Sitemap - 2023 - Berkeley Heights Community Watch
What's Important to Know About NJ This Week -12/30/2023
Berkeley Heights BOE Document Drop - September 2023
Transparency in NJ Had a Near Death Experience - What Now?
How the Number of Berkeley Heights BOE Meetings Compare with Neighboring Districts
What’s Important to Know About NJ This Week – 12/23/2023
Ho, Ho, Ho: Laughing All the Way
A Key Moment During the 12/19/2023 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
Six Days Before Christmas: The 12/19/2023 Town Council Meeting & Municipal Land Use Ordinance
Bill Reforming Affordable Housing in NJ Introduced
The Municipal Land Use Ordinance- Why Now And In This Manner?
More Questions Remain on the BHPSNJ Improper Transportation Survey
What's Important to Know About NJ This Week - 12/16/2023
Shauna's Notes on the 12/14/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting
Board Games: Not What We Had on our Holiday Wish List
Preliminary Results on 2023 Proficiency for the Berkeley Heights Public School District
12/14/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting Agenda: Laura's Notes
Resident Comments on Land Use Ordinance - 12/05/2023 Town Council Meeting
What's Important to Know About NJ This Week- 12/09/2023
Suspect RFP's and Lame Duck Sessions
Is the BOE Majority Setting the District Up for Another Violation at Tonight's Special Meeting?
What It's Like to Ask For Basic Documents from the Berkeley Heights School District
Mayor Devanney Writes to Senator Scutari | Defends Key Aspects of OPRA
NJ State Legislative Round-Up 12/02/2023
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
Role of BOE Members and the Current Race Against Change
Update on Land Use Ordinance Discussed During 11/21/2023 Town Council Meeting
The Tyranny of the Minority, Part 3
Happy Thanksgiving, Berkeley Heights
Take Action to Save the Open Public Records Act
Susan Poage Emerges as The Strongest Voice of Reason on the Berkeley Heights Town Council this Year
11/21/2023 Town Council Meeting - Questions On Redevelopment Studies
Responses to Constructive Feedback and Questions on BHCW's Reporting on the Declines
Latest Elementary and Middle School Rankings Not Encouraging For Berkeley Heights
My Notes on the Berkeley Heights BOE 11/16/2023 Meeting
Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs Has Over 86,000 Reasons to Be Thankful for Berkeley Heights
11/16/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting Agenda
What The New Berkeley Heights BOE Must Do In The First Three Months of 2024 To Rebuild Our District
Congratulations to Illis and Machado on a Clean Campaign and Election Victory
Illis/Machado Take Council, Joly/Akiri take BOE
Sai and Natasha - The Informed, Assertive Leaders We Need on the Berkeley Heights Board of Education
Where Berkeley Heights Votes Tomorrow
Join me in Voting for Sai for Board of Education
In Support of Illis & Machado for Town Council
BHCW NightWatch Episode 23: Berkeley Heights BOE Candidates Natasha Joly and Sai Bhargavi Akiri
Mondragon and Maciejewski are the right people for the job!
Board Goals - A Chance to Make a Positive Change
Natasha's Remarks During Public Comment Portion of 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
Vote for Sai Bhargavi Akiri for Berkeley Heights BOE
Why I am Voting for Edmund “Tom” Maciejewski and Steve Mondragon
Sai's Remarks During Public Comment Portion of 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
Why I am supporting Joly and Akiri
Why the Berkeley Heights Town Council Needs an Engineer
In support of Natasha Joly - The BOE candidate Berkeley Heights (still) needs
BHCW Top Halloween Movies and More Lists - 2023
Vote for Sai Bhargavi Akiri for BOE -Column 2
My Responses to TapInto- Part 1
What does "Stop the Overdevelopment" Mean for Berkeley Heights
My Responses to TAPInto Questions
All The Endorsements: Sai, Natasha, Tom, Margaret, Matsikoudis
Did Anyone Even Look At The $63 Million Berkeley Heights Public School Budget Before It Was Passed?
BOE Candidate Natasha Joly's Remarks During Agenda Items Portion of 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
BOE Candidate Sai Akiri's remarks during Agenda Items Portion of 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
Questions to The 2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Candidates – Question 3
10/12/2023 Bill List: More of Our School's Dollars go to Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, and Jacobs
2024 Niche “Best School Districts in New Jersey” Released
Akiri and Joly: Please Vote For Both
Berkeley Heights Resident Herb Waddell Selected as Senior of Distinction by Congressman Tom Kean
Ana Minkoff - Recipient of the 2023 BHCW Good Government Award
“They Just Want to Tear Things Down”
10/12/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting
Dr. Tom Foregger has been selected as a Senior of Distinction by Congressman Tom Kean
John's Notes on the 10/12/2023 BOE Meeting
Berkeley Heights Superintendent and BOE Remain Silent on Nepotism and Busing
Board of Education Turnover Continues in Berkeley Heights
Laura's Notes on the 10/12/2023 BOE Agenda
Candidate Remarks During Comment Portion of 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
Questions to The 2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Candidates- Question 2
Berkeley Heights BOE Committee Meeting Minutes for August 2023
Berkeley Heights BOE Executive Session Minutes
Another Great Month for Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri and Jacobs
Community Correspondence to the Board of Education - August 2023
Get Out The Berkeley Heights BOE Vote- VOTE for BOTH
Questions To The Town Council Candidates – Question 4
Update to the 11th Hour Berkeley Heights BOE Majority Decision to Change Election Policies
Candidate Comments on Agenda Items during the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
Letter From the Berkeley Heights Education Association To Dr. Varley and the BOE
Feedback From A Subscriber on "The Tyranny of the Minority" Series
More Conflicts of Interest, More Hypocrisy and More Cash for Giacobbe
What Are You Doing About It, Berkeley Heights?
Council Members Respond to Feedback on the Berkeley Heights Affordable Housing Concern
Candidate Comments During the 09/05/2023 and 09/19/2023 Town Council Meetings
The Tyranny of the Minority, Part 2
Mayor Devanney's Response to Resident Concerns on Proposed OPRA Reform
The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy Is Not Going Away
Laura's Notes from the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
Natasha's Notes on the 09/14/2023 BOE Meeting
The Unredacted Detailed Budget That Some of Our BOE Members Have Not Seen
Laura's Notes on the 09/14/2023 BOE Agenda
Mayor Devanney Clarifies CMS Field Discussion Between Rec Department and BOE
BHCW YouTube Channel Top Ten Videos ...
Community Correspondence to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education – May and June 2023
A Quick Dive into the Latest High School Rankings
Job Hopping As The Mass Exodus Continues
Questions to The BOE Candidates - Question 1
Questions To The Town Council Candidates – Question 3
Town Council and Environmental Committee Members Discuss Trees, Water and Zombies
Some Important Loose Ends to Think About As We Begin the 2023 School Year
The Tyranny of the Minority Part
Administrative Turnover Hurts Berkeley Heights’ Teachers
Lack of Math Supervisor Leaves Berkeley Heights Public Schools Leaderless in a Key Content Area
Dr. Varley’s “School is Opening in One Week!” Email
The Hills in Warren: A Warning and Call to Action
2023 Berkeley Heights NJ Candidates Page
The 08/10/2023 Bill List - Another Concerning Snapshot
The District Continues to Tear Away at Family Engagement
Educator of the Year with Ten Years in the District Resigning
08/10/2023 BOE MEETING: 2023 BOE Candidate Questions & Remarks
Thoughts on Thinking Classroom and Proficiency Scores
Berkeley Heights Public Schools Lacks a World Language Program in Chinese (or Asian) Studies
The Berkeley Heights Public School Busing Controversy Explained in Under Five Minutes
Addressing the BOE Majority Narrative on the Busing Issue
John's Notes on the 08/10/2023 BOE Meeting Part III
At This Point We Need to Ask Difficult Questions About the Busing Game
The BOE Write-up That’s Almost as Long as the Meeting
After 17 Years of Service -Technology Coordinator Resigns from BHPSNJ
BOE Candidate Email Points to Discrepancies in Busing Controversy
Parent Questions to Dr. Varley on Cuts to Subscription Busing
08/10/2023 BOE Agenda: John's Notes
08/10/2023 BOE Agenda: Laura's Notes
Additional Thoughts on the 06/29/2023 BOE Meeting
Parent Questions To Angela Penna On Busing Cuts
BHPSNJ BOE Committee Meeting Minutes: January 2023 through April 2023
2023 Town Council Candidate Questions & Comments During the 07/18/2023 Council Meeting
Expanding World Language Programs Nearby Leaves Berkeley Heights’ Students Behind
Questions To The Town Council Candidates – Question 2
What it Would Look Like if We Put Students First
What We Can Do to Reverse The Berkeley Heights Declines in Math, Science, and ELA Part 1: The Budget
06/27/2023 Town Council Meeting: Professional Services Contracts
Another Resignation and More Key Positions Appear to Be Filled without Community Feedback
'Here is Where The Lying Begins In Earnest'
Aging in Place (ADU's), Mother/Daughter, Lofts Are Currently Illegal in Berkeley Heights
The Saga to Attain the Proficiency Analysis Report that “Doesn’t Exist”
The Administration's Response To Our District's Declines Was Everything We Expected and Less!
Transparency is a Key Component to the Success of DEI
2023 Town Council Candidates on 311 Springfield Avenue
BHPSNJ Business Administrator Resignation Letter
Resident Presentation During the 06/22/2023 Zoning Board on Westminster
They Could Take Our Last Tool For Transparency
We Know The Report Did Not Exist – We Never Believed It Did
Sai's Notes on the 06/29/2023 Agenda
Laura's Notes on the 06/29/2023 BOE Agenda
Community Correspondence to the Berkeley Heights Board of Education - March through April 2023
Interesting Facts About Ridgewood, NJ
Questions to the Town Council Candidates - Question 1
Sai's notes on 06/27/2023 Town Council Agenda
MKM Principal’s Resignation Letter To Dr. Varley And The Berkeley Heights Board Of Education
Steve Mondragon's Position on Transparency And OPRA
Who Is Really In Charge of Our District?
The Inclusion Delusion Continues
Varley, Penna and ....Danielsen?
MKM Principal Resigns From Her Position
Dr. Varley's Resume And Rankings
Berkeley Heights Township Council: Urgent Reflections on the Proposed Redevelopment Study
Add Music to the List of Casualties Under Dr. Varley's Reign of Error
06/13/2023 Town Council Agenda- Sai's Notes
BHCW Episode 18: Resignations, Concerns About Asst. Superintendent Replacement And More
Failed Attempt to Host A Night of Celebration and Honor
Message to all 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ Candidates
Your Voice, Our Victory. Thank You
Natasha's Notes on the 06/05/2023 BOE Meeting
06/05/2023 BOE Meeting: John's Notes
06/05/2023 BOE Agenda : Laura's Notes
The Berkeley Heights BOE Lawyer Addiction
A Few More Snapshots Illustrating The BHPSNJ Decline
Is it Time for Our Superintendent to Start Paying Attention?
No One Rises to Low Expectations
2023 Annual Community Evaluation of the BHPSNJ Superintendent
Lawyers and Loss of Focus: Factors Likely Connected to the BHPSNJ Decline
Culture, Data and Measurement: Possible Factors Connected to the BHPSNJ Declines
Possible Factors Connected to the Decline of Berkeley Heights Schools: Family Engagement
Impact of Reconfiguration & School Transitions on Students and the BHPSNJ Decline
What Happens When We Broaden The Dashboard?
Reassignments, Resignations and the Berkeley Heights Public School District's Decline
Varley: Building a Legacy of Division and Decline
Putting It All Together - Rankings, Ratings, Proficiency and Budget
Two Years Of Shining A Light-2023
What About The Mountainside Kids?
Five More Snapshots of the BHPSNJ Decline
The Story of The BHPSNJ Decline in 5 Photos
BHCW Newsletter for 05/14/2023
Can The Goals be Achieved?- Shauna's Notes on the 05/11/2023 Meeting
Follow Up To Ratings And Rankings From The 05/11/2023 Meeting – John's Notes Part II, The Revenge
05/11/2023 BOE Meeting- John's Notes
BHPSNJ Creating More Road Blocks to Public Information?
05/11/2023 BOE Agenda- Laura's Notes
BHPSNJ World Languages: Another Casualty
The OPRA Custodian Position Isn't Working Out
Berkeley Heights Public School Rating & Ranking Drop- Closer Looks
The Berkeley Heights Public School Survey Problem
It's Time for A Vote of No Confidence
The Collaborative Model- Part Three
Berkeley Heights Having the Highest Per-Pupil Cost with the Lowest Rankings Makes Sense
Parent Concerns About Budget, Survey and OPRA Violations
Our District Is In Trouble & It's Up to Our Community to Fix It
Laura's Notes on 04/27/2023 Budget Portion of BOE Meeting
2023 BHPSNJ Budget Pre-Meeting Wrap-Up
Ms. Stanley's District-Funded Ethics Complaint Against Sai Akiri Continues to Backfire
Round Two: School Budget Edition
The Next Budget Meeting Needs to be a Course Correction
This Administration is a Disaster
Round Four: Affordable Housing (AH)
The Collaborative Model - Part Two
BHCW Night Watch Episode 13: BHPSNJ Budget & The Medical Benefits Questions
NJ Education Reports Publishes New Information on BHPSNJ Budget.....And It Doesn't Look Good.
RVR Rail to Trail Project: Video on Mission,Trail & Ale Walk
The Collaborative Model - Part 1
Policy 6220 - Your Right to the Budget Process
Why Do We Need A Superintendent Anyway?
Comments from Mr. Nixon and Ms. Nardi During the 03/30/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Budget Meeting
Questions About the 2023 Berkeley Heights School Budget Remain
2023 Budget Questions- What did Dr. Varley's Nepotism Defense Cost Berkeley Heights?
What Teachers, Parents and Students Need to Prepare For
Time to Put Student Needs Ahead of Lawyers and Petty Politics
Ask The Right Questions, Berkeley Heights.
Community Correspondence to the Board: January through March 2023
BHCW Night Watch Episode 11: Breakdown of the 03/30/2023 Budget Meeting
Pamela cosplays Board Administrator Kot
Shauna's Notes on 03/30/2023 Berkeley Heights BOE Budget Meeting.
The Only Source of Misinformation in our Community is District Administration
Julie Kot Continues to Pretend the Budget is Classified Information
A Quick Agenda Overview for the 03/30/2023 Special (Budget) BOE Meeting
Petition Claims that Cuts to AP Classes Are Looming for Governor Livingston
BHCW Night Watch Episode 10: Liza talks Budget, Westminster Development, Elvis, and More.
Town Council, Budget - What A Difference
Advertise on BHCW By Donating to a Local Non-Profit
Former BOE President John Sincaglia comments on the Berkeley Heights Public School District Budget
Westminster Subdivision Final Presentation This Thursday
NJ Education Report on Berkeley Heights Public School Budget Concerns
Berkeley Heights Public School Budget
BHCW Book Of Revelations: Westminster Church, Disappearance of Trees And Increased Flooding
How To Be A BOE Member During a Public Discussion of the Budget.
Notes on the Tentative 2023 Berkeley Heights Public School Budget
SHAUNA EXPLAINS HER COMMENTS TO THE BOARD ON THE BUDGET
Quick Highlights From The First 2023 Budget Meeting
THE PENNA MAGIC SHOW CONTINUES
BHCW NIGHT WATCH EPISODE 8: LAURA TAKES OVER
BERKELEY HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET: ALL (MAYBE MOST OF) THE ARTICLES
2023 TOWNSHIP BUDGET PROCESS – WE DESERVE BETTER
Misinformation is the Name of the Game, and Dr. Varley is an Expert.
How To Destroy A Change Agent | Part I
Business As Usual: Still No Budget And Waiting on the Promise of a Public Meeting
BHCW Night Watch Episode 7: The Ejaculate Book, DEI, Sewage & Drainage.
OPRA: YOUR RIGHT TO INFORMATION
HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE BE EXPECTED TO TOLERATE?
THE SCREWS CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN
How Many Administrators Can Fit on a Fiscal Cliff?
BHCW NIGHT WATCH EPISODE 5: JOHN SINCAGLIA ON BUDGET, ETHICS, TERRIBLE ATTORNEYS & ITALIAN FOOD
FISCAL CLIFF? OR MONEY TO BURN?
A Few High School Students Want to Read a Book & It Becomes National News
MS. BRADFORD’S OPRA CUSTODIAN VOTE
DR. MELISSA VARLEY’S TAX PAYER FUNDED DEFENSE
MEETING WITH THE CHIEF ON POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS
THERE’S MORE; PAMELA STANLEY’S UNETHICAL ENCORE
BHCW Night Watch: 15 Minutes with Mayor Angie Devanney
EMAIL TO THE BERKELEY HEIGHTS BOE ON THE PROPOSED OPRA CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS POSITION
THOUGHTS ON THE BERKLEY HEIGHTS TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA 2.7.2023
BHCW NIGHT WATCH: Ep. 4- Pam Stanley's Questions to the NJSBA, Police In Schools & Records Custodian
A Loud Voice for Police In Schools
BHCW 02/05/2023 Weekly Newsletter
BHCW Night Watch: 15 Minutes with Berkeley Heights Town Councilwoman Susan Poage
PAMELA STANLEY, ETHICS AND THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
LOUD VOICE AGAINST POLICE IN SCHOOLS
THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE
BHCW NIGHT WATCH – EPISODE 2 – 01/29/2023: APOCALYPTIC WAFFLE MATH BAD WIFI MASHUP EDITION
THE BOE BLAME GAME IS THE GREATEST SECURITY THREAT
DR. VARLEY’S NEPOTISM SETTLEMENT AND CONCERNING QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD ATTORNEY
OUR HISTORY SHOULD TEACH US NOT TO RUSH TO JUDGEMENT ON WAWA
LIZA ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON WAWA
UNPOPULAR OPINION ON SCHOOL SAFETY
INCIDENT AT CMS CONTINUES TO PROMPT MORE QUESTIONS
Peeling the Spin: A Condensed Look at OPRA Requests
Our First Episode of BHCW Night Watch
Another Shoot From The Hip Decision by Dr. Varley
Dr. Tom Foregger Saves the Day....Again
01/19/2023 BOE MEETING- WHAT PARENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF GOING IN TO THIS MEETING
POLICY 0167 – DON’T ALLOW THEM TO SILENCE YOUR VOICE
BERKELEY HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT SADDLED WITH CURRENT ATTORNEY FOR ANOTHER YEAR
Parents Aren't Creating the Decorum Issues at BOE Meetings.....
THE VOTE SURROUNDING COMPETENT TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REMAINS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY…BUT NOT REALLY
BERKELEY HEIGHTS ADMINISTRATORS REMAIN A WALL OF SILENCE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN – THE REAL JEANNE KINGSLEY
THINKING CLASSROOM: WHERE ARE WE NOW, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
THE FIRST BOE MEETING OFFERED PARENTS LITTLE HOPE FOR CHANGE
KINGSLEY AND VARNERIN ENGAGE IN CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE AS RESPONSE TO BACKLASH