Tuesday, March 19, 2013
School Committee to meet for open session at 3:50 p.m.
The Woonsocket School Committee will meet tomorrow afternoon at 108 High St. to discuss the 2014 school budget, well past its original March 1 deadline despite the efforts of School Committee member Anita McGuire-Forcier. The passed deadline did not escape the notice of Lorraine Corey, city resident and editor of Mywoonsocket.com, who criticized the school department, School Committee and Budget Commission for allowing the deadline to pass without presenting a budget. "Had it not been for Committeewoman Anita McGuire Forcier, the fact that the school budget was late again would not have come to light until today," Corey told City Councilors during their March 4 meeting. The passed deadline also drew criticism from taxpayer Christine …
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Mywoonsocket.com editor breaks editorial voice silence.
It's been about two years since Lorraine Corey launched Mywoonsocket.com in the late fall of 2010. The information site for local government information includes links to agendas for various upcoming government meetings, the city charter, and recent top news stories. One thing the site hasn't provided is editorials, a self-imposed rule, as Corey describes it. Last week, Corey broke that rule to speak her mind on a recent op/ed piece by School Committee Chair Vimala Phongsavanh wrote that was posted on the Woonsocket Call's website Nov. 18. Corey took issue with Phongsavanh's statement, "Without children of their own or a deep connection to the community, many senior citizens are unwilling to support our local school system, especially …
Friday, October 19, 2012
About 40 heard candidates speak about importance of parent's role in teaching, uniting northern RI communities to leverage fair funding.
Local candidates for state offices attended the Woonsocket Candidate Education Forum Monday night at Woonsocket High School hosted by Woonsocket's Parent Advisory Council. PAC members Cindy Stepanian and Tony Gabriele organized the event, and were set up with PAC flyers just inside the school entrance greeting people as they showed up. Candidates Senator Roger A. Picard, (D-Dist. 20), Senator Marc A. Cote, (D-Dist. 24), Representative Lisa Baldelli-Hunt (D-Dist. 49) Rep. John D. Brien (D-Dist. 51) Rep. Robert D. Phillips (D-Dist. 51), candidate for Dist. 51 Stephen M. Casey and candidate for Dist. 50 Christopher Roberts attended. Candidate for Dist. 49 Michael Moniz did not attend the event. He also did not show up for the …
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John
12:14 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Regardless of all the finger pointing and redirection it is the ultimately the Superintendent's responsibility to have the budget completed on time. This means getting it completed well in advance of the March 1st deadline. March 1st is when it should be in the hands of the City Counsel and approved by the School Committee. The School Committee should have received a Draft in Mid-February. If you… more ›