Hartford Board of Education appoints three new members Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant
Making parents feel heard, breaking barriers and ensuring experiences aren’t repeated are some of the goals the three new Hartford Board of Education appointees hope to instill.
Yvette Bello, Pastor AJ Johnson and James Shmerling have been appointed to fill three board positions on the nine-member board. Eight of the nine representatives are people of color, reflecting the community it serves where 92% of students in the Hartford Public Schools District don’t identify as white.
The three members were appointed at the City Council meeting Monday and will be sworn in as board members on May 18.
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Elections Aug 12, 2020
Tuesday was a day where voters cast ballots in new and old ways. But however they did it, many voters were voting at the last-minute. “I’ve had it for probably close to a week and I’m a last-minute kind of guy.” That’s what Breck McNab said as he dropped his ballot in the box outside Hartford City Hall. It.
Riverfront Recapture, the nonprofit organization that manages riverside parks in Hartford and East Hartford, has purchased 60 acres of riverfront land on the Hartford-Windsor town line and plans to build a new community park there.
In a statement, Riverfront Recapture officials said the property will be redeveloped for recreation, with new trails, open green spaces, piers and docks.
“This land purchase gives us a rare opportunity to conserve one of the last riverfront parcels in the region and significantly expand public access to the Connecticut River,” said President and CEO Michael Zaleski. “The redevelopment plan represents a transformational investment in the multimodal transportation system along the Connecticut River, will drive economic development and improve the environment and community health in the underserved neighborhoods surrounding the park.”