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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

'Secret' Emails OPRA Request Denied By District

Citizen-activist said he 'absolutely' will appeal the decision.

After a months-long wait to get a ruling on whether he can have access to reportedly secret emails distributed by a Board of Education member, citizen-activist Robert Crawford finally got his answer: No. In a letter from Interim Schools Business Administrator Mark Resnick denying Crawford's Open Public Records Act request, he said that the office reviewed emails sent from the private address of BOE member Anthony Mancuso to other school board members and Superintendent LeRoy Seitz on Feb. 5, 2011, March 11, 2011, and Nov. 9, 2011, and determined that they are "not government records pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1."  Crawford also requested emails from Jan 14, March 8, May 24, June 4 and June 26 of this year that contained subject lines …

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Rumors of Secret Emails Spark Board of Ed Debate and Parsippany Troy Hills Township Board of Education

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6:50 am on Friday, April 5, 2013

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Rumors of Secret Emails Spark Board of Ed Debate

Alleged correspondences between some board members raise red flags for a resident and a BOE member.

At its Thursday meeting, the Parsippany Board of Education once again revealed a simmering band of anger and a serious divide among its members. The subject of the conflict is an Open Public Records Act request seeking a series of emails rumored to exist that some fear may show board members conducting business improperly. Resident Robert Crawford told Patch that he is requesting the documents and received a reply from Interim Business Administrator Mark Resnick, the district's records custodian asking for 21 days to gather and examine the requested information, and then a second reply asking for another month. He said the followup added that his request still could be denied. Asked what he thought were in the emails or if he ever saw them…

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Parsippany Troy Hills Township Board of Education and Board of Education Learns the Art of 'Boardsmanship'

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VietNam Vet

11:56 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

George, I haven't been on here for some time now but I'm sorry that your daughter can't go to a trick or treating party on my dime or all the other taxpayers in this town. I am worried about my taxes going up all the time because of speitz always looking to spend more money, he is no better than this idiot you elected in Wash. The seniors in this town are glad that we have someone who is looking …   more ›

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