Tag: Hillsborough Township Board of Education
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HILLSBOROUGH: Eight school board hopefuls to run this November
With three expired terms and one unexpired term up for grabs on the Hillsborough Township Board of Education, the ballots will be crowded as eight people vie for those open seats this November. According to information provided by the Somerset County Clerk’s Office, six individuals are running for the trio of three-year terms on the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Committee votes to remove school board from a portion of the municipal building
Shortly after township officials publicly put the Hillsborough Township Board of Education on notice for allegedly not proceeding with negotiations surrounding financial talks that could potentially cause the district to pay rent for its offices in the municipal building, the township committee voted to remove the board from an adjacent conference room. During a township…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township, school board at odds over municipal building costs
An apparent communication breakdown between the township committee and school board recently boiled over into the public arena, with officials on both sides trading barbs over stalled financial talks that could potentially cause the district to pay rent for its offices in the municipal building. Since the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex opened its doors in…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School district approves $129.8 million budget for 2018-19
An unanimous vote in favor of the Hillsborough Township Public School District’s $129.8 million budget set the potential for increased school taxes for Hillsborough and Millstone residents in stone for the 2018-19 school year. Following the public hearing and final vote during the school board meeting Monday night, the newly approved budget marks a $1.4 million…
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HILLSBOROUGH: District appeals for reforms to state aid, tax levy cap
Amid discussions on the $128.9 million budget for the 2018-19 school year proposed earlier this month, the Hillsborough Township Board of Education unanimously approved an emergency resolution calling for changes to how the local fair share of state aid is calculated. Crafted during the March 27 meeting, the emergency resolution petitions the New Jersey School Board…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School district introduces tentative 2018-19 budget
Homeowners in both Hillsborough and Millstone should anticipate an increase in their taxes next year, after Hillsborough Township Public School District officials outlined a tentative $129.8 million budget for the 2018-19 school year. Announced during the school board meeting Monday night, the proposed budget marks a $1.4 million increase over the 2017-18 budget of $128.3…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board discusses safety in wake of Florida shooting
Twelve days after a 19-year-old gunned down 14 of his former classmates and three faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., members of the public took to the Hillsborough Township Board of Education meeting on Feb. 26 to discuss safety in the district’s nine buildings. It may have been the first…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ex-lawmaker joins forces with student robotics team to get varsity letters for non-sport activities
Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli is more than a month out from his life as an elected official, but the Hillsborough resident has returned to the spotlight on a more local level, advocating that academic clubs and teams like Hillsborough High School’s Team 75 “RoboRaiders” be eligible for varsity letters. During a Hillsborough Township Board of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board recognizes Kinst’s service
Years of service on the Hillsborough Township Board of Education culminated for Thomas Kinst in one final act of gratitude from his former colleagues, as district officials took time out of their recent public meeting to send him off. During the Feb. 12 meeting, Superintendent Dr. Jorden Schiff commended Kinst for his commitment to the…