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Cappiali Appears Briefly as BOE Panelist; Demoted to Attendee over Republican Objections

During public comment GEA president Lil Perrone said she was very disappointed with recent events. “I’m personally tired of hearing about ‘the will of the people.’…At our town hall your actions, words and the decisions you are making are hurting our students and our staff. Staff morale is down. This is part of it. You need to get your house in order and start making decisions that are best. Let our Board of Education do their job. Let our teachers who are educators do their job. People who know nothing about education need to stay in their lane.” Continue Reading →

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Himes Talks Drug Prevention with Grant Recipients: Kids in Crisis and The Norwalk Partnership

Communities that receive the $625K federal grant receive $125,000 funding a year for five years. In the prevention world, that is a lot of funding. Other communities that don’t receive this grant receive a range of $2,000 to $10,000 based on community size for their prevention efforts. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Together Issues Statement against Racism

“We stand ready to do the work to end injustice and systemic racism in our country and community. We are committed to challenging ourselves to understand and correct any inequities we may discover as we collaborate to improve the health of our entire community and gain a better understanding of ourselves and each other. We are committed to speaking up and acting together to end the violence and mistreatment of all ethnic and religious minorities so that all people, particularly our youth, have healthy futures.” – Greenwich Together Continue Reading →

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