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• School board faces tough choices on GHS auditorium project

  School board members say they will have to strike a delicate balance between controlling costs and maintaining quality in the Greenwich High School auditorium and music spaces project after a new estimate showed a $1.5 million increase in the... more »

  Colin Gustafson, Staff Writer 2 months ago

  school | budgets and budgeting | classical music | music

• Misstep puts healthy school lunch initiative on back burner

  Another board member, John Mitola, said he would like to see a specific charge for the advisory committee so that it "has some direction" that would include reviewing the foods now served and more specifics about what "healthier foods"... more »

  Genevieve Reilly, greilly@ctpost.com 2 months ago

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  Marc Papini, a special education teacher at Western Middle School, and Jodi Janda, a physical therapist who works at Greenwich High, North Street, Parkway, New Lebanon and Glenville schools have received the PTA Council’s 2010 Special Education... more »

  Contributed Photo 3 months ago

• School officials urged to offer healthier grade of foods

  Fuel for Learning Partnership's mission is to encourage parents, students, teachers, food service staff and Board of Education members to jointly pursue the common goal of serving safe, high quality, nutritionally dense meals to the students of... more »

  Kirk Lang, klang@bcnnew.com 3 months ago

  school | children | parent and child | heart disease | family

• Blanchard seeks Dems' nod in 134th District

  A local business woman has declared her candidacy for state representative from the 134th House District, comprising sections of Fairfield and Trumbull. Debbie Blanchard, the founder and owner of Blanchard Business Services, an accounting... more »

  3 months ago

  business (general)

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  Brandt announces campaign committee

  Fairfield resident DeeDee Brandt, the Republican nominee for the state legislature's 133rd district, announced the Brandt 2010 campaign committee. McCullough currently serves as the chairman of the RTM's Education and Recreation sub-committee... more »

  3 months ago

  civil and public service | election | water pollution | safety of citizens

• Opinion: The case for prom Breathalyzers

  Realizing the challenges that our administrators have faced in order to protect the wellness and safety of all students at dances, a Joint High School PTA Task Force offered to research this issue in October 2008. After their extensive research,... more »

  The 2009--10 Executive Board and Committee chairmen, Fairfield Ludlowe High School Parent Teacher Association 3 months ago

  school | high schools | parent and child

• The case for prom breathalyzing

  Realizing the challenges that our administrators have faced in order to protect the wellness and safety of all students at dances, a Joint High School PTA Task Force offered to research this issue in October 2008. After their extensive research,... more »

  3 months ago

  school | high schools

• Board will wait to get student opinion on Breathalyzers

  The Board of Education (BOE) -- on the advisement of Superintendent of Schools Ann Clark -- elected Tuesday night to put off conducting a student survey on Breathalyzer testing until the fall. Board members and school officials noted this is a... more »

  Kirk Lang, klang@bcnnew.com 3 months ago

  school | test/examination | students | election

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  Message hits home in mock crash

  A call was made to 9-1-1 and within minutes, emergency responders were on scene extricating the "victims" and treating their injuries. Firefighter Bob Smith, who coordinates the exercise in cooperation with school officials and parent and... more »

  Gary Jeanfaivre, gjeanfaivre@bcnnew.com 3 months ago