Westfield Republican / Mayville Sentinel Newshttp://www.westfieldrepublican.comTop Headlinesen-usSat, 25 May 2013 09:42:05 EDTSat, 25 May 2013 09:42:05 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssSchool mergers: Financial benefitshttp://www.westfieldrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/520702.htmlNew York State wants schools to merge so badly it dangles huge pots of money in front of schools to actually merg.Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTMothers' Day Musehttp://www.westfieldrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/520703.htmlHere's a poem for mothers, dear Those alive and those we've lost Those anew with babes in arms And expectant women still on hold Remember those we've lost to age And to those just turning another page In the book of love and life Those...Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTSchool mergers: The do nothing optionhttp://www.westfieldrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/520637.htmlIf schools do not do something to gain efficiencies or increase funding, such as merge, tuition, or regional high school, the future is grim. Schools are spending their savings like crazy.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTSchool mergers: The expense sidehttp://www.westfieldrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/520589.htmlEducation is a labor intensive process. Although ads may show people learning a new language by simply listening/watching some software package, it is never that simple.Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTA message to the Westfield Class of 2013http://www.westfieldrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/520590.htmlThe Westfield Academy and Central School Class of 2013 is a very special one to me. On the last day of my career in 2007, I never really said, "good-bye," to you; departures are always hard for me.Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT