Four-way race for two council seats in Metuchen begins with primary
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METUCHEN – Four candidates will be on the ballot running for two, three-year terms on the Metuchen Borough Council in November.
For the June 8 Primary Election, the races are uncontested.
Jason Delia, a member of the Borough Council, and Joel Branch, a member of the borough Planning Board, are on the Democrat line.
Delia is seeking re-election to a second council term, while Branch is running to fill the seat currently held by Democratic Councilwoman Sheri-Rose Rubin, who is not running for re-election.
Candidates Stephen Kitsko and Eric Lignell appear on the ballot for the Republicans.
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Metuchen school board adopts $44.8M budget for 2021-22
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METUCHEN The Metuchen School District Board of Education voted to adopt a $44.8 million budget to fund programs, services and day-to-day operations of the district for the 2021-22 school year.
The $44,876,429 budget adopted by a unanimous vote of board members at the final budget hearing on April 27 represents a $2,406,527 increase over the 2020-21 district budget.
The school tax levy to support the district budget is $42,019,893, and calls for a tax rate of $3.849
per $100 of assessed valuation for property owners.
“As much as budgets are about dollars and cents, and taxes and impact to the community, budgets are equally as much about priorities in the district,” Superintendent Vincent Caputo said. “So I always like to start out with some highlights – what this budget will allow us to do and continue to do at each school.
UpdatedTue, Apr 27, 2021 at 9:48 am ET
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NEW JERSEY High school students in the Garden State have had an unprecedented form of education due to the new coronavirus pandemic. Despite the alternative learning methods being implemented, U.S. News & World Report has kept up its rankings, finding eight schools in New Jersey among the top 100 in the nation.
U.S. News and World Report also released a list on Tuesday that ranks the top high schools in New Jersey. This year s list ranks more than 17,800 public high schools across the nation