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.
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Mark Armstrong was the Hudson County Player of the Year last year, leading St. Peter’s Prep to their first Hudson County Tournament championship since 2011
St. Peter’s Prep won the boys’ basketball Hudson County Tournament last year for the first time in nine years, and although this year’s tournament will be more of a HCIAL get-together than the full county because of the pandemic shortened season, the Marauders have to be considered the front runners to win the tourney once again in 2021.
The reason for the Marauders being considered the preseason favorite has to be the Marauders’ brilliant backcourt of senior