Mat-Ab Board of Ed. member resigns
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
      ABERDEEN — A Board of Education member stepped down Feb. 23 after serving 11 years on the board. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education member Catherine Zavorskas resigned Tuesday because she felt her presence was no longer effective, she said in a Feb. 26 interview.
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Mid'town BOE passes preliminary district budget
Spending plan calls for 2.6-cent school tax hike
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
      MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education approved a preliminary budget Feb. 24 that would result in a 2.6 percent increase in school taxes. According to Business Administrator William Doering, the district passed a "very tentative" budget even before the board knows the amount of state aid the d...
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Mat-Ab District adopts new student info system
Web-based program boosts home-school collaboration
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
      ABERDEEN — Parents will now be able to track and monitor their students' progress in real time with a new program recently approved by the Board of Education. T he board voted unanimously to enter into a five-year contract with Realtime Information Technology at the Feb.
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     FRANK GALIPO Mue Carrol, of Matawan, attended Family Fun Night at Fun Time America in Aberdeen on Feb. 26. The event was a joint fundraiser for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District's PTOs and the Aberdeen Educational Foundation.
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