Tag: Marlboro K-8 School District
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Marlboro voters reject $26M school district referendum
MARLBORO – Voters have rejected a $26.3 million construction referendum that the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education placed before them on Sept. 26. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, the referendum question was defeated by a count of 2,344 no votes to 1,841 yes votes. The result is unofficial until…
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Marlboro voters will weigh in on school projects
Marlboro residents will head to the polls on Sept. 26 to vote on a referendum that proposes $26.3 million worth of capital improvements at six schools in the Marlboro K-8 School District. Polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Administrators have said the cost of the projects cannot be accounted for in the…
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Restored murals at Marlboro’s Asher Holmes School unveiled
MARLBORO – For two years, retired art teacher David Wells has been restoring murals in Marlboro’s Asher Holmes Elementary School and the restored murals were revealed to the public on Aug. 18. After members of the public indicated they were hearing rumors in late 2015 that the murals might be painted over because they were…
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Full-day kindergarten debuts in Marlboro school district
MARLBORO – The 2017-18 school year in Marlboro is underway with the debut of a full-day kindergarten program attended by almost 300 children. Until this school year, Marlboro provided a half-day kindergarten program and all kindergarten classes met at the David C. Abbott Early Learning Center on Tennent Road. For the past several years, parents…
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Take close look at referendum
I am a current board member of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education and my comments are my personal views and opinions as I do not speak on behalf of the entire board. On Sept. 26, the taxpayers will, for the third time, be asked to cast their vote for a referendum for…
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Aging infrastructure prompts need for Marlboro school referendum
By Dr. Eric Hibbs I am the proud superintendent of the Marlboro K-8 School District and I am writing to discuss our upcoming facility referendum which will be held on Sept. 26. While there has been a great deal of dialogue about our referendum, I want to be sure that residents have the pertinent facts.…
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Full-day kindergarten will debut in Marlboro
MARLBORO – Full-day kindergarten in the Marlboro K-8 School District is set to become a reality for almost 300 youngsters beginning in September. “We are very excited and proud that the 2017-18 school year will be the first year we have full-day kindergarten in Marlboro history,” Superintendent of Schools Eric Hibbs said. “We are ready…
