Jen Bencivengo

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Is Election Silly Season Creating a Stalemate on Superintendent Contract Renewal?

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The BOE voted 4-4 down party lines on a one-year contract extension, Republicans voting yes for one year and Democrats voting no, preferring a 2-year extension. The motion failed to pass. On a motion to extend the contract for two years, there was another tie vote down party lines. That motion also failed to pass. BOE chair Joe Kelly announced he would not be seeking another term in the November election and that was more reason for the superintendent’s contract extension to be one year, not two. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Amy Muth, Board of Education, Central Middle School, Christina Downey, Clare Kilgallen, Cody Kittle, David Lancaster

PHOTOS: Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Dept Memorial Day Parade Continues Tradition

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On Monday the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Dept Memorial Day Parade went off without a hitch. It featured the Sound Beach Volunteer Community Band, of course. There were lots of antique cars, dogs and a fleet of family cargo bikes. It was a day for families to make memories, for sure, and the children had the most fun. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Holiday, Greenwich Democrats, Greenwich Republicans, Jen Bencivengo, Old Greenwich, Old Greenwich Garden Club, Old Greenwich School, Sound Beach Avenue

Residents Unite to Demand BET action on Julian Curtiss, Old Greenwich and Central Middle Schools

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Parents described flooding including sewage at Old Greenwich School, buckling walls and water coming in at Central Middle School, injured children being carried up an down stairs at Julian Curtiss due to lack of an elevator. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Anthony Moor, Bicycle Task Force, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Byram, Carey Bisbee, Central Middle School

New Greenwich Schools Coordinators Participate in Old Greenwich School Tradition

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Back when Principal Jen Bencivengo was interim principal, she and her assistant principal at the time, invited new students to gather on the plaza where they read aloud their favorite children’s books – many with the theme of first day of school jitters. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Dr. Benjamin Markus, Jen Bencivengo, Mack the Dolphin, Michael Reid, Old Greenwich School, Stacey Heiligenthaler, Tara O'Neill Fogel