Letters to the Editor
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Death of a School System
By JOHN MIGUEIS
May 15, 2021I think it is important to provide a clear record of what has occurred thus far in connection to the decision made by Mr. Reinstein, Mr. D’Aquila, Ms. Penna and Ms. Reilly in moving forward ...
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“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” - Henry Ford
Dear Editor:
At last night's Board of Education ...
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To the members of the Berkeley Heights Board of Education; to the teachers, staff, and principals; to my fellow residents and neighbors, and to our students,
The Berkeley Heights BOE recently ...
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This will be the first of a monthly Letter to the Editor from me as a minority member of the Township Council. I am beginning this series in response to a decision by Jeanne Kingsley, the Township ...
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In a recent TAP letter Mr. Reinstein stated the BOE has taken an objective view that benefits all students in our district by implementing full-day K; and I agree that full-day Kindergarten would ...
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In November 2020, New Jersey voters approved Public Question No. 1, which amended the New Jersey Constitution to allow for the legalization of a controlled form of marijuana called ...
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During Dr. Varley’s opening remarks at the 4/22/21 Town Hall, she addressed the BHPD press release (stating there has been no formal consultation regarding a redistricting ...
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The proposal to redistrict the schools as recommended by the Superintendent should be rejected by the Board of Education. As someone who served on the Board from 2004-2016, including being President ...
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In the last townhall meeting hosted by the Board of Education on April 22nd 2021, 21 out of the 27 people who spoke out, were not supportive of the reconfiguration of schools as the only way to ...
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I was horrified at the words of a speaker at the Board of Education Town Hall meeting on April 22. The speaker spoke angrily at the “politics” the superintendent has brought into our ...
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First, I want to commend the Board for their commitment to Full Day Kindergarten for Berkeley Heights. It is something I have long been in favor of and wish that my wife, Angie and I could have ...
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On April 13, 2021 I posted a Letter to the Editor including an email I sent to Dr. Varley and the entire Board of Education along with the responses from Dr. Varley. You can find the ...
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The response given by Berkeley Heights Board of Education (BOE) president Doug Reinstein to a question raised by a longtime township resident is revelatory (emphasis added):
Question: 1.
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In my OpEd article “Inflation is rising even in Berkeley Heights - Conflation Inflation is peaking in the BOE!”, I said that the Pre-K to 2 / 3 to 5 redistricting and reconfiguration is a ...
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On Tuesday, April 13th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the “Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis ...
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Let me be upfront and clear, I am not opposed to the concept of a Full Day Kindergarten. In fact, my three children did not attend kindergarten at the Berkeley Heights’ Early Childhood ...
