What will you ask Mayor Bill Finch tonight? The mayor hosts his next public budget presentation at 6 p.m. at the North End Library Branch, 3455 Madison Avenue. The mayor has taken his proposed budget on the road in an effort to persuade taxpayers to support $7 million more for city schools. The mayor’s spending plan, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Salvatore Agati'
Mayor Hosts North End Budget Session
April 19th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Education, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Salvatore Agati
Judge Sets BOE Special Election September 4
April 18th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati today ordered a special election for four Board of Education seats September 4, the date after Labor Day. Agati set the date per order of the Connecticut Supreme Court as part of its ruling overturning state control of city schools.
Tags: Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Ken Moales·Michelle Black Smith-Tompkins·Salvatore Agati
Malloy Scheduled To Meet School Parents Wednesday–Town Hall Meeting Next Week
April 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Governor Dannel Malloy is scheduled to meet with city school parents Wednesday 5:30 p.m. at a North End Library event hosted by the education advocacy group Excel Bridgeport www.excelbridgeport.org. It comes on a day Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati is expected to set a date for a special election for four Board of Education seats.
Tags: Dan Malloy·Salvatore Agati
Judge To Order Date Of BOE Special Election Wednesday
April 14th, 2012 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati, after hearing three hours of testimony on Friday about the logistics for scheduling a special election for four Board of Education seats, announced he’ll set an order for a date next Wednesday April 18. Based on testimony likely months for potential party primaries and then a general election will be July [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·John Bohannon·Maria Pereira·Norm Pattis·Paul Ganim·Salvatore Agati·Santa Ayala
Friday The 13th Election Phobia–The Complexity Of Setting A School Board Vote
April 6th, 2012 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Next Friday the 13th, legal parties with input from elections officials will appear before Judge Salvatore Agati in Waterbury Superior Court to figure out how to shoehorn a special election for four Board of Education seats between calendar-set party primaries and a general election in November.
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The Mayor Pitches His Budget And School Reform–Higher Taxes?
April 2nd, 2012 · 49 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Education, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch will submit his proposed budget to the City Council on Monday (today). He will then take his spending plan on the road for a series of community meetings starting Tuesday at 6 p.m. in City Council chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace; Monday, April 9, 6 to 8 p.m., Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield [...]
Appointed BOE Members: We Want Your Endorsement To Run
May 14th, 2012 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education
On May 22, the Democratic Town Committee will meet at Testo’s Restaurant to endorse candidates for a variety of offices. Three city-resident members of the current state-appointed Board of Education, Jacqueline Kelleher, Ken Moales and Hernan Illingworth, are seeking the DTC endorsement. As a result of the Connecticut Supreme Court reversing state control of city [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Hector Diaz·Hernan Illingworth·Jacqueline Kelleher·Ken Moales·Sacred Heart University·Salvatore Agati·Testo's Restaurant