“If you read the recent news about 2021 school funding, you would have thought evil politicians were hell bent to destroy Greenwich Public Schools. Fake news if there ever was such a thing.” – Peter Sherr, BOE member Continue Reading →
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RTC Chair: Greenwich schools do not have a funding problem.
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“The facts in this debate are on the side of the Republican BET members who took the step to pass this budget under intense pressure, great duress and the theater of emotional overreach by many well-intentioned parents.” – Dan Quigley, RTC chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, BOE, Dan Quigley, Mike Mason, schools budget
Effros: BOE Lurches from One Costly Fiasco to the Next
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The Greenwich Board of Education has devolved into eight (nxxxxxxxxps) sitting around a table lurching from one costly fiasco to the next. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Bill Effros, BOE, Karen Fassuliotis
Letter: Greenwich’s 1953 Schools Are the Result of Town’s Debt Policy
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“If Republicans again block any update to the town’s ‘debt policy’ at the BET’s ‘decision meeting’ later this month, they could pay a heavy price in November, and November isn’t far away. Tick-tock.” – Mike Warner, Past Chair of the RTM Finance Committee Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, BOE, debt policy, Mike Warner, northwest firehouse
Bernstein Wins Unanimously in BOE Vote for Another Term as Chair
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Though Peter Sherr was absent, the Board of Education voted unanimously for current chair Peter Bernstein to retain his position. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Board of Education, Board of Selectmen, BOE, Peter Bernstein, Peter Sherr
First Selectman Candidate Debate: Sparks Fly as Tesei Likens Litvack’s Economic Development Plan to Pixie Dust
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In their first and only one-on-one debate Peter Tesei and challenger Sandy Litvack talked about civility, economic development, Drew Marzullo’s arrest and BOE charter change. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, BET, BOE, charter change, Peter Bernstein, Peter Tesei, RTM, Sandy Litvack
As Contentious Muni Election Races Loom in Greenwich, LWV Voter Guides Feature Candidate Bios
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Listing 3 issues facing Greenwich today, District 8’s von Keyserling wrote, “provision of public debate without the fanatical bullying and character assassination of pubic volunteers in the media.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, Board of Education, Board of Selectmen, BOE, Carmella Budkins, Chris von Keysserling
Greenwich RTC Issues Statement Following SNAFU with Competing Petitions
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“We, the officers of the RTC, do not condone any obstruction to one’s right to have their name appear on the ballot. Whether a candidate is petitioning for a primary or to simply be included on the ballot in November, no one has the right to impede their access to obtain the necessary signatures. Any such attempts are simply wrong and not in keeping with the virtues of democracy.” – RTC statement, Aug 1, 2017 Continue Reading →