Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Hymen and Small selected to join board as new members.
Voters reelected two Township High School District 113 School Board members and chose two new ones Tuesday who favored the $133 million capital improvement plan those same voters heavily rejected. Two of those new members—David Small and incumbent Marjie Sandlow of Highland Park—have already accepted the challenge. Michael Smith of Deerfield was also reelected while Debra Hymen of Highland Park was chosen for a new term. They emerged victorious in a field of 10 candidates. Sandlow was the leading vote getter with 6,446 with Small second (6,384), Hymen third (6,093) and Smith fourth (5,055). Failing to make the grade were David Greenberg (4,702), Steve Narrod (4,645), Matilda Manfredini (4,193), Mark Mulert (3,166), Corinne Bronson-Adatto…
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
References to Taco Bell and grilled cheese sandwiches abound on @hpdavegreenberg.
The race for Township District 113 School Board took a strange turn this week when it was revealed that someone had made a fake Twitter account for one of the 10 candidates running. David Greenberg, one of three candidates who have come out against the district's $133 million referendum on the April 5 ballot, has been outspoken on his opposition since campaigning began. He frequently comments on news websites like Patch and TribLocal about why he opposes the referendum, which, if approved, would lead to a massive renovation of Highland Park and Deerfield High Schools. On Monday, the Twitter account @hpdavegreenberg began tweeting statements like, "We should vote no on the referendum" and "On HS tour. Staff showed me 'broken' things needing…
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Half of those in high school board race dodge taking stand on $133 million measure during debate.
Most of the 10 candidates running for four seats on the Township District 113 School Board danced around the question about the $133 million referendum on the April 5 ballot during a recent forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters at the Highland Park Country Club. Candidates Corinne Bronson-Adatto, David Greenberg, Debra Hymen, Carl Lambrecht, Mark Mulert, Marjie Rosen Sandlow, David Small, Michael Smith and Steven Narrod answered questions about fiscal responsibility, school consolidation, the pension scandal, the role of a board member and their credentials for election during an hourlong debate on March 6. The 10th candidate, Matilda Manfredini, was not present. George Pierachi made a statement on her behalf but was not able to …
Roberta Hendrickson
10:23 am on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Congratulations to Marjie Sandlow, David Small, Michael Smith and Debra Hymen. The people of Deerfield and Highland Park have elected qualified, dedicated individuals to represent District 113. They, and the other members of the board will have a lot of hard work ahead, which I have no doubt will be tackled with the professionalism that they have always exhibited. more ›