Tag: South Amboy School District
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New superintendent of MCVTS led South Amboy School District, Carteret Borough
The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) Board of Education has selected Jorge E. Diaz as the new superintendent of schools. Diaz is scheduled to take over the superintendent position on April 1, according to information provided by MCVTS. An educator for more than two decades, Diaz has served as the superintendent of…
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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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New school year upgrades include increased Chromebooks, heightened security measures in South Amboy schools
SOUTH AMBOY – As the South Amboy School District welcomed its students back to class on Sept. 6, officials highlighted changes for the new school year. The district searched for a food service company to provide breakfast and lunch to students during the school year and came to an agreement with Maschio’s Food Service. In…
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South Amboy Y offers new preschool programming
SOUTH AMBOY — Starting this month, the South Amboy YMCA is kickstarting its “Ready…Set…Learn” program. This fun-filled two-hour program for children 24-48 months offers a range of activities to keep toddlers engaged, such as music, arts and crafts, storytime, indoor and outdoor play, and more. The program meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, following…
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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…
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South Amboy’s new superintendent has experience in urban school districts
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The beginning of the calendar year was the beginning of the school year for the district’s new superintendent, Jorge Diaz. Interim Superintendent Frank Alfano previously served in the role following the retirement of longtime Superintendent Robert Sheedy in 2015. Alfano’s contract ran through Dec. 31, 2016. Diaz, who…