Candidate Comments During the 09/05/2023 and 09/19/2023 Town Council Meetings: Margaret Illis (D)
Comments on the Affordable Housing News and Littell-Lord Bids In this clip, 2023 Town Council Candidate Margaret Illis (D) speaks on the Littell-Lord Renovation (agenda item on rejected bids) and on the announcement that the town still has to allow for 30 more Affordable Housing units (a total of 115 additional apartments). We are going to start with the 09/19/2023...
Mayor Devanney’s Response to Resident Concerns on Proposed OPRA Reform
In this clip, Mayor Devanney responds to my concerns regarding OPRA reform. The Mayor’s response does not address the specific concerns of the letter connected to legislation proposed by Assemblyman Danielsen that would, in fact, impact residents and journalists. I also believe it overstated the cost and work involved in automatically making documents public – especially when you consider the...
The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy Is Not Going Away
-Jessica Lesperance I’m sharing another email that I sent to the entire BOE, Dr. Varley and Ms. Sheehan on August 23rd regarding busing. Not surprisingly, I did not receive a response. At the board meeting this week a few people asked about courtesy busing and inquired as to what the plan was, and the response was that they are trying...
Laura’s Notes from the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
The BOE Majority and Attorney are now playing Thought Police Superintendent’s Report As we wrote on the night of the meeting, the Data Presentation did not present on the declines from the prior testing year to this year, and the comparisons are being made to State averages, not comparable schools. And, as John wrote in a prior article, the lack...
The Unredacted Detailed Budget That Some of Our BOE Members Have Not Seen
2023-2024 Unredacted Detailed Adopted Budget- Berkeley Heights Public Schools According to confirmed sources within the District neither the previous Business Administrator, Finance Chair Joy Young or Board President Angela Penna circulated the unredacted detailed adopted budget for school year 2023-2024 to the full BOE. In other words, this would be the first time some BOE members have access to this...
BHCW YouTube Channel Top Ten Videos …..So Far
While our YouTube Channel is less popular than our written content, we still get a decent pull on that medium for an outlet covering a town of 13k. Here are the top ten uploads (based on views) to our YouTube Channel to date. #10: BHCW Night Watch Episode 12: Republican Town Council Candidate Edmund Tom Maciejewski 2023 Republican Town Council...
BHCW 09/10/2023 Newsletter
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Job Hopping As The Mass Exodus Continues
-Sai Akiri, 2023 Candidate for Berkeley Heights BOE What is the decision making process leading the rush to filling critical positions in Berkeley Heights Schools? Many parents need help and clarification on how the Superintendent recommends appointments to key administrative positions. The Board approves recent appointments while vacancies get filled at the speed of light in a highly secretive interview...
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 09/03/2023 Newsletter
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