School budget passes – barely

JUST IN Voters approve budget by 4-vote margin

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    Manville voters approved the proposed $14.9 million 2005-2006 school budget by a razor-thin 4 vote margin, Tuesday.
    With 10 percent of Manville’s registered voters casting ballots, the budget passed by a vote of 238-234.
    School board candidates incumbents Dorothy Bradley, Lisa Galasso, George Jakelsky and Michael Impellizeri were elected to the Board of Education.
    Mr. Impellizeri, seeking to fill the remaining year of the late Jeanne Golden-Nowak’s term, received 366 votes.
    The other board members were elected to full, three-year terms. Ms. Bradley received 315 votes, Mr. Jakelsky 341 and Ms. Galasso 328.