Author: Josh Blanchfield
22
May
Twilight of the Kishimoto Administration (sans Kishimoto)
by Josh Blanchfield
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Tuesday night’s Hartford Board of Education meeting was well attended for two main reasons: the recognition of the late, great “Doc” Hurley and the appointment...
29
Apr
Rising Tide: A Community Bill of Rights
by Josh Blanchfield
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Decades have passed since neighborhood organizations in Hartford made city leaders nervous. At one time, these once legendary community organizations took over city council meetings,...
20
Mar
Hartford Promises
by Josh Blanchfield
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In recent months, the entire Weaver High School community has been mobilized by the Hartford Board of Education’s poor communication about the school’s temporary move...
27
Feb
Let the Debate Begin, There is No Debate
by Josh Blanchfield
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What’s the debate? That was the continual refrain at this week’s Hartford Board of Education meeting. The packed house at the Journalism and Media Magnet...
07
Feb
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Known Knowns and Unknown Unknowns: Hartford BOE Edition
by Josh Blanchfield
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Although Tuesday night’s Hartford Board of Education special meeting had only two agenda items for public comment, you would have never known it from the...
20
Nov
Bring the Noise
by Josh Blanchfield
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In the days leading up to last night’s Hartford Board of Education meeting, Chair Matt Poland lamented on social media that there was “too much...