
the Budget, Stupid.
Berkeley Heights, NJ Should Go Back to Having a Public Vote on The School Budget You are part of a group of investors that provide a Company 60 million dollars annually. You hire a new CEO and CFO, and within a few years, the Company’s legal bills increase 88%, the quality of your core services is reduced (math proficiencies declining, kids...

BHCW Night Watch Episode 5: John Sincaglia on Budget, Ethics, Terrible Attorneys & Italian Food
In this episode of Night Watch John Sincaglia – the man, the myth, the legend – joins us to discuss the School Budget Process, Ethics Violations, and our terrible Attorneys. He also gives his opinion on JP’s creative experiments with Italian food and the best Italian food in Berkeley Heights.

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...

Why we need Sai on the BOE
I’ve known Sai for many years. She is a friend. It’s been painful for me to see how she’s been treated by her fellow Board members over the last year. At the same time I felt proud about the way she kept her composure, stayed respectful and continued diligently doing her job despite all the harassment and the pressure to...

Sai Akiri (7-2) – She’s Earned Your Vote
I am happy to endorse Sai Akiri for Boe. Sai has consistently advocated for improving our District’s academic performance, involving families in decisions, and ensuring our dollars go where they belong – to the classroom. I have known Sai for many years. She is an incredible mother who has been a passionate voice in informing parents and protecting their interests....

GO Out And VOTE!!!
First and foremost, this post is to encourage you to go out and VOTE. It is your privilege and right to have a say in local government. Although I have been opinionated and adamant in those I am supporting, I respect your decision to vote for the candidates you believe will best fulfill his/her role. So who’s on tap? MAYOR ...

Why I am voting for Sai Bhargavi Akiri for Berkeley Heights Board of Education, column 7-2.
Tisha Mannino My husband and I moved to Berkeley Heights with our two young children 12 years ago largely for the great schools. While we have had many fantastic teachers in the schools, we started to become concerned when we saw that our rankings were declining versus some of the schools in the surrounding area. This prompted me to start...

Dipti Khanna- Time to MOVE FORWARD!
We moved here 6 years ago and made a choice to call Berkeley Heights our home. Our decision was rooted and focused primarily for the schools and secondly for the town and location. As a mother of 2 children in the district who both started in PreK I believe Dipti Khanna is the Board of Education candidate that will bring...

Natasha Joly Has My Vote; Column 7-1!
I have know the Joly family for a few years, but have come to know Natasha very well over the last few months. We re-connected when the district announced it would abolish the French program – and from that moment on we have seen Natasha become a strong and vocal advocate for families, educators, our children and our community. Natasha...
DIPTI KHANNA HAS MY VOTE; COLUMN 1!
I am more than proud to support Dipti as she will bring civility, data-driven decision making and transparency to the Board. Dipti has been a vocal advocate for the needs of our children, our educators and their families over the last few years. Dipti understands that it is prudent to have quantifiable metrics to fully understand the successes of our...