WATERBURY - Superintendent Verna Ruffin has informed Board President Juanita Hernandez that she wishes to renew her contract for a term of three years. The superintendent's contract is up on July 8th of this year.Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski Jr. said he received an email concerning the superintendent's
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the SEC is spotlighting Kevin Guerrero, co-chair of the agency's Hispanic and Latino Opportunity, Leadership and Advocacy Committee (HALO).
Juanita Hernandez, 42, pleaded guilty in district court Monday to felony charges in two cases from 2021, and was sentenced to parole and supervised probation. In the first, Hernandez admitted to possession of cannabis with intent to distribute in March of that year, a fourth-degree felony. Her car was searched after a traffic stop by Deming police on N. Gold Avenue after she was pulled over for traffic offenses and …
WATERBURY - Board of Education President Ann Sweeney is forming a School Safety and Security Task Force after parents and teachers called on Superintendent Verna Ruffin to enhance security following four recent incidents involving weapons at city schools. Parents and teachers have advocated for opti