Tag: Sayreville Board of Education
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Sayreville approves funding for cybersecurity measures
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Board of Education is taking action to protect the district’s online network. The board approved a resolution purchasing $591,418 in Cisco Firewall network security system products and security software/services from Presidio and entered into an equipment lease purchase agreement with De Lage Landen Public Finance, LLC, during the June 27 school…
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Sayreville lauds retirees for their pride in school district
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Board of Education honored two departing employees who worked in the district for more than a decade. During a board meeting on June 27, Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe discussed the retirements of Barry Proudman, the district’s lead groundskeeper, and Halina Narkiewicz, the lead custodian at Samsel Upper Elementary School. Proudman’s…
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Sayreville superintendent contract renewed despite objection
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Board of Education has renewed the contract of the district’s Superintendent of Schools for four years. On June 13, the board voted 5-3 to renew the contract of Superintendent Richard Labbe from July 1 through June 30, 2018. Board President Kevin Ciak and board members Beth DePinto, Anthony Esposito, Michael Macagnone…
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Potential ice hockey team debated in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – Whether the Sayreville School District will have an ice hockey program is a topic of debate among Board of Education members. Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe said, during a June 13 board meeting, that he had been contacted by parents about creating an ice hockey program at Sayreville War Memorial High School when…
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Sayreville school budget increases taxes
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Board of Education has adopted a 2017-18 budget that will carry an approximate $79 tax increase for the owner of a home assessed at the borough average. On May 2, following discussion among district administrators and board members, a $91.6 million budget was adopted. The budget…
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Grand marshals named for Sayreville Memorial Day
SAYREVILLE – Organizers of the Memorial Day Parade in Sayreville have announced the grand marshals for the day. Joseph Myers has been chosen by American Legion Post 211 as its grand marshall. Myers was born in 1947, was raised in Sayreville and graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1965. In November 1966, he entered the…
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Sayreville school budget includes new hires, special education funding
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Homeowners in the borough will see an average annual school tax increase of $79 if the current version of the budget receives final approval. The introduced budget was approved at the Sayreville Board of Education meeting on March 7. The general fund budget is $86,250,544, which includes the local tax levy…
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French students ultimately denied trip to UN
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — After weeks of debate, the French Honor Society students did not get a oui regarding their New York trip request. Recently, a proposed honor society trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a French restaurant was denied. Students at Sayreville War Memorial High School petitioned the Sayreville Board…
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No decision yet on Sayreville students’ trip to New York
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Will the French Honor Society go to the United Nations? It is a question that has gotten the attention of the United Nations (U.N.) itself, as a borough resident who is an employee of the U.N. contacted the Sayreville Board of Education about the issue, which came up again…
