Volume 21, Number 8
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
BOE looks to eliminate school positions By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
More than 10 positions could be cut in the Berlin school
district next year due to budget constraints. “We tried to do our best to minimize the impact on students,” said Superintendent David Erwin.
The Board of Education discussed 11 total cuts to teaching positions Monday night after receiving a 2.7 percent budget increase by the Town Council, as opposed to the 4.7 percent that was
requested. Erwin said there was still $900,000 that the board needed for its status quo budget.
include; an assistant principal at an elementary school, a counselor and Spanish teacher at the high school and a teacher from Willard Elementary School, among
The possible eliminations
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More than 20 roads to be paved By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
As part of continuing road improvements, over 20 town roads will be paved starting this month. “We try to do five to six miles of roads a year,” said Public Works Director Jack Healy, who is also serving as the temporary Town Manager.
Eight Berlin High School students participated in the recent Connecticut Music Educators Association All-State Music Festival at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Students must first earn a spot in the Northern Region Music Festival and then audition for a spot in the All-State festival. From left, BHS musicians Mark Bosse, Kate Rochette, Lauren Salee, Dawson Trotman, Caylie Whiteside and Anna Woodin performed with the All-State Choir, Theo Reed performed with the All-State Orchestra, and Mariel Christiana played with the AllState Band.
On Tuesday, April 4 the Town Council agreed to appropriate $4 million to cover two more years of the town’s road improvement program. The program covers the planning and construction of paving, curbSee Roads, A3
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