Harnett’s Exit Accelerates Region One Decline
Even before the latest news broke this week, it was hard to imagine the situation at our local school district, Region One, could get any worse. But with the sudden departure this week of Housatonic...
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Harnett’s Reasons For Leaving HVRHS
Lest anyone doubt that Housatonic Valley Regional High School Principal Matt Harnett’s recent resignation had anything to do with the political climate in Region One, read excerpts of his resignation...
View ArticleRegion One Budget Fails For 5th Time
My reaction to Region One’s fifth budget defeat in a row can be summed up in one tweet: Region 1 budget fails for the 5th time. Boring! Keep holding these votes at town halls. At $8k a pop, they’re fun...
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Region One Math Lessons
A quick note of amusement: My wife, who is slightly better at math than I am, pointed out an obvious flaw in Marshall Miles’ dimwitted assertion that the repeated rejections of the Region One budget...
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Region One: Doomed To Repeat History?
Update: Below in the comment thread is the full text of Ruth’s piece. Please forgive the line breaks. * * * * * * * * There is a fascinating article (paywall) in this morning’s Republican American by...
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Arrests Made In Sharon Murder
I’ve been late in commenting on this because I’ve been swamped with work. But some very good news arrived last week when we learned that State Police arrested and charged four suspects in the murder...
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CPB: WHDD’s Marshall Miles Ethically Challenged
Update: Miles is lashing out at both me and the CPB ombudsman. He is clearly worried. * * * * * * * One of our local radio stations, which brands itself as “the smallest NPR station in the nation,” has...
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Salisbury Shows Its Mettle In Region One Battle
Once again, my town has shown admirable common sense in the face of a media onslaught urging us to do otherwise. Longtime Salisbury Board of Education member Jennifer Weigel soundly defeated radio host...
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A Perfect Storm Doomed Region One
My letter to the editor in today’s Lakeville Journal: In his letter to the editor of this newspaper last week, Brian Kavanagh misrepresented remarks I made in my blog CTDevilsAdvocate.com, as reported...
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