BERKELEY HEIGHTS 2022 BOE ELECTION- CANDIDATE RESPONSES TO QUESTION 3
Since our last publication on responses to questions from BOE Candidates, several Candidates have dropped out of the race. Responses to our questions have gotten a good amount of traction and positive feedback from members of the community. Of the current field, we received responses from Natasha Joly, Dipti Khanna, Gale Bradford, Neil Herman, Sai Akiri and Doug Grober to our...
Laura’s TEN Things
Of all the content I’ve researched and published over the last few years, this has, by far, been the most difficult. Let’s do this… Gina’s Tennis World This is my second home and Gina, Wendy and Phil are MY people. I have been playing at Gina’s for the last 15+ years (but don’t be fooled, I had 4 kids in...
OPRA, ATTORNEYs and AWARDS CEREMONIES
The District is playing a very costly and cynical game regarding requests made under the Open Public Records Act. OPRA is a law that allows everyday people to get information from public entities. It is a tool that holds tax funded public entities accountable to the people who pay their bills and use their services. Let’s start this post with...
BOARD ZOOM MEETINGS
The Spindoctors, I mean 6-member “we will never agree with or listen to Ms. Akiri or Dr. Foregger, even when they make sense or have done their homework” bloc (D’Aquila, Penna, Cianciulli, Stanley, Young and Hyman) of Board members, are at it again. This is simple, like elementary-level undersanding required, so let me spell out the facts for you; The...
Dr. Varley’s Nepotism Investigation
by Laura Kapuscinski Originally Published on TapInto Below is a fact based outline surrounding the allegations that Dr. Varley violated the District’s Nepotism policy. 6/7/2021: Dr. Varley asserts that the District posted a job opening for a Summer Library Intern at this time. No sources would verify, with factual evidence, this position’s posting outside of internal advertisement. 6/24/2021: Angela Penna,...
Our First Newsletter
We are happy to present our first news letter. BHCW is a source of information and advocacy for Berkeley Heights, NJ. We are a collective that seeks to inform Berkeley Heights, NJ residents with policy updates about local government – with specific attention to our School District. Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3wyz2pA (please download and share with your neighbors)
Questions are still unanswered – Canned responses from Dr.Varley and Mr.Reinstein
The fact that our superintendent STILL doesn’t have answers to most of these questions and others that are now arising connected to what is turning into the ironic outcome of an obvious inequity at Hughes and Mountain Park is disturbing. If the plan is supported by education experts and research they shouldn’t have to “dig”, and should know the answers....
All the Facebook: Social media announcements by the district CONNECTED TO BERKELEY HEIGHTS RECONFIGURATION CONTROVERSY (updated 06/25/2021)
Below are links to the Berkeley Heights Public Schools social media announcements in connection to reconfiguration. These links contain communication from the district on reconfiguration, parent and resident comments as well as meeting agendas. “AN UPDATE FROM THE BERKELEY HEIGHTS BOARD OF EDUCATION: BOE Responds to Baseless ‘Violations’Doug Reinstein, President – Board of Education, Michael D’Aquila, Vice President – Board...
All The Videos: Meetings connected to Berkeley Heights Reconfiguration Controversy (updated 06/11/2021)
This is a record of BOE meetings and Town Halls surrounding the BOE’s controversial decision to tie Reconfiguration and Redistricting with FDK after a secretive 9 week planning process. On March 18th, 2021 residents asked about the plans connected to FDK and were told they would need to wait until the April 8th meeting to find out more detail (timestamp...
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