HALEDON A $24.7 million proposed budget for Manchester Regional High School would cover the price of a turf field, but residents from one sending town want money allocated for that project to defray the tax levy instead.
The project s supporters, including the head football coach and school board president, said it would raise the profile of Manchester Regional, while residents of Prospect Park argue that its benefits are being overhyped.
The high school on Church Street has seen a marked decline in enrollment over the past several years because freshmen are opting to attend Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne.
Manchester Regional has to pay for their tuition, and school officials expect to shell out $4.1 million for students to go to PCTI next year. That is why they are trying to be more competitive, they said.
Officials for Northern Region Educational Services Commission, which will operate the facility, said they will open it for their clients as soon as possible. The date will depend on approval from the state Division of Developmental Disabilities, they said.
Nicholas Vancheri, the commission s acting superintendent, said it could be ready for staff to occupy within a week. I always believe in signs, he said, minutes before the green ribbon was cut in half. It s a beautiful day, today literally and figuratively.
Mayor Christopher Vergano promised those who assembled that great things are going to happen at this location.
Danielle Casolaro, the commission s supervisor of adult special services, led the tour of the facility. She noted the nurse s station, shiny appliances and soothing color scheme of kitchen floor tiles. Clients will learn important life skills and receive therapy suited to their needs, she said.
PATERSON From one end of the city to the other, Paterson residents reacted to news that two Councilmen were indicted on voting fraud charges with a collective shrug of a resignation befitting people who have come to expect the worst from those they are supposed to trust.
“I’m not shocked, to tell you the truth,” said 49-year-old Ed Beesley, as he stopped for coffee at the Dunkin on Union Avenue in the 2nd Ward.
“I knew they were under investigation but I didn’t know it had gone this far,” Beesley added. “I think a lot of Paterson politicians are corrupt. They all have a history. They talk about a lot of things, like helping kids, and then things like this happen.”
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Amanda Yonks teaches her 3rd grade students remotely from the living room area of her home in East Brunswick. Yonks is a teacher at Bartle School in Highland Park Monday, September 14, 2020.Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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