Things are getting testy among Board of Education members. Maria Pereira and her feisty coalition of Bobby Simmons and Sauda Baraka have been warring with majority Board
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BOE Fights, GE Demo, Health Benefits And UB Donation
Former City Councilman Tom Mulligan had the perfect description for City Council meetings: The Monday Night Fights. I’m thinking the best fights are now during
Read moreNails On A Blackboard, BOE Politics And Personalities, Plus: Dem Prayer Mass
Yikes, they’ve just been sworn in on the Board of Education and the screeching is louder than a third-grade classroom. BOE members Bobby Simmons, who
Read moreWalsh Supporters Step Up; How Would You Handle This? Plus: McMahon Poll
Evening Update: The usual suspects that are the first to cry bigotry in the city have not been heard from in the Evette Brantley versus Bob
Read moreBellinger New BOE President
Hey everyone, say hello to Barbara Bellinger, new president of the Board of Education. Bellinger was elected BOE president by her peers Monday night. Who’s
Read moreCongress Street Bridge, Plus: Big Vote, Big Budget, Bulldozer And Lori’s Loot
Weekend update: I received a call Friday afternoon from Congressman Jim Himes who left a message explaining that I was ahead of myself the other day when
Read moreVoters Lift Library, Plus: Speedy’s AB Sting, And Ned’s Guber Run
UPDATE: Great day for library supporters. Bad day for city Republicans. Excellent day for suburban Republican candidates. What happened to the organized political effort to
Read more‘Gratuitous And Unfortunate’: Lopez V. Anastasi
Pass the boxing gloves. Those battling barristers are at it again. Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez (a former attorney for the city) had a
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