Tag: South Amboy Board of Education
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Incumbents re-elected to South Amboy school board
SOUTH AMBOY – Lynn Kasics, Paula Taggart and John Dragotta were unofficially elected to three-year terms on the South Amboy Board of Education. According to election results from Middlesex County, Kasics received 1,113 votes, Taggart recorded 1,104 votes and Dragotta registered 1,100 votes. Other candidates in the race were Thomast Seig, who collected 900 votes,…
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Five residents seek three seats on South Amboy Board of Education
SOUTH AMBOY – Five residents are on the ballot for three seats on the South Amboy Board of Education during the Nov. 6 election. Competing for the three-year terms are incumbents John Dragotta, Lynn Kasics and Paula Taggart and newcomers David Grasso and Thomas Seig. Grasso and Seig did not respond to a request for…
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South Amboy school board appoints new member
SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy Public Schools Board of Education has appointed Joan Conway to fill an open seat on the board from now through 2019. Conway was one of four candidates interviewed by board members on Sept. 17. She was sworn in as a member during the board’s Sept. 24 meeting. Conway is…
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South Amboy Board of Education fails to replace resigning president
SOUTH AMBOY – Until further notice, the South Amboy Board of Education does not have a board president. At the board’s Aug. 27 meeting, it was announced that former board president Tyler Simko resigned on Aug. 17 in order to pursue higher education. Board vice president Lynn Kasics read a statement that Simko had written.…
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Workshop to address items ‘hidden’ in children’s bedrooms
The South Amboy Municipal Alliance, the South Amboy Board of Education and the YMCA of South Amboy will hold “Hidden in Plain Sight” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on May 3 at South Amboy High School, 200 Governor Harold G. Hoffman Plaza. The workshop is a free substance abuse prevention program for parents, which will increase awareness…
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South Amboy school board will hold budget hearing April 30
SOUTH AMBOY – The 2018-19 school budget introduced by the South Amboy Board of Education contains a tax increase of about $100 for the owner of a home assessed at the city’s average. During a meeting on March 19, board members introduced a tentative budget of $18.4 million for the upcoming school year. A public…
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South Amboy Middle High School designated ‘in need of improvement’
SOUTH AMBOY – The New Jersey Department of Education designated South Amboy Middle High School a comprehensive school in need of improvement. According to Superintendent of Schools Jorge Diaz, the designation is based on the new accountability indicators used by the DOE, which focuses on school performance during the 2016-17 school year for Partnership for…
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South Amboy celebrates first graduates of co-op program
SOUTH AMBOY – Two South Amboy High School students were acknowledged by the South Amboy Council for completing the newly implemented co-op program that gives students real-life experiences. The co-op program allows students to split time between attending regular classes and gaining real-world experience by working at offices in City Hall. Students Matthew Coyle and…
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New South Amboy school board president wants ‘to make lasting change’
SOUTH AMBOY – Tyler Simko has been elected president of the South Amboy Board of Education. The board held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 2, during which Anthony Conrad, Shannon Gonzalez and Patrick Walsh were sworn in to begin serving the three-year terms they won in the Nov. 7 election. After the oaths of office…
