2005
December 27, Latest Adams Scholars around the area
December 23, Preliminary Expense Proposal for Bridgewater-Raynham for FY2007 [pdf link]
December 16, Problems with bus service this morning - causing delayed opening
December 14, MA Governor Mitt Romney announces he is not seeking re-election [bio link]
December 5, Status of the New B-R High School Construction Project and Reimbursement
November 28, Support a good cause and find your Christmas tree at the same time [link]
November 22, Bridgewater Festival of Lights [link]
October 31, Bridgewater continues to borrow to pay bills [link]
October 24, Bridgewater-Raynham once again near the top in high school student retention [link]
October 19, Massachusetts leads the nation in math and reading exams
October 6, MA Senate to vote to save a dying Racetrack Industry by granting slot machine licenses
September 28, School Committee Review of Student Supply Lists
September 23, Fairness for Good Drivers [site link]
September 15, Opportunities to become involved in your community - Bridgewater
September 15, Opportunity to become part of process to improve MCAS [DOE link]
September 9, Further discussions on back to school supply lists
September 8, Interesting times in Attleboro Schools... found money!
August 31, Supplies needed for 'back to school'
August 30, Email making the rounds seeking a boycott of gas purchase on September 1st
August 19, Long Term Trends in Enrollment at Bridgewater-Raynham [DOE link]
July 25, Referenced source for percent of households with children [Boston.com link]
July 24, Lance Armstrong captures 7th Tour de France Title
July 22, Raynham's Upcoming Special Town Meeting August 1st - includes B-R issues
July 22, Upcoming Tax-Free weekend in Massachusetts (almost set...)
July 22, Lance Armstrong closes in on 7th Tour de France title
July 20, Final update on Bridgewater's 4th of July Festivities
July 17, Should Bridgewater alone be paying interest charges on work at current B-R High?
July 7, House Bill 4095 (Bridgewater use Capital Projects Fund) further activity
July 4, Photos from Bridgewater's 4th of July Festivities - Parade [9 photos; may take time to load]
June 30, Summary of Bridgewater's 4th of July Celebrations
June 30, Staffing effect from the accepted $47.4M B-R Budget
June 29, Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee agrees to $47,475,851 budget for FY2006
June 27, Update House Bill 4095 (also seee 6/16 story) - Special Legislation to pay for B-R Mods
June 27, Special Town Meeting tomorrow (June 28) in Bridgewater
June 26, Letter from Rep. David Flynn to B-R School Committee concerning Joint Town Meeting
June 24, Proposal by Bridgewater Fire Dept. for additional staff through SAFR Grant
June 23, Letter to Editor (Enterprise) about Bridgewater and B-R Finances
June 16, Update on $265k from Bridgewater's (Prison) Captial Projects Fund to B-R for modulars
June 14, What is next for B-R Schools - Joint Town Meeting?
June 14, Bridgewater Town Meeting increases B-R School Budget Appropriation to $16.1M
June 13, Commentary on Bridgewater Selectmen Budget request for $600k transfer at Town Mtg
June 8, Surprise announcement by B-R Chair Don DeLutis concerning the Joint Town Meeting
June 7, Mining Organics withdraws petition for Site Plan Review -Bwtr Planning Board 6/6/05
June 7, The issue with analyzing schools by any one measure
June 6, Informational Meetings on upcoming Bridgewater-Raynham Joint School Town Meeting
June 6, Increased appropriation from Bridgewater to B-R; a good approach?
June 5, Story in Marblehead Reporter (June 2) by Finance Member on reason for overrides
May 26, Joint Town Meeting... a precursor to a move to de-Regionalize?
May 25, Bridgewater-Raynham School Comm calls Joint Town Meeting to set school budget
May 24, Senate Ways & Means with additional $ for Regional School Transp Reimbursement
May 24, Advisory on School Budgets and Municipal Expenditures [two reference links]
May 23, Take a good look at the numbers from the Dept. of Education on B-R
May 18, Story in Boston Globe & comments by State Auditor DeNucci on Accountability
May 18, Operational Proposition 2 1/2 Over-rides voted down in town after town
May 14, Latest figures from MA Dept of Revenue include increases in school funding [link & sheet]
May 5, Sometimes numbers have a spin of their own [MA Prop Tax link, spreadsheet]
May 5, All three overrides in Westwood fail
May 3, So-called "Lexington Plans" for teachers; at what cost are these being funded?
May 3, Where is the $265 thousand owed from Bridgewater to Bridgewater-Raynham?
May 2, Tonight's Bridgewater Town Meeting continues to June 13
May 1, Bridgewater Town Meeting and stipends/insurance for Elected Officials [petition]
April 27, Some people in new roles for the Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee
April 27, After the success of the 1st joint B-R School, Brdigewater & Raynham Selectmen Meeting
April 26, More on the CPA (Community Preservation Act) across the State [CPA link]
April 25, A few surprises in the Town Elections of this past Saturday - April 23rd
April 21, Discussion again this year about Elected Officials - Stipends and Insurance [5 links]
April 20, Bridgewater's 4th of July Celebration planning continues [link to website by Town]
April 19, Upcoming Town Elections in Bridgewater & Raynham for B-R School Committee
April 18, Bridgewater Advisory Board sends out their FY06 Budget Proposal [link to Excel & Note]
April 4, Appeal in Bridgewater for donations to Food Pantry [link to pantry site]
March 31, The question of $3 million from a debate of about a year ago.
March 29, When is a zero-three-three percent raise actually more than 6% total?
March 24, Motion from last night's B-R School Comm Meeting on employee insurance
March 24, Reduced B-R budget request making its way to the March 30th Hearing [other story link]
March 24, State Dept of Ed releases report of Average Teacher Salaries [DOE link]
March 18, Bridgewater schedules a Special Town Meeting for April 5
March 15, MA Dept of Eduation releases preliminary "per student spending" for FY2004 [link]
March 15, Will Bridgewater see an Article CPA (Community Preservation Act) at Election? [3 links]
March 11, Bridgewater and Raynham will be paying more in FY2006 to Bridgewater-Raynham
March 8, Town Election Contested Races
March 4, Examining Education Systems: The Office of Educational Quality and Accountability [link]
March 1, Perhaps a more accurate number for the B-R School budgets
March 1, How should a budget for schools be built and who is responsible for the budget?
February 25, Bridgewater-Raynham releases schedule for Informational Forums
February 18, Economic and Business Development Commission
February 17, Much is being said about my website and what it accomplishes
February 17, Release of my note to School Committee about how to communicate the budget
February 16, Bridgewater-Raynham releases a proposed budget last night
February 15, Decision from MA Supreme Judicial Court striking down prior Hancock case ruling
February 9, Some activity for voters at April Town Elections
February 9, Has Bridgewater paid on its GIFTS to Bridgewater-Raynham Schools?
February 7, The $3M B-R question --> actually a lot more in Cash than thought! [two documents]
February 6, Strange happenings in Raynham and Town Elected Offices
February 1, Gov. Romney urges Superintendents to not sign contracts they cannot afford
February 1, Understanding dollars on School Choice
January 26, Gov. Romney releases House 1 budget for MA 2005-06
January 24, No Name Calling Week for January 24-28 [link to site]
January 20, Education & Money, Gov. Romney and Enterprise quotes
January 20, More on the Teacher "Super 20 Step"
January 11, Interesting language chosen to characterize sides of school issues
January 6, Two Education Study Committees continue their work [links to sites]
January 6, Testing of Prison alarms in Bridgewater
January 4, Selectmen Allan Chiocca not to run for re-election in 2005 Bridgewater elections
January 4, Seven Bridgewater Firefighters Recognized during Selectmen Meeting
January 4, Two situations in Bridgewater schools requiring Fire Department assistance
January 4, Bridgewater Annual Town Meeting set
January 1, Top Ten stories of the year 2004
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