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When YOU have a problem, we ALL have a problem. On Thursday night, May 9, 2019, the New Rochelle Confederation of Neighborhood Associations and the New Rochelle Citizens Reform Club will host its annual "Of Budgets and Candidates" meeting. We have invited Thomas Ryan, Interim Assistant Superintendent for Business and Administration, to present the New Rochelle City School District budget for 2019-2020 and Thomas Geoffino, Director of the New Rochelle Public Library (NRPL), to present the New Rochelle Public Library budget for 2019-2020 as well as all of the candidates who are running for a seat on the CSDNR Board of Education and the NRPL Board of Trustees. For a copy of the proposed 2019-2020 CSDNR budget, go to New Rochelle City School District Budget for 2019-2020. For a copy of the proposed 2019-2020 New Rochelle Public Library budget, go to New Rochelle Public Library budget for 2019-2020. All candidates for the CSDNR BOE and NRPL BOT are also invited to attend. Each candidate will have 5-10 minutes to make a presentation of your qualifications, backgrounds, aspirations, and agendas for seeking office and the opportunity to mingle and speak personally with voters. Please RSVP to nrcona@gmail.com so that we can better plan the timing of the evening's events. Thank you! View candidates for CSDNR Board of Education: Richard Bamberger Peter Cantone Will Iannuzzi Vincent Malfetano Valarie Williams View candidates for NRPL Board of Trustees: Beth Acocella Whitney Barrat Corey Galloway On Thursday night, December 6, 2018, the New Rochelle Confederation of Neighborhood Associations and the New Rochelle Citizens Reform Club will host Charles B. Strome III, the New Rochelle City Manager, to present highlights of the New Rochelle City Budget for 2019. For a copy of the proposed budget, go to New Rochelle City Budget for 2019. PLEASE NOTE: A Public Hearing on the proposed City budget for 2019 will be held on Tuesday, December 4, at 7:00 pm, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York. If you have further questions, please email, Mr. Strome at cstrome@newrochelleny.com. New Ro Snow Angels is now taking applications from strong, able-bodied young people, say, 14-34 years of age, who are willing to volunteer their time to shovel snow from steps and sidewalks for older or disabled persons who cannot. New Ro Snow Angels is also taking applications from older or disabled persons who cannot shovel snow and would like the assistance of someone who will volunteer to clear it. Please call Councilman Jared Rice at (914) 469-4313 or NRCoNA Co-Chair Joyce Furfero at (914) 325-5230 or email us at newrosnowangels@gmail.com for more information. Join us on Facebook, New Ro Snow Angels, or tweet us @NewRoSnowAngels. To tweet about us, use hashtag #NewRoSnowAngels. NRCoNA meets each month (except July and August). In November/December, NRCoNA co-sponsors a joint meeting with the New Rochelle Citizens Reform Club for the purpose of hearing about the proposed New Rochelle City Budget. The April or May meeting (depending on timing) is also co-sponsored with the New Rochelle Citizen Reform Club for the purpose of hearing about the proposed school and library budgets and hearing from the candidates for School Board and Library Board. The Annual Meeting is held in May, at which time, officers for the following year, July 1 through June 30, are elected. Agendas and locations for the meetings are posted in the left-hand menu. If you have an item for an agenda, please contact me at home: (914) 633-8499, on my cell: (914) 325-5230, or by email: drfurfero@drfurfero.com. The Confederation is looking to hold meetings in different parts of New Rochelle. If you know of a venue, please contact me ASAP by phone or by email. I look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings. Joyce Furfero, Co-Chair www.nrcona.org |
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