Volume 25, Number 18
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SHOW TIME The Berlin Public Schools District Art Show was on display at the New Britain Museum of American Art April 26 to 30. Works by local students in kindergarten through grade 12 comprised the exhibition. Pictured, left: Marco Parafati, a fourth-grader at Griswold Elementary School, points to one of his works during a reception held April 26 at the museum. Below: A Starbucks coffee cup as reimagined by McGee Middle School seventh grade student Sophia Boudria. More photos inside. Photos by Nicole Zappone, The Citizen
Thursday, May 4, 2023
2nd referendum vote scheduled for May 23 By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
get proposals for voters to consider.
At a Tuesday, April 25 referendum, residents shot down both the municipal and Board of Education budgets proposed for 2023-2024, noting they felt the former was too high and the later too low.
Resident Jennifer Jurgen said she believes “the budget process is made to be very difficult for the average citizen to comprehend.”
The municipal budget was presented at $50,082,625 and the BOE budget at $50,555,071. With those proposals denied, a second referendum has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 23. In the meantime, local officials are hashing out new bud-
“By the time it gets to referendum, voters don’t know why they are voting or what the numbers even mean,” Jurgen added. “On the day of the referendum, I was getting calls and text messages from friends and people I didn’t even know” asking for more information. See Vote, A10
‘Good Cause Gifts’ living up to its billing Citizen report
Time is running short to find just the right present for Mother's Day, but Good Cause Gifts says not to worry. "We have a great gift for every mom, stepmom, grandma or gigi," said Sabrina Rogers, merchandise manager at the Berlin shop. This Friday, May 5, from 4 to 7 p.m., a portion of purchases at Good Cause Gifts will support Kuhn Employment Opportunities. See Gifts, A10
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