Tag: Metuchen Board of Education
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Metuchen School Board takes stand on mental health stigma and will ask public for support
METUCHEN – The popular saying is “it takes a village to raise a child.” And with that saying, the Metuchen School District will ask “the entire village” of Metuchen to help in their efforts in addressing mental health programing and emotional support for all their students. “When talking about the issue of mental health, we…
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School board panel will work with town to identify shared services
In an effort for the Metuchen School District Board of Education, the Metuchen Borough Council and the borough administration to work more efficiently together, board President Justin Manley has announced the formation of a Municipal Sharing Committee. Manley appointed board member Jonathan Lifton to chair the committee during a meeting that was held on Jan.…
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Metuchen board reorganizes with focus on school space needs
METUCHEN – Justin Manley, who was appointed as board president of the Metuchen Board of Education, vowed the newly seated board will take steps in the new year to prepare a plan of action to address the school space needs for 2020 and beyond. “We’re going to take steps to collect our needs and wants…
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Metuchen school board learns cost of instituting full-day kindergarten
METUCHEN — It would cost between $1.2 million and $1.3 million annually for the Metuchen School District to implement a full-day kindergarten program, according to Board of Education member Ben Small. On Nov. 27, Small, who chairs the board’s finance and facilities committee, updated his fellow board members with the committee’s findings regarding the costs…
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Incumbent, two newcomers win seats on Metuchen Board of Education
METUCHEN — An incumbent and two newcomers will fill the three, three-year Board of Education seats that were open in this year’s election. Newcomer Michele Cook garnered the most votes with 3,774 in her first bid for a board seat during the election on Nov. 6; newcomer Chris Alan Derflinger received 3,165 votes; and incumbent Justin…
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Four candidates vying for three Metuchen Board of Education seats
METUCHEN — Four candidates are vying for the three, three-year seats open on the Metuchen Board of Education (BOE) in the November election. Justin H. Manley is seeking his second term on the board, while Michele Cook, Chris Alan Derflinger and William F. Waldron, Jr. are seeking their first terms. Board Vice President Merrill Lunt…
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Meet Metuchen school board candidates on Oct. 17
The Metuchen Parent Teacher Council invites all Metuchen residents to Meet the Candidates Night at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in the Metuchen High School cafeteria, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Candidates running for election to the Metuchen Board of Education are Michele Cook, Chris Alan Derflinger, Justin H. Manley and William F. Waldron, Jr. Arrive…
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Metuchen Library Board of Trustees names new library director
METUCHEN — The Metuchen Public Library has a new library director. The Library Board of Trustees, led by Elizabeth Waldron, announced in a letter to staff and library volunteers they unanimously chose Hsi Hsi Chung to be the next director. She has been serving as interim director after John Arthur resigned at the end of…
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New multimedia and communications director will bring Metuchen closer to residents
METUCHEN — The borough has a new director of multimedia and communications. Brandon Uhlig, who had served as the videographer for the Edison Township Public Schools, began his new role with the municipality on July 2. He will be responsible for expanding Metuchen’s social media presence and in the coming months will transform METV, the…
