FALL 2010
At every new stage, a common refrain: Time flies – 13 Sept. 2010
Backpacks, notebooks, pencils. Supply lists, locks, carpool plans. School awaits Glen Rockers, and many a stomach is turning into a pit of butterflies in anticipation. …
SUMMER 2010
New storm drains pending, but flooding fears still linger -16 July 2010
Decades of drainage difficulties around Harristown Road in Glen Rock will soon be ameliorated, though some residents say the plan to install new storm drains doesn’t address the full scope of the problem. …
Glen Rock backyard became lake when it rained – 16 July 2010
Water, water, water: It’s the talk of the town in the area north of Glen Rock High School.
On Hamilton Avenue, residents often chat and share tips about how to best address the recurring problem of flooding in the area.
But when Annmarie and Jerry Graziano moved from an apartment in Brooklyn to their house in Glen Rock in 1996, nobody told them about the flooding problems in the backyard. They saw it for themselves when the rain came down. …
“Welcome to the suburbs,” Annmarie said. “In the city, back in Brooklyn, we didn’t have these kinds of problems. I was so excited that I got a backyard when I moved to the suburbs. But it’s like, give me back my little cement patch and I would have been fine.” …
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SPRING 2010
Loss of state aid causes fiscal frenzy — 26 March 2010:
Glen Rock teachers union blasts proposal to privatize custodial services
Glen Rock school custodian Mike Onorato holds a sign protesting the possible privatization of custodial services outside the March 18 Board of Education meeting. “I’m very worried,” he said. “I’ve got a mortgage. My daughter’s in college.” …
photo/Kelly Ebbels
Residents urge school board to spare teachers from spending cuts
At the Glen Rock Board of Education’s budget meetings this past week, trustees and administrators struggled with teachers and taxpayers to examine how best to make cuts to close a $1.7-million budget shortfall. …
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Glen Rock school layoffs could include 15 teachers – 29 March 2010
With concerned parents and teachers looking on, Glen Rock Board of Education (BOE) members cut away at the school budget at a special meeting on Saturday morning, moving to add a “pay to play” activity fee and lay off at least 43 employees — including as many as 15 teachers. …
