Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Recently elected, Rupali Wadhwa talks about what she would like to do once she takes her seat on the Millburn school board
Following last week's election two newcomers were elected to join Millburn's Board of Education. The Patch sat down with one of them, Dr. Rupali Wadhwa. Here's what she said: The Patch: Now elected what is your first priority? Wadhwa: Our community and schools are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy's impact. My immediate focus is to work with fellow Board members and Dr. Crisfield to help our schools get back on normal rhythm and plan to make up for the time lost. My other priorities are to quickly integrate to perform various Board member duties and build a plan with fellow Board members to achieve our longer term goals. The Patch: What do you hope to accomplish on the Board of Education? Wadhwa: I hope to achieve what I have discussed…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The four candidates running for the three Board of Education seats participate in the first public forum.
The Short Hills Association hosted the first of two public forums for the Millburn Board of Education candidates on Thursday evening. Arp Trivedi, a member of the association, moderated the forum and led the discussion with 30 minutes of questions from the association. Following Trivedi, the public had the opportunity to question the candidates. The four candidates vying for the three board seats are Elliot Cahn, Dr. Eric Siegel, an incumbent, Dr. Rupali Wadhwa and Raymond Wong. Here’s some of candidates’ responses from the Short Hills Association’ prepared questions: What changes would you proposed to improve the relationship between the board and the public? Siegel: All we can do as a board is be honest with the public. We can get …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Dr. Rupali Wadhwa seeks seat on board.
Name : Dr. Rupali Wadhwa Place of residence : Short Hills, NJ Attended college : Yes College : Delhi University and University of Pittsburgh Degree : B.D.S., D.M.D. University : University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Center Degree : Masters of Science Year of graduation : 1997 Running for a: Local office Running for position: Board of Education Chamber/district: Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/RupaliWadhwaForBOE?ref=hl I am running for Millburn BOE because I care deeply about our community and want all of our children to be the best they could possibly be and be well prepared for their future. As a business owner and working mother with two …
Susan1
7:08 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Yes, Serta, it is important to vote responsibly on November 6th. But for some of us, voting for a block of three candidates just for the sake of change isn't responsible at all. I have not heard you say one positive thing about any of them; just attacks against the current BOE members. What was that quote above? "People step up to volunteer their time to serve our community and you give 'em a … more ›