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Candidates for the Board of Education fielded questions on remediation, achievement gap, racial imbalance, school start time, New Lebanon School and started to differentiate themselves. Continue Reading →
Complaints after 8 full days of the new school start times ranged from buses being late to impacts on scheduling sports practices and games. Many thanked the BOE for the change and said students are getting to school alert and that the benefits last throughout the day. Continue Reading →
There were lots of hugs and high-fives as teachers got together for convocation at Greenwich High School on Monday, Aug 28. There were several speakers, including Dr. Jill Gildea, Thomas Murray, Bridget Suvansri, Greg Goldstein and GEA president Carol Sutton. Continue Reading →
By about 2:30pm, Republican Registrar Fred DeCaro said that within the previous hour he had delivered 692 verified signatures to the town clerk. Mr. Bernstein was only required to achieve 637. Continue Reading →
Despite testimony of four witnesses who said the defendants had interfered and intimidated them as they petitioned for signatures for Peter Bernstein to earn a place on the ballot for BOE, the judge said they hadn’t demonstrated “irreparable harm.” Continue Reading →
Four witnesses testified in Stamford Superior Court on behalf of Peter Bernstein, who is attempting to petition onto the ballot for BOE. All said they’d witnessed or been on receiving end of interruptions and interference during four incidents at the dump, train station and Tod’s Point. Continue Reading →
On Wednesday state marshals delivered, simultaneously, letters to Peter Sherr, Randall Smith and Jason Auerbach, saying their behavior has infringed on Peter Bernstein’s constitutional right to free speech. Continue Reading →
“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 →
Peter Bernstein said he’d been told by a caretaker at the beach on Sunday not to circulate his petition. He complied. Parks & Rec director Joe Siciliano and First Selectman Peter Tesei said on Monday there is no prohibition on circulating a petition on the beach. Jason Auerbach circulated a petition in favor of charter change and had children carry large placards mentioning Peter Bernstein. Continue Reading →
This spring, Bernstein voted with a 6-2 Board of Education majority to keep the Board membership equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. Continue Reading →