900,000, is primed for development. However, the proposed redevelopment study demands careful...
Add Music to the List of Casualties Under Dr. Varley’s Reign of Error
Dr. Varley Continues to Build on Her Incredible Record of Harmful Decisions -Ekin Najarian Instead of using the opportunity of two open Assistant Superintendent Positions to prevent further cuts and teacher transfers, the District has decided to compromise our Music Program. Ms. Lim teaches Music at Woodruff and Mary Kay and is highly regarded by families in both schools, The...
Your Voice, Our Victory. Thank You
Steve Mondragon and I stand completely humbled and honored by yesterday’s shared victory in the Berkeley Heights Primary for Town Council. This win isn’t a personal accolade but a reflection of a community united behind a different way of governing. To work well, local government must be pragmatic, issue-focused, and open to all perspectives. We must move on from...
Parent Concerns About Budget, Survey and OPRA Violations
-Karin Sicoli Our Berkeley Heights BOE’s first job is to “protect the herd” not to be mistaken for protecting: students, teachers, substitute teachers or parents. As it turns out, stakeholders are a necessary evil only. Protecting the herd, themselves, is their first concern. A question, by a board member was asked, about how this reduction in staff would impact students...
Option II
Parent expresses concern on response she received from the District on Option II – Kelly Hufnagel The lack of consideration for individual student needs is appalling. For background, NJ law requires that all HS students have 4 years of physical education. “Option II” allows for some exceptions, namely student athletes. This has not been a BH policy and was last...
Financial Shenanigans?
What is going on with the $600,000 transfers out of the medical benefits account? Tisha Mannino I am not sure, but what could be going on is that in accounting, the income statement is not cash flow based. Thus, every year, an organization has to have an expense that takes into account, expected current expenses earned as well as an...
Former BOE President John Sincaglia comments on the Berkeley Heights Public School District Budget
Former BOE President John Sincaglia wrote us on our last Night Watch Episode. “I watched your recent night-watch session and want to let you and your group now about the cap budget threshold and budget voting.. Remember, any district that still votes for the “budget” is only voting on the tax levy not the budget as a whole. Districts like...
Tisha’s Comments To The BOE on BTC
Several parents attended the 11/17/2022 BOE Meeting to express their concerns about the impact the District’s new model is having on their children’s learning experience. Tisha Mannino has shared her comments with BHCW for publication. At the end of Tisha’s article is a survey BHCW is offering Berkeley Heights parents as a means of informing the District on parental opinions...
District Leadership Appears to Play Politics Again.
In what appears to be a further attempt by District leadership to influence public opinion on elected officials, questionable minutes on the teacher’s contract sent out at the speed of light. This is the third time allegedly inaccurate minutes or inaccurate documents were made available to the public on a matter of great interest concerning BOE members who have been...
Simply the Best
Natasha Joly, Sai Bhargavi Akiri and Dipti Khanna for BOE Natasha, Sai, and Dipti are the best candidates the Board of Education can get. I have publicly demonstrated my support as my lawn is covered with their signs. And, if you do some independent research, like one of my friend did, you will also come to that conclusion. I am...
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