Thursday, February 28, 2013
State aid remains flat for Oradell and River Dell districts and both towns
For the third consecutive year, River Edge and Oradell will see no change in their municipal state aid amounts. At the same time, River Dell and Oradell school districts state aid will remain flat while the River Edge school district is expected to see a $23,483 increase in their school aid. The final state aid amounts were released late Wednesday night for municipal aid and late Thursday afternoon for school aid. "Throughout my time in office I have continuously argued that in order to grow New Jersey's economy we must invest in education, and my proposed budget is a reflection of my commitment to our educational system and communities across the state," said Governor Christie in a press release. Christie'sproposed 2014 budget includes …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Districts across New Jersey await state aid figures this week with uncertainty.
The River Dell tri-district school systems are facing the deadline to submit the 2013-2014 budget to the county next week with uncertainty as to whether $85 billion in federal "sequestration" spending cuts will be stopped by Congress before Friday and how it will impact the district. And so far, at least two out of the three districts have adopted a wait and see approach to what effects the sequestration budget cuts could bring. "River Dell does not receive significant funds from the federal government," River Dell Superintendent Patrick Fletcher said. "I am adopting a “wait and see” approach until we have a true picture." The districts are also waiting to hear from Governor Christie who will make his state budget address Tuesday. Each …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
With few contested races in the borough, voters focused on River Edge Council, a Oradell seat on the Regional Board of Ed and restoring the River Edge Open Space Trust Fund
Tuesday's election may have been the last thing on many River Dell residents minds, but nonetheless, many took to the polls for what was largely an uncontested set of ballots. This year only the River Edge council and Oradell seat on the Regional Board of Education were contested. River Edge voters were also asked on a separate ballot question if they would want to renew the Open Space Trust Fund. The Republican majority was disrupted as challenger Vito Acquafredda reclaimed a seat for the Democrats to create a three-three split as he ousted Council President Paul Cordts by 396 votes. Acquafredda garnered 2,415 votes with Cordts trailing with 2,019. Acquafredda, who has served on the Regional Board of Education since 2002, will now step …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Everything you need to know about the local election, county, state and Presidential for this Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide among three council candidates for the two available seats. This will also be the first ever November Board of Education election and while most of the races are uncontested, two Oradell residents are seeking the lone open seat on the Regional Board of Education. There are county and state seats up for election and of course, the Presidential election to decide on. Polls open in River Edge and Oradell at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. Click here for the full recap on poll locations and district information. You can also find your polling location and summary ballot here. River Edge Republican council incumbents Paul Cordts and Anthony Cappola are seeking re-election …
There will be no door fee for the performance, instead the group asks that audience members bring a donation for the Red Cross
After last weekends performances of the River Dell Drama Club's fall production, "44 Plays for 44 Presidents" was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, club advisor Desiree Ferrandi announced that the group will present the show on Wednesday evening, free of charge to all residents. "The RD Drama Club was supposed to do our play on Nov. 2 and 3 but obviously that was not possible," Ferrandi wrote in an email. "We are opening the doors for free and asking that everyone in our communities come out to warm up, enjoy the efforts of these resilient high schools students, and finally, bring a donation for the local RED CROSS chapter." The one-night only performance will be held in the High School Auditorium at 7pm. 44 Plays for 44 Presidents is a 2-…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Regional Board of Education voted down hiring an academic coach to tutor students after school along town lines Monday night
With gaps in test scores between River Dell students and their District Factor Group (DFG) counterparts and results from the most recent survey showing that parents would want their students to have mathematics tutoring once a week, the River Dell Board of Education voted along town lines, 5-3, with Paul Barnes (Oradell) crossing the border to decline investigating the creation of an academic coach position. The academic coach position, proposed by Board member Michael Chakansky, would have called for the district to hire a teacher that would be available for high school students for several hours after the school day who needed extra assistance in mathematics. "This was brought out by my personal experience of looking at tutors," …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Mindful of the loss of a River Dell student this week, the Board of Education postponed its major presentations and discussions
With the River Dell community still processing the loss of 17-year-old Rafael Acosta, the regional Board of Education opted to postpone several major presentations and discussions until the Oct. 15 meeting. Instead board members quickly approved several agenda items before concluding until next month. As part of the consent agenda, the district approved the resignation of Physics teacher Bryan Shaw and middle school basketball coach Breanne Depken. Former head soccer coach Kevin Sabella was approved as an assistant softball coach for the spring while AJ Letizia will join the Hawks football coaching staff as an assistant. Both Ashley Engel and John Mauthe were appointed as volunteer assistant coaches to the field hockey and soccer teams, …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Each of the Boards of Education will now have their election in November starting this year
With the move to November for the tri-district Board of Education elections, each school district will now place its candidate's names on the ballot this fal. Michael Gardner and Patrick Gallagher will face one another for the open three-year term. Incumbents from River Edge Joe Manzelli and Claudia O'Neill will return to the Regional Board in an uncontested race. Incumbents Katherine Norian and Christine Robertson are set to resume their seats come January while Andrew Oddo will replace Louis Ferrante. Incumbents Gyuchang Sim, Colin Busteed and Wendy Walker will all retain their seats.
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12:18 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Michael I agree. So now we have another Democrat in local office,who will advocate more spending. The local Democrats whole platform is to apply for more grants, and support our volunteers, apparently they believe that is all it will take to get RE back on a firm financial footing. Also Mr. Acquafreeda was on the RD BOE during the referendum process, a 26 million dollar expenditure. I do not … more ›