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Michael Chakansky

Monday, December 10, 2012

Two Regional Board Trustees Resign Within Hours of Each Other

With an hour of one another, both Michael Chakansky and Dorothea Durand resigned from the Regional Board of Education

With one year remaining in their three-year terms, River Dell Board of Education members Michael Chakansky and Dorothea Durand, both of Oradell, resigned from their respective posts on Monday evening within an hour of one another. Both trustees were elected in 2010. “I think the River Dell Regional district has been great and I’m happy to have my children attend,” Chakansky said. “I do have a new job and it is taking up more time and would make it more difficult for me to get here. I’m sad to not be able to stay, but on the other hand I will have a bit more flexibility by not being on the board.” Chakansky, a patent attorney spent the last eight years in private practice as an intellectual property law attorney practicing in New York City…

Concerned Citizen

11:08 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

You got that right, Lucky! One such candidate unfortunately didn't win the most recent election. And with the unfortunate departures of Durand and Chakansky....they will no doubt be replaced with hand picked superintendent suck ups. I can think of one who always seems to come sniffing around at times like these. One of the biggest issues we seem to have is that we have a board with too many …   more ›

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