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Reeves kept an unlisted phone number and requested that citizens arrange visiting appointments through his secretarial staff.
Although Reeves operated with a heavy hand, he generally kept the School Committee united. By contrast, some say, Russell's hands-off style allowed tensions to surface.
But School Committee member Alfred B. Fantini blames Reeves for precipitating the massive cutbacks by negotiating a long-term teaching contract in the face of an uncertain economic future.
While Russell is receptive and accessible to the working class residents of the city, political observers say she has not matched Reeves' ability to reach traditionally disempowered groups.
As mayor, Reeves was a role model to the city's youth, and "his unwavering support of the public schools, which are over 50 percent minority," was vital, says School Committee member E. Denise Simmons, who is black.