2007
December 19, Actions taken in the process for the next Bridgewater-Raynham School Superintendent
December 19, Written Legal Opinion now from Bridgewater on legality of ballot de-Reg vote [doc link]
December 17, Written Legal Opinion regarding Bridgewater Selectmen Proposal on de-Reg Vote [doc link]
December 14, Pondering the 3-2 vote by Bridgewater Selectmen to study de-Regionalizing B-R
November 29, A tale of two towns and a regional school district
November 21, Answering questions (from an email) about budgets and buildings
November 21, Upcoming MA Hearing on work for North Street - December 11, 7pm Academy Bldg [link]
November 14, Enterprise story on Bridgewater Selectmen's withdrawal of B-R de-Reg Article
November 13, Bridgewater Selectmen withdraw Article to de-Regionalize B-R Schools [Powerpoint link]
November 13, Actions from Bridgewater's Special Town Meeting
November 13, Heading into tonight's Bridgewater Special Town Meeting
November 12, More information on Bridgewater's 40R project - perhaps not as good as thought [links]
November 9, Upcoming BTV What's Up Show on Monday Nov. 12th
November 9, Will their be scrutiny of the proposed Waterford 40R project at Bridgewater Town Meeting?
November 9, Forum on B-R de-Regionalization to air on local cable
November 5, Looking at issues related to Bridgewater Selectmen's proposal to de-Regionalize
October 27, Letter from MA Dept of Education to B-R concerning de-Regionalization [letter]
October 26, Looking for individuals to help select the next B-R School Superintendent
October 25, Possible Discussion on Article to deregionalize B-R Schools
October 25, Enterprise 10/25 story on field trip incident
October 24, Update on issues from Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee Meeting
October 23, Bridgewater Board of Selectmen vote on Fall Special Town Meeting Articles
October 23, Funny how official documents are ‘spun’ by the Town
October 22, What a time to be a New England sports fan!
October 22, Further detail on MCAS score for Bridgewater-Raynham's 8th grade [MCAS link]
October 20, Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee Meeting this coming Wednesday (10/24)
October 20, First pass analysis of Bridgewater-Raynham MCAS performance
October 9, Bridgewater Special Town Meeting is tonight [report]
October 9, An incident with a student at one of the B-R Schools
October 5, Today is World Smile Day [site link]
October 3, Was only a matter of time before some tried to shift the blame to the B-R Schools
September 29, Upcoming activity at Bridgewater's Selectmen Meeting this week - October 2nd
September 29, Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility website back active; but serving what purpose?
September 29, Beautiful day for Bridgewater's annual Autumnfest
September 27, A rumor claiming that the School Committee blocked the Bridgewater Town Meeting
September 26, Dispensing with some school rumors
September 25, Upcoming meetings in Bridgewater
September 23, Upcoming meetings in Bridgewater
September 20, Follow-up from B-R School Committee Meeting requesting $500k [letter]
September 18, Summary from Bridgewater Selectmen's Meeting on Town finances [summary]
September 13, Bridgewater Selectmen and another PR stunt
September 12, From this afternoon's Bridgewater Board of Selectmen Meeting
September 11, Anniversary...A time for reflection
September 11, Bridgewater Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility goes silent
September 10, Bridgewater Selectmen call for Special Board Meeting 9/12, 4pm
September 9, Concerns about use of athletic fields at new B-R High
September 8, Bridgewater Special Override election today; vote on $2.2M [image]
August 31, Web story from Enterprise on mosquitos in Bridgewater and Raynham
August 31, Addressing issues related to the September 8th override ballot
August 25, Bridgewater Selectmen schedule info meetings on the Sept. 8th override ballot
August 24, Everything set for the opening of the new B-R High School [images]
August 23, Powerpoint presentation from Bridgewater's Town Meeting [file link]
August 21, Thoughts from last night's Town Meeting (and tonight's Selectmens Meeting)
August 20, Bridgewater Town Meeting approves Article 1 -- moves to September 8th ballot
August 17, More accurate analysis of Bridgewater's Finances
August 11, Upcoming Town Meeting and B-R School Comm Meeting at new High School
August 10, Diagram of the new Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School [image link]
August 4, Analysis and explanation of Selectmen's actions towards override question
August 3, Bridgewater Board of Selectmen call for upcoming town action
July 30, Bridgewater and Raynham Special Town Meetings related to B-R Schools
July 28, Middleborough's vote today on the proposed Casino - is approved nearly 2 to 1
July 24, Reactions to comments from Bridgewater's Selectmen Meeting earlier this evening
July 21, Bridgewater-Raynham Schools and upcoming actions
July 15, Operation Family Support held Festival yesterday [group link]
July 15, Bridgewater and Annual Audits [audit link]
July 14, Bridgewater Finances and Town Audits
July 14, Massachusetts Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time [site link]
July 13, Charles Baker to speak on Mandatory Universal Health Care July 25th
July 13, Information on Bridgewater's upcoming Special Town Meeting [warrant link]
July 13, Governor Patrick signs State FY2008 budget yesterday with few vetoes [budget link]
July 12, Car Wash at Portugeuse Holy Ghost Club on Saturday to benefit Veterans [group link]
July 12, Bridgewater-Raynham 2008 school year calendar and voted FY2008 budget [2 links]
July 11, Bridgewater Board of Selectmen and actions relative to Bridgewater-Raynham
July 10, Bridgewater & Raynham Boards of Selectmen and actions relative to BR
July 10, Lost dog in Bridgewater [updated] -- dog has been found
July 6, Positive test results for EEE in Raynham announced [announcement link]
July 4, Bridgewater's 4th of July Parade
July 1, Next Steps in Bridgewater with the recertified B-R School Budget
June 30, Override Election Day in Raynham, $874,351 at stake for B-R Schools
June 21, Next steps after last night's Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee
June 18, Blanket reponse to the many calls and emails about the next steps
June 17, What is next for Bridgewater and Bridgewater-Raynham Schools
June 16, Bridgewater's Override vote today defeats override in close balloting
June 14, This is not the B-R School Committee of three years ago
June 14, One more time to try and answer some questions
June 14, Another statement on debt service and the new High School
June 13, Another website with opinions on Bridgewater's override
June 11, B-R School Committee Meeting and ratification of 3-year contract with Teachers
June 10, Details on debt service for Bridgewater and Raynham for Construction projects [costs link]
June 8, Tour of the New B-R Regional High School on June 7th [Powerpoint slideshow]
May 30, Resources for information for Bridgewater's upcoming Over-ride vote
May 17, Fact & figures for Bridgewater's upcoming Over-ride vote [BR budget presentation]
May 10, Community Leaders: discussion, negotiation, compromise, progress
May 9, Bridgewater Board of Selectmen move Special Prop 2 1/2 Election [spreadsheet link]
May 8, Bridgewater's Annual Town Meeting sets omnibus & contingent budget [spreadsheet link]
May 3, Upcoming Bridgewater Town Meeting Monday May 7th [two links to Articles]
May 2, Law Day in US and demonstrations by those illegally in the US [2 links]
April 28, Bridgewater & Raynham Election Results
April 27, Congratulations and best wishes to a couple of retiring local officials
April 25, Bridgewater Board of Selectmen adjust appropriation for B-R to $18M
April 24, Second B-R Budget Forum last night at Williams Middle School [PowerPoint file]
April 17, What goes into this website, its purpose, its goals
April 17, Comments from a resident and concerned Bridgewater citizen (Bud Morris)
April 16, Answering a few what-if questions that have been raised [buget & insurance files]
April 13, State Dept of Education releases 2006 Teacher Salary data [links & graph]
April 12, Steps Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee taking to improve education & finances
April 10, After last night's first Public Bridgewater-Raynham Schools Forum [spreadsheet link]
April 3, Written response from Bruce Langlan to inaccuracies of Town Observer stories
March 29, Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee votes George Guasconi next Superintendent
March 29, Work at current High School (Mt Prospect Street) to be next Middle School
March 29, Bridgewater Board of Selectmen release their FY08 budget [town budget link]
March 28, Recommended High School Curriculum Weighed By State Education Board [story link]
March 27, Accuracy in writing stories - Mike Berolini responds to Observer
March 25, Contrasting Opinion/Editorial to actual facts [spreadsheet links]
March 10, Multi-Board Meeting for B-R, Selectmen and Advisory/Finance Boards [doc link]
March 1, Chapter 70 increases? Not for Bridgewater-Raynham, but for others [spreadsheet link]
February 19, New website to keep track of the Governor of Massachusetts [site link]
February 18, Re-release of the 3-year Bridgewater-Raynham Schools budget plans [doc links]
February 17, Resistance to business in Bridgewater
February 17, MA Governor Whirly-Bird, De Ville, 'do-as-I-say-not-do' Patrick has quite a week
February 14, Boston Teachers decide not to engage in illegal strike (Superintendent announced)
February 14, Boston Teachers on possible eve of illegal strike
February 13, Business growth in Bridgewater – NIMBY (not in my backyard)
February 13, When is an illegal act ok? Can Boston teachers strike? Will Mayor Menino take action?
February 8, Next steps in Superintendent situation at Bridgewater-Raynham
February 1, Change in Administration at Bridgewater-Raynham Schools
Febuary 1, Bridgewater and Raynham elections 87 days away
January 31, Federal Tax credit available to most everyone for excess taxes paid on phone service
January 24, Announcement of Re-election plans to B-R School Committee
January 24, Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee announces Public Forum Night
January 20, Who can be hired for school administration?
January 19, Scituate Schools change mind on 17% increase
January 17, Raynham to rescind vote on grant for paid school volunteer and vote to hire person
January 17, New leadership for MA State Republican Party
January 10, Role of School Committee
January 9, When a volunteer is not a volunteer – Part Two
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