Tag: Hamilton Township School District

  • Friends, colleagues remember former Lawrence mayor, Mercer County commissioner Pat Colavita Jr.

    Friends, colleagues remember former Lawrence mayor, Mercer County commissioner Pat Colavita Jr.

    Pat Colavita Jr. was “a Lawrence Township treasure, a man who lit up the room when he entered it and a natural leader.” That’s how Colavita’s friends and colleagues described the lifelong Lawrence resident. Colavita, who was a former Lawrence mayor, a former Lawrence school board member and a former Mercer County commissioner, died Sept.…

  • Interim superintendent has previous experience in Spotswood

    Interim superintendent has previous experience in Spotswood

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – The interim superintendent for the Spotswood School District has quite a history in the district. Tony Vaz was appointed by the Spotswood Board of Education during its March 21 meeting to replace Scott Rocco, who announced his resignation in February in order to take on a new superintendent’s position…

  • Spotswood superintendent to leave position in May

    Spotswood superintendent to leave position in May

    By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Superintendent of Schools Scott Rocco will be leaving the district in May. Rocco officially announced his resignation during Spotswood’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Feb. 7. “[I] spoke with my central office and administrative staff and sent a letter to faculty and staff in the district,” Rocco said. He is…