Tag: North Brunswick Board of Education

  • Budget meeting planned for March 11

    Budget meeting planned for March 11

    The North Brunswick Board of Education will hold a special budget workshop meeting at 9 a.m. on March 11 at the Board of Education office, in the former Maple Meade School, Old Georges Road, at the corner of Adams Lane, off of Route 130 north, North Brunswick. Formal action may be taken. For more information,…

  • School board position open in North Brunswick

    School board position open in North Brunswick

    The North Brunswick Township Board of Education is seeking to fill an unexpired term for a school board position on or about April 19 through the January, 2018 re-organization meeting. Candidates must file a letter of interest for the position; resume is optional.  Qualifications are being a citizen of the United States; being at least 18…

  • North Brunswick school board seeks candidates for one-year term

    North Brunswick school board seeks candidates for one-year term

    The North Brunswick Township Board of Education is seeking to fill an unexpired term for a school board position on or about Dec. 21 through the January, 2018 re-organization meeting. Candidates must file a letter of interest for the position; resume is optional.  Qualifications are being a citizen of the United States; being at least…

  • Referendum ‘is about money,’ not children

    Referendum ‘is about money,’ not children

    In reference to the upcoming school referendum in North Brunswick, the speakers may be different, but the rhetoric and talking points are the same, intended to appeal to the emotions of the voter. This is not about children. It is about money – your money to fund the educational cartel and those that feed off it.…

  • North Brunswick should renovate Maple Meade School

    North Brunswick should renovate Maple Meade School

    In my conversation with North Brunswick Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski, he intimated that the state was more amenable to renovation than the construction of new facilities, as is being proposed in a Dec. 13 referendum. Such being the case — why isn’t Maple Meade School renovated instead of proposing $48 million worth of new…

  • North Brunswick needs a solution to overcrowded schools

    North Brunswick needs a solution to overcrowded schools

    I would like to address Mr. Richard Pender’s recent letters (North & South Brunswick Sentinel, Oct. 13 and Sept. 23) regarding the North Brunswick school bond referendum. He criticizes Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack for voicing his opinion, claiming the mayor made what should be a taxpayer issue a political issue. The education of our children…

  • Newcomers voted onto North Brunswick school board

    Newcomers voted onto North Brunswick school board

    JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two incumbents of the North Brunswick Board of Education were not re-elected to serve another three-year term. Donna Mikolajewski received 2,679 votes, or 13 percent. Gangadhara “Rao” Vakkalagadda gained 2,274 votes, or 11 percent. “I wish to congratulate the winners, including my running mate, Coleen Keefe,” Vakkalagadda said.…

  • Officials to present information on North Brunswick schools referendum

    Officials to present information on North Brunswick schools referendum

      The North Brunswick Board of Education, Superintendent Brian Zychowski and township officials will hold a series of “Stronger Schools, Stronger Property Values and Stronger Community” referendum presentations and community discussions: From 7-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at North Brunswick Township High School, 98 Raider Road; From 7-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Board of…

  • North Brunswick Board of Education election results

    North Brunswick Board of Education election results

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two incumbents of the North Brunswick Board of Education were not re-elected to serve another three-year term. Donna Mikolajewski received 2,679 votes, or 13 percent. Gangadhara “Rao” Vakkalagadda received 2,274 votes, or 11 percent. Incumbent Coleen Keefe was voted back in with 4,475 votes, or 22 percent. Also elected were newcomer Barry Duran…