McCafferty pushed O’Connell for school board
In a July 23, 2019 email obtained by Girard at Large, Hillside Middle School Principal Brendan...
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Tag: 2019 Election
Craig Complains about Campaign “Negativism”
Mayor Joyce Craig has carped about the “negativism” of challenger Victoria Sullivan in...
Read MoreAbout the Manchester ballot questions and Charter Commission candidates
Voters in the Queen City will be asked to vote on several ballot questions and for candidates to a charter commission that is tasked with rewriting the city charter with the intent of separating the school district from the city...
Read MoreEndorsements for the Nov. 5, 2019 Manchester city elections
I have been asked by many of you what my thoughts are in races across the city. It is in response to those inquiries that I post the following endorsements in selected races across the city. Some will contain brief...
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Bill Barry and the Rules: They apply to everyone else
Volunteers shall not arrange to meet students outside school activities or off school grounds and...
Read MoreWhisper Campaigns Target Kathleen Kelly-Arnold and Kelly Thomas
Incumbent school board members Kathleen Kelly-Arnold (D-Ward 2) and Kelly Thomas (R-Ward 12) are facing one of the more evil things in life: whisper campaigns. They are particularly vicious because there really is no...
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Jim O’Connell: Who he’ll REALLY represent
In his campaign brochure, at-Large candidate for school board Jim O’Connell writes: Families...
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Gene Martin: The Man Behind a Self Drawn Curtain
Gene Martin is an at-Large candidate for the Board of School Committee in this Tuesday’s...
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Mayor Joyce Craig and contract negotiations: A study in sabotage
Since March 2018, I have had the privilege of chairing the school board’s Special Committee on...
Read MoreAbout that “student voice” ballot question in Manchester
Mayor Joyce Craig talks a good game when it comes to transparency and working together with everybody. Unfortunately, her record is very different than her rhetoric and shows that she’s not only willing to stack the deck...
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