Tag: Metuchen Board of Education
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Democrats win Metuchen, Woodbridge municipal races; majority of incumbents regain seats on school boards
The Middlesex County Clerk’s Office has finalized election results. There were contested elections for seats on the municipal governing body for Metuchen and for the unexpired Ward 1 seat in Woodbridge during the general election on Nov. 8. There were also contested elections for seats on the Boards of Education (BOE) in Metuchen, Edison and…
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Criterion Sentinel: Preliminary election results
There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body for Metuchen and for the unexpired Ward 1 seat in Woodbridge during the general election Nov. 8. There were also elections for seats on the Boards of Education (BOE) in Metuchen, Edison and Woodbridge. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by…
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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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Five candidates will vie for three, three-year term seats available on the Metuchen Board of Education in November
METUCHEN – The November ballot will see five candidates, including three incumbents. They are running for the three, three-year seats available on the Metuchen Board of Education. Incumbents Alicia Sneddon Killean, Jonathan Lifton and Eric Suss will face newcomers Michael Cummings and John “Jack” Hand. Lifton is seeking his fifth term and Killean and Suss…
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Candidates file to run for open BOE seats in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge
Candidates have filed to run for open seats on the Board of Education in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge. The deadline to file was July 25. The school board election is Nov. 8. Edison Twelve candidates, including three incumbents and one former board member, have filed to run for the three, three-year seats available on the Edison…
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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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Campbell Elementary School in Metuchen serves as sustainable model; celebrates new larger capacity bike rack
METUCHEN – A $10,000 grant to install a new bike rack and purchase recycling receptacles placed in and around the school has helped Campbell Elementary School in its efforts “to promote energy conservation and make recycling common place.” The new bike rack replaces the current limited “rusty and dented” bike rack with the capacity for…
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Changes to Metuchen school calendar for next year leads to spirited discussion
METUCHEN – Members of the Metuchen Board of Education “agreed to disagree” on the proposed 2022-23 school calendar. Before the board voted 5-3 to ultimately approve next year’s school calendar at a board meeting on Feb. 22, members had a spirited discussion on whether they were for or against the changes to the calendar. Board…
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Offensive coordinator promoted to head coach position at alma mater Metuchen High School
METUCHEN – A lifelong borough resident who has always had a passion to coach high school football will get that opportunity with his hometown team. The Metuchen Board of Education approved Jordan Leitner as head football coach of the Metuchen High School (MHS) Bulldogs for the 2022-23 school year. Leitner, 32, a paraprofessional at…
