Tag: Hillsborough Township Public School District
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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: Former athletic director arrested, charged with theft
A three-month investigation into the financial records of the Hillsborough High School Athletic Department led to the arrest of its former director, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office officials announced earlier this week. Michael Fanizzi, 53, was taken into custody without incident at his Conover Way home Friday and charged with third-degree theft by unlawful taking for…
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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: Township, school district team up for scholarship competition
Juniors and seniors in Hillsborough High School with an interest in a life of service in local government will have another shot at one of three $1,000 scholarships through the New Jersey League of Municipalities’ Louis Bay II, Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition. During a recent township committee meeting, Mayor Gloria McCauley announced that the municipality…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School district names its teachers and professionals of the year
More than a dozen teachers and educational professionals at the Hillsborough Township Public School District were recently recognized for their daily work with the township’s student body over the last year. During the Jan. 22 Board of Education meeting, administrators from each of the district’s nine schools took time to introduce and describe each recipient…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board reorganizes with Haas, Soisson at helm
A new year and a new school board president heralded plans for change and more communication between the Hillsborough Township Board of Education and the community at large during the school board’s latest public meeting. Judith Haas, Dr. Lorraine Soisson and Ann Harris were sworn in as incoming board members for the next three years…