Tag: Edgar Middle School
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Metuchen school officials: Proposed referendum will address student growth, move district forward
METUCHEN – Voters will head to the polls and decide on three referendum ballot questions, which Metuchen school officials say will essentially move the district forward for the next 20 to 30 years. Since the 1998 and 2004 referenda, the district has a much larger student population from what was once 1,500 to 1,700 students…
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Edgar Middle School is first public school in Metuchen to earn distinction of National Blue Ribbon School
METUCHEN – Edgar Middle School is the first public school in Metuchen to earn the distinction of being a National Blue Ribbon School. And school officials can’t wait to celebrate. “The National Blue Ribbon Award has never before been awarded to Edgar Middle School (EMS) or any other Metuchen school,” Edgar Principal Suzy Azevedo said.…
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Referendum on track for November in Metuchen; full-day kindergarten is proposed
METUCHEN – The Metuchen School District is planning to use the 22.23% increase in state aid to offset operation costs associated with proposed additions and renovations to all four school buildings, which is on track for a referendum in November. “We are going to deposit [the additional state aid] to a capital reserve and other…
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Memorial Day Art Contest on display in virtual gallery
By GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent The Metuchen Parade Commission partnered with the Metuchen Arts Council and volunteer judges to present the annual Memorial Day Art Contest in a new format this year. The patriotic posters were created by students in Grades 1-8 at Campbell Elementary School, Edgar Middle School and St. Francis Cathedral School. First, second…
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Metuchen Library, Edgar Middle School open for residents as power restoration continues after Tropical Storm Isaias
METUCHEN – As work on power restoration continues after Tropical Storm Isaias, the Metuchen Public Library and Edgar Middle School are open for residents to use internet and charge their devices. Some 262 homes in the borough are without power, Mayor Jonathan Busch said in a social media post on Aug. 5. “As we continue…
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Metuchen batting idea of an alternate week of 50% ‘roomers and Zoomers’ for back-to-school in-person plan
METUCHEN – School officials are batting the idea of an alternate week of 50% “roomers and Zoomers” for its back-to-school in-person plan. Schools Superintendent Vincent Caputo led an hour panel discussion webinar through Zoom on July 13, covering all aspects of up-to-the-minute thinking from instruction, board operations, school district operations and everything in between. School…
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Metuchen board reorganizes with focus on school space needs
METUCHEN – Justin Manley, who was appointed as board president of the Metuchen Board of Education, vowed the newly seated board will take steps in the new year to prepare a plan of action to address the school space needs for 2020 and beyond. “We’re going to take steps to collect our needs and wants…
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Metuchen to take part in National Gun Violence Awareness Day
METUCHEN — Metuchen has joined municipalities across the country in declaring the first Friday in June National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Mayor Jonathan Busch read a proclamation at a meeting on May 21, alluding to the timing since a 17-year-old student fatally shot 10 people and injured 13 others at Santa Fe High School in…