A Small Step Forward
For the first time in a long time I am feeling hopeful. In my 15+ years as a BH resident, I was happy to experience the most civilized campaign season I can remember. There was no public mud-slinging, bashing, or trash-talking of the opposing candidates. The concession letter from Tom and Steve was classy, honorable, and heartfelt. This is Berkeley...
Candidate Remarks During Comment Portion of 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
The clip below includes remarks from Natasha Joly and Sai Akiri during the comments portion of the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting. Natasha discussed the following items: Initiatives connected to targets on proficiencies emailed to parents from the Superintendent Building Thinking Classroom Courtesy Busing Lack of Board Oversight on Budget Sai discussed the following items: Lack of comparisons on cohorts and strategies...
Mayor Devanney Clarifies CMS Field Discussion Between Rec Department and BOE
We will be posting about the BOE Agenda later today but I wanted to share this update. I received clarification from Mayor Devanney regarding the CMS/BOE Field discussions in response to an email I sent the Town Council and BOE surrounding the process on this issue. 2023 Candidates for both bodies were cc’d on the email. This article will be...
Questions to The BOE Candidates – Question 1
First in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ BOE Candidates Two Candidates Running for Two Seats Please provide residents with your qualifications for the BOE (education, experience) and how you feel this background will benefit our community on the BOE. Please provide (at least) two very specific policy positions you plan to introduce or support during...
Questions To The Town Council Candidates – Question 3
Third in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ Town Council Candidates Flooding has been a topic in town for some time and is often tied to the issue of over development which all the candidates have spoken to more recently. This question has a few parts: (1) Do you agree that flooding in Berkeley Heights is...
BHCW 08/07/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week… Online Version PDF Version See All Newsletters
BHCW Night Watch Episode 19
Gale Bradford’s Endless Monologue, Affirmative Action Investigation, BOE Policy Violations, Budget, Town Council Election & Westminster All Night Watch Episodes
We Know the Report Did Not Exist – We Never Believed It Did
Gale Bradford, Pamela Stanley and The BOE Majority Continue to Gaslight Parents on Questions Surrounding the BHPSNJ Declines On 5/11/2023, Dr. Foregger and Ms. Khanna asked the Board of Education to instruct Dr. Varley to provide a report to the community on the Declines of our High School, Middle School, and Elementary School Students in the areas of Math, Science,...
Questions to the Town Council Candidates – Question 1
First in a Series of Questions to the 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ Town Council Candidates Please provide residents with your qualifications for the town council (education, experience) and how you feel this background will benefit our community on the council. Please provide (at least) two very specific policy positions you plan to introduce or support during your tenure on the...
BHCW 06/04/2023 Newsletter
What’s Important to Know About Berkeley Heights This Week….. Online Newsletter PDF Version There are three ways to get BHCW content delivered to your doorstep: (1) Sign-Up for our weekly/bi weekly newsletter. This is the most popular option so far. Subscribers will get email with articles published for the time period in between. (2) Subscribe to our Substack which will deliver articles to...
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