Thursday, February 22, 2018
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Volume 22, Number 1
Education board adopts $44.8 million budget By Ashley Kus The Citizen
crease in contracted services.
A $44.8 million budget was adopted by the Board of Education last week, a 4.3 percent increase from the current fiscal year.
“Last year I sat on that side of the table and listened to the parents talk about what a positive influence it was on their children,” said Rachel Rochette, a former town councilor. “This year I stand here as a parent of a student who has benefited greatly from this program.” See Education, A5
Revaluation, new development boosts Berlin’s grand list By Ashley Kus The Citizen
since 2012,” said Joe Ferraro, town assessor.
Due to home values increasing and more overall commercial development, the town’s value of taxable property grew by 5.24 percent.
The recent revaluation, as part of the reassessment program, resulted in increases for most residential properties. In total, real estate in-
“The market has gone up
See Revaluation, A6
The Berlin High School music department will perform "Legally Blonde, The Musical!" Friday, March 2, at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 3, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m., in the high school auditorium. | Ashley Kus, The Citizen
‘Legally Blonde’ to hit the stage By Ashley Kus The Citizen
“Legally Blonde The Musical!”
The Berlin High School stage will turn into a pinkfilled Harvard University next month to tell the story of an ambitious young woman who tackles law school and love in
“It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do, you can be whoever you want to be,” said Danyella Kaplan, an 11th grader at Berlin High School who is playing the lead role of Elle Woods.
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The award-winning Broadway musical, based on the 2001 Legally Blonde movie, follows blonde sorority girl Woods who has her heart broken and decides to follow her ex to law school to prove she’s more than just See Musical, A13
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Parents, teachers and a student all spoke in favor of the high school’s behavioral and emotional program, which accounts for most of the 17.35 percent budget in-