Tag: Monroe Board of Education
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Candidates file to run for open BOE seats
Candidates have filed to run for open seats on the Board of Education in East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Milltown, Monroe, South River and Spotswood/Helmetta. The deadline to file was July 25. The school board election is Nov. 8. East Brunswick Five candidates, including three incumbents, have filed to run for the three, three-year seats available on the…
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Monroe introduces flat tax rate for 2022 municipal budget; school budget includes 19 new instructional/support staff
MONROE – The 2022 Monroe calendar year municipal budget takes on a “theme of affordability and property tax relief.” That is what Mayor Stephen Dalina said as he presented the proposed $66.99 million budget at a Township Council meeting on May 2. “Between the impacts of COVID-19, and some economic uncertainty, many residents have tightened…
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Development of third referendum to address thousands of unhoused students in Monroe underway
MONROE – Development of a third referendum to address the needs of facilities to house more than 1,400 unhoused students in the Monroe Township School District is underway. The Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Committee brought in DIGroupArchitecture in New Brunswick to look at renovating Applegarth Elementary School, Monroe Township Middle School, and Monroe Township High…
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Dalina will continue to serve as mayor; Monroe Township Council, BOE will reorganize with some new members in January
MONROE – Democratic incumbent Mayor Stephen Dalina will continue serving as mayor of Monroe Township. And the Monroe Township Council and Monroe Board of Education (BOE) will reorganize with some new members. Projected winners in the Nov. 2 election remain as election results were recently certified. Mayor Dalina faced Republican candidate Steve Martin for the…
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Fabiano, Bohra, Rattner in the lead for three seats on Monroe Board of Education
There were elections for three, three year seats available on the Monroe Board of Education on Nov. 2. The race is contested. The seven candidates are all newcomers: Sarah Aziz, Gazala Bohra, Linda M. Bozowski, Neha Desai, Katie Fabiano, Kate Rattner and Sean E. Regan. As of press time on Nov. 4, Fabiano, with 7,638…
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Seven candidates will vie for three seats available on Monroe school board in November election
MONROE – Seven candidates, all newcomers, will vie for the three, three-year terms open on the Monroe Board of Education in the upcoming election. The general election is on Nov. 2. Andy Paluri, Peter Tufano and Rupa Siegel are not seeking re-election. Sarah Aziz, 44, is running on the Vote for Progress ticket. She has…
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Construction of a new Applegarth Elementary School may be on the horizon in Monroe
MONROE – The construction of a much-needed Applegarth Elementary School may be on the horizon. In February, the Monroe Board of Education (BOE) approved a resolution to authorize and direct the administration to engage a limited design study to explore design costs for the construction of a new school facility at the site of Applegarth…
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Monroe Board of Education begins new chapter
MONROE – The Monroe Board of Education reorganized with new leadership and new faces. Kathleen Belko, Karen Bierman and Christine Skurbe were sworn in to their board seats at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. The newcomers won the three, three-year terms available on the Monroe Board of Education (BOE) for the election on Nov.…
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Monroe School District offers free breakfast program for students
MONROE – With “food insecurity at an all time high and food pantries bursting at the seams with demand,” the Monroe Township School District is offering a free breakfast program for students five days a week. The program began on Jan. 11. The Monroe Board of Education (BOE) approved the Emergency SSO Food Service Management…