• Millstone school budget would pay UFRSD bill

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The tuition bill must be paid, and the proposed school budget includes the money to foot that bill. When voters go to the polls on April 20 for the school budget, they will decide the fate of the $31.9 million budget, which is $32,095 less than last year. The…

  • Capital costs tend to increase exponentially

    Ido not find the modest increase in class sizes for Millstone Township schools as reported in the Examiner last week to be troubling. Recent investments in technology should pay off in increased span of control for teachers and therefore larger class sizes should be possible with no degradation in pupil performance. What I am concerned…

  • When enough is enough

    Free ride? Education is certainly not free. It all comes at a price, and these days, a high price. So when is it enough already? A 9.88 percent proposed increase on my property tax is quite a price to pay. What sacrifices have been made to reach this incredible price tag? Have the sacrifices been…

  • Fund busing equitably for all students in UFRSD

    While the Examiner is correct that the Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) plans to cut “courtesy” busing to some 355 students in the fall, it is incorrect to state that it will affect only students who live close enough to the schools to walk. According to the New Jersey Department of Education website, districts…

  • N.J. schools spend too much per pupil

    According to the Examiner, Millstone’s proposed 2010-11 budget puts perpupil spending at around $13,000. That’s just a number. To understand whether we’re paying too much, that number needs to be put into context. According to the Census Bureau, the average spending per student in the U.S. in 2006 was around $9,138 and for New Jersey…

  • Three compete for two board seats in UFRSD

    Newcomer faces two incumbents in upcoming election BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Three candidates are vying for the the two Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education seats up for grabs in the April 20 election.   Newcomer Steve Gagliardi, 41, of Revere Court, faces incumbents Patty Hogan, 46, of Liberty Court, and Joe Calvitti in…

  • RPS budget would make average school tax $4,350

    Per-pupil costs expected to increase $3,660 to $16,985 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The proposed Roosevelt Public School budget relies on the average homeowner paying a tax increase of $381 this year. Voters will take to the polls on April 20 to cast ballots for or against the proposed $1.4 million tax levy in support…

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    Elissa Nagy and her horse, My Valentine, compete in the Dressage Schooling Show and Combined Test at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold on April 10. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Call from Ellen: What a trip!

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Call from Ellen: What a trip!

    Jessica Toth, her husband, Noah, and their children, Cameron and Cassidy, in Florida on a vacation they won from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

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