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Fiscal Irresponsibility: The Kids First Candidates' Legacy

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on October 21, 2025

The Kids First candidates campaigned on promises of fiscal responsibility and smart budgeting. Yet, their actions in office continue to reveal the opposite - a pattern of short-term fixes, depleted reserves, and avoidance of structural solutions that jeopardize the district’s financial future. [Read More]

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Broken Promises, Embarrassing Conduct: How the 'Kids First' Board Majority Failed Hardyston Students

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 26, 2025

Summary: At a recent Hardyston Board of Education meeting, Board President Donna Carey and Vice President Jean Barrett steered the board into extended personal attacks and social-media disputes-on the record-instead of district business. This behavior stands in stark contrast to the “Kids First” platform of student-centered decision-making and fiscal responsibility... [Read More]

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Kids First Campaign: Independence or Political Machine?

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 19, 2025

1️⃣ The Contradictions You Can’t Ignore The Kids First team claims to be independent, but their own campaign message reveals their true goal: “To continue this great work, we must maintain current majority (5 to 4).” [Read More]

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Nonpublic Topics in Public? Barrett's Remarks

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 16, 2025

Standards & Sources This article includes opinion and fair comment on matters of public concern. Factual statements are supported by public records (meeting video/minutes, OPRA responses, invoices, and ethics dockets). If something’s off, please send a correction-updates will be made promptly. [Read More]

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Shiny Words, Serious Questions: Looking Past the Kalczuk Campaign Gloss

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 15, 2025

The Kids First team recently praised Dana Kalczuk as: [Read More]

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When Proof Falls Short: Kalczuk Pressures the District to Investigate Critics

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 7, 2025

On August 11, 2025, Dana Kalczuk emailed Superintendent Mike Ryder and the full Board of Education. [Read More]

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Revealed: The Clerk's Response to the Kalczuk Residency Objection

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 6, 2025

After a formal objection was filed questioning Dana Kalczuk’s residency, Sussex County Clerk Jeffrey Parrott reviewed the evidence along with documents Kalczuk submitted in her defense. [Read More]

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Objection Exposed: Did Kalczuk Really Meet the Residency Rule?

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on September 5, 2025

On July 29, 2025, a formal objection was submitted to Sussex County Clerk Jeffrey Parrott regarding Dana Kalczuk’s eligibility to appear on the November ballot for the Hardyston Board of Education. [Read More]

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Why Ed Reinle Isn't the Candidate Hardyston Needs

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on August 13, 2025

Every election, we get to choose the people who will shape the future of our schools. And every election, it’s worth asking: has this person actually earned the right to keep making those decisions? [Read More]

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A Familiar Playbook: Residency Questions and the Push to Silence Critics

By Hardyston Community Advocate

Posted on August 13, 2025

Let’s be clear: Dana isn’t just hinting that she doesn’t like this blog - she’s effectively providing her “Kids First” allies on the board with a ready-made rationale for pursuing action against it. [Read More]

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