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STAR LEDGER (early) election results:
Posted by lmelisur April 16, 2008 08:14AM
Voters throughout the state headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of thousands of school board candidates, hundreds of school budgets and dozens of secondary spending questions.
Here are the unofficial results in school districts across Central and Northern New Jersey:
Hudson County election results
Hunterdon County election results
Middlesex County election results
Morris County election results
Somerset County election results
Sussex County election results
Warren County election results
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THE RECORD: Voters OK most budgets
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Last updated: Wednesday April 16, 2008, EDT 5:58 AM
BY SCOTT FALLON
School budgets in Bergen County were overwhelmingly approved Tuesday, with only 16 of the 74 spending plans being voted down.
But only one of the 12 secondary spending questions, which for the first time required a 60 percent majority, passed.
Several districts had a majority of voters approving the question, but could not meet the 60 percent threshold.
For instance, River Vale's $81,000 second question for extra security and two teachers failed 738-699. The same happened in Park Ridge, where its $310,000 second question for gym bleachers and extra personnel fell 11 votes short of the 60 percent "super majority."
Little Ferry's $2.4 million question to replace the roof and improve the HVAC system at Memorial Elementary School passed at more than 70 percent. It was the only question to pass in Bergen.
"No other public question in New Jersey requires a super-majority vote — not even Constitutional amendments," said Kevin Ciak, head of the New Jersey School Boards Association. "Under this law, a minority of voters — 41 percent — can outweigh the will of the majority."
Many district officials were concerned that households would watch their wallets more carefully this year and balk at approving school tax levies.
In Cresskill, voters rejected the $25.2 million budget in a 590-562 vote. The borough clerk said that 44 absentee ballots had yet to be counted, so there was a chance the election could swing the other way. The second ballot question for $160,000 to expand programs for remedial reading and gifted students was shot down 614-531.
Several towns showed that every vote counts.
Rochelle Park's $8.8 million tax levy was at a stalemate with a 255-255 vote. In Englewood Cliffs the $9 million tax levy passed 126-125, with absentee ballots counted.
The elections also produced some surprising results, including veteran board members being voted out of office.
In Elmwood Park, voters knocked out three incumbents after a nine-candidate battle that focused largely on elevating test scores in the district.
In Ridgefield, two incumbents retained their seats but the race for the third seat was too close to call. Only two votes separated Sung M. Koh, who received 451 votes, and incumbent Deborah Fugnitti, who received 449.
Last year, 88.5 percent of budgets passed in Bergen, and 10 of 22 second questions passed in Bergen and Passaic counties.
Only 33 additional questions were on ballots this year in 28 school districts statewide — a large decrease from the previous eight years, when an average of 70 school boards proposed a total of 86 second ballot questions each year, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association.
Districts typically seek added funds through second-ballot questions when certain programs push core budgets beyond state-imposed caps on tax increases. The 60 percent rule was put in place to curb districts use of second-ballot questions to increase their budgets.
Staff Writers Ashley Kindergan, Serdar Tumgoren, Joseph Ax, Oshrat Carmiel, Merry Firschein, Giovanna Fabiano, Allison Pries, William Lamb, Michael Gartland, Maya Kremen, Stephanie Akin, Nick Clunn and John Gavin contributed to this article. E-mail: fallon@northjersey.com
Bergen-Hudson County school elections
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Last updated: Wednesday April 16, 2008, EDT 6:00 AM
The following are the results of voting on school tax levies and other ballot questions Tuesday in Bergen County districts and Secaucus and North Bergen in Hudson County. Vote totals are unofficial. NA denotes results not available at press time. Ballot questions need 60 percent voter approval in order to pass.
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BERGEN COUNTY | ||
|
|
YES |
NO |
|
ALLENDALE |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Patricia Malloy-Blomberg |
546 |
|
|
School budget ($12,490,766) |
468 |
368 |
|
ALPINE |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Philip Simotas* |
76 |
|
|
Elizabeth Herries* |
61 |
|
|
School budget ($4,874,481) |
76 |
18 |
|
BECTON REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL |
|
|
|
Carlstadt |
|
|
|
TwoThree-year term |
|
|
|
Bruce R. Young* |
344 |
|
|
John J. Ondrof* |
324 |
|
|
Ryan Smith |
131 |
|
|
School budget ( $7,997,855 ) |
|
|
|
East Rutherford |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Frank Iannacco* |
114 |
|
|
Richard R. Vartan |
217 |
|
|
School budget ($11,180,662) |
508 |
329 |
|
BERGENFIELD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Eileen Ryder* |
1,176 |
|
|
Jose Ng |
311 |
|
|
Two-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Alfredo Cardenas |
353 |
|
|
Mark D’Esposito |
1,145 |
|
|
School Budget ($42,178,609) |
1,026 |
681 |
|
BOGOTA |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Thomas N. Demetrakis* |
323 |
|
|
Laura A. Giumarra |
298 |
|
|
Daniel Jatovsky |
273 |
|
|
Anais R. Lyons |
206 |
|
|
School budget ( $12,096,544) |
224 |
276 |
|
CARLSTADT |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Allison M. Forys* |
378 |
|
|
Thomas J. Cox Jr.* |
399 |
|
|
Carl Hafner |
205 |
|
|
Donald Diorio |
273 |
|
|
School budget ($7,997,855) |
274 |
231 |
|
CLIFFSIDE PARK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Annette C. Scala* |
491 |
|
|
Joseph Capano* |
496 |
|
|
Teddy F. Tarabokija* |
469 |
|
|
School budget ($24,989,328) |
380 |
342 |
|
CLOSTER |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Lydia Forstmann |
446 |
|
|
Ann S. Ginsberg* |
450 |
|
|
Leslie S. Jakab* |
456 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Dolores Witko* |
490 |
|
|
School budget ( $14,924,026) |
426 |
346 |
|
CRESSKILL |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Ronit Arginteanu* |
622 |
|
|
Thomas D. Corbett*$ |
324 |
|
|
John C. Park |
681 |
|
|
Denise Villani |
770 |
|
|
School budget ($20,602,815) |
562 |
590 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $160,000 to expand its remedial and enrichment programs? |
531 |
614 |
|
DEMAREST |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Diane Holzberg* |
318 |
|
|
Pamela Geisenheimer* |
319 |
|
|
School budget ( $10,627,698) |
304 |
128 |
|
DUMONT |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Robert DeWald |
527 |
|
|
Guy Finetto* |
503 |
|
|
Theresa Kelly* |
717 |
|
|
Harold Lonks |
265 |
|
|
Rafael Tolentino* |
524 |
|
|
School budget ($28,810,663) |
573 |
550 |
|
EAST RUTHERFORD |
|
|
|
TwoThree-year terms |
|
|
|
Michael Homaychak* |
209 |
|
|
Kathleen Winston* |
204 |
|
|
School budget ($11,180,662) |
284 |
84 |
|
EDGEWATER |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Thomas Quinton* |
129 |
|
|
Irene Pynn* |
114 |
|
|
School budget ( $11,666,842) |
105 |
39 |
|
ELMWOOD PARK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Raymond Nangle* |
314 |
|
|
Linda D. Rothenburger* |
301 |
|
|
Michele L. Steepy* |
343 |
|
|
Michael Bufis |
427 |
|
|
Douglas A. De Matteo |
458 |
|
|
George R. Luke |
303 |
|
|
Arlene Perna |
456 |
|
|
Lori Sproviero |
391 |
|
|
Doris Wechtler |
221 |
|
|
School budget ($26,480,937) |
598 |
625 |
|
EMERSON |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
John DiNiro* |
403 |
|
|
Teresa Giacalone* |
392 |
|
|
School budget ( $15,092,419 ) |
305 |
231 |
|
ENGLEWOOD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
George Garrison III |
583 |
|
|
Jerry D. Lamb |
561 |
|
|
Margaret Mora* |
588 |
|
|
School budget ( $44,065,602) |
457 |
273 |
|
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Joseph Luppino* |
173 |
|
|
Caterina Scancarella* |
176 |
|
|
Jane Yuan* |
158 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Ron Ofeck |
146 |
|
|
School budget ($9,059,673) |
126 |
125 |
|
FAIR LAWN |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Jude Guy |
1,037 |
|
|
Joan M. Piela |
1,136 |
|
|
Lisa Yourman |
1,507 |
|
|
Dennis Frank |
1,404 |
|
|
John L. Mancinelli* |
1,429 |
|
|
Elyss Frenkel* |
1,848 |
|
|
Ronald J. Barbarulo |
1,104 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Eugene M. Banta* |
1,708 |
|
|
John R. Hughes |
868 |
|
|
School budget ($66,380,728) |
2,391 |
1,982 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $735,500 for teaching positions and other staff to support full-day kindergarten in district schools? |
2,191 |
2,190 |
|
FAIRVIEW |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Emanuele Triggiano* |
255 |
|
|
Louis Aveta* |
287 |
|
|
Russell Martin* |
293 |
|
|
School budget ( $11,529,956) |
209 |
128 |
|
FORT LEE |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Joseph Surace* |
797 |
|
|
Michelle Stux-Ramirez* |
686 |
|
|
Peter J. Suh |
907 |
|
|
Jeffrey Weinberg |
666 |
|
|
Candace C. Romba |
631 |
|
|
Paula K. Colbath |
601 |
|
|
School budget ($46,056,524) |
803 |
540 |
|
FRANKLIN LAKES |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Carolyn Reitz* |
419 |
|
|
Lisa Sciancalepore* |
438 |
|
|
Barbara Capozzi |
415 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Kathleen Schwartz |
402 |
|
|
School budget ( $21,305,827) |
291 |
412 |
|
GARFIELD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Kenneth S. Conte* |
438 |
|
|
Salvatore Benanti* |
460 |
|
|
Anthony Damato* |
478 |
|
|
School budget ($22,064,724) |
374 |
329 |
|
GLEN ROCK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
William Clark* |
760 |
|
|
Kent Papsun* |
585 |
|
|
Kevin Davitt* |
564 |
|
|
Randi Blumberg |
617 |
|
|
Rona McNabola |
802 |
|
|
Two-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Virginia Lincoln* |
770 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Gene Calderon* |
761 |
|
|
School budget ($36,557,380) |
787 |
721 |
|
HACKENSACK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Jeanne Dressler |
668 |
|
|
Francisco J. Rodriguez* |
664 |
|
|
Carolyn Hayer* |
788 |
|
|
Niles A. Malvasia Sr. |
601 |
|
|
Rachel A. Germoso |
230 |
|
|
Jonathan P. Gilmore |
679 |
|
|
Barbara Slater-Kilgore |
610 |
|
|
School budget ($58,796,582 ) |
731 |
492 |
|
HARRINGTON PARK |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Eric Fishbein* |
417 |
|
|
Dianne Smith* |
432 |
|
|
School budget ($9,016,820) |
358 |
248 |
|
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Rich Parodi* |
1,026 |
|
|
Lisa Hodulik* |
834 |
|
|
John M. De Lorenzo* |
1,041 |
|
|
Gary Van Hook |
636 |
|
|
School budget ($20,645,386 ) |
693 |
845 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $196,000 to relocate the main offices at two schools and build classrooms in the vacated spaces? |
538 |
991 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $350,000 to install new windows in district buildings? |
561 |
925 |
|
HAWORTH |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Seta Albrecht* |
218 |
|
|
Anna Danon-Reduce |
387 |
|
|
Warren Sutnick |
334 |
|
|
School budget ( $6,759,902) |
311 |
154 |
|
HILLSDALE |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Deborah Loganchuk* |
1,069 |
|
|
Timothy R. Santo* |
865 |
|
|
School budget ($15,849,966 ) |
876 |
939 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $80,000 to renovate bathrooms at George G. White School? |
867 |
906 |
|
HO-HO-KUS |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Peter B. Terenzio Jr.* |
562 |
|
|
Ellen Marie Walsh |
563 |
|
|
School budget ( $10,230,310) |
493 |
277 |
|
LEONIA |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Ik-Seong Pak |
355 |
|
|
Umit N. Kenis |
280 |
|
|
Kenneth A. Feld |
316 |
|
|
Jeffrey S. McCartney |
448 |
|
|
Patricia C. Fromholtz* |
329 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Anthony Grasso |
239 |
|
|
Thomas J. Muir III |
225 |
|
|
Darryl S. Whitter* |
123 |
|
|
School budget ( $15,377,440) |
362 |
242 |
|
LITTLE FERRY |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Anne DeLuca* |
255 |
|
|
Ashish Joshi* |
218 |
|
|
Suzanne Ferrante |
261 |
|
|
School budget ( $14,859,870) |
248 |
165 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $2,400,000 for a new roof and HVAC upgrades at Memorial School? |
293 |
120 |
|
LODI |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Vincent Caruso* |
721 |
|
|
Robert Marra* |
653 |
|
|
Robert Siconolfi* |
717 |
|
|
Joseph Ciolino |
353 |
|
|
Louis F. Tuccillo |
553 |
|
|
School budget ($31,880,739) |
389 |
706 |
|
LYNDHURST |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Thomas DiMascio* |
973 |
|
|
Stephen Vendola* |
1,092 |
|
|
John Sedlock* |
803 |
|
|
Jenny Alongi |
702 |
|
|
Louis Bilis |
919 |
|
|
School budget ($27,813,795) |
858 |
681 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $700,000 for improvements at various schools? |
829 |
721 |
|
MAHWAH |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Kenneth Angelo* |
1,317 |
|
|
Patricia A. Shada* |
1,356 |
|
|
Denise Heitman* |
1,300 |
|
|
Peter J. Wendrychowicz |
895 |
|
|
School budget ( $48,070,644) |
1,232 |
834 |
|
MAYWOOD |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Samuel Conoscenti |
429 |
|
|
Thomas De Simone |
435 |
|
|
Paul S. Bresko |
162 |
|
|
School budget ($14,014,952) |
280 |
372 |
|
MIDLAND PARK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Raymond Moraksi Jr.* |
478 |
|
|
Joan Vandervliet* |
456 |
|
|
James S. Canellas |
473 |
|
|
School budget ($15,538,133 ) |
370 |
323 |
|
MONTVALE |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Stephanie H. Buckley |
375 |
|
|
Francesco F. Campana* |
577 |
|
|
John Mark Cortazzo* |
563 |
|
|
Lisa B. Friedman* |
508 |
|
|
Joan S. Gifas |
532 |
|
|
Donna L. Skoog |
491 |
|
|
School budget ($12,393,008 ) |
695 |
580 |
|
MOONACHIE |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Sheila King* |
91 |
|
|
David Vaccaro* |
89 |
|
|
School budget ($5,951,235 ) |
62 |
57 |
|
NEW MILFORD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Daniel Conner* |
453 |
|
|
Lori Barton* |
481 |
|
|
Florence Saslow* |
455 |
|
|
School budget ($24,033,738) |
368 |
334 |
|
NORTH ARLINGTON |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Karen Palatella* |
541 |
|
|
Frederick W. Frato* |
245 |
|
|
Anthony Blanco |
519 |
|
|
Deborah Wertalik |
293 |
|
|
School budget ($19,413,368) |
466 |
450 |
|
NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REGIONAL |
|
|
|
Allendale |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Carolee Gravina* |
598 |
|
|
Jean Borzilleri |
607 |
|
|
Upper Saddle River |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Barbara Garand* |
510 |
|
|
School budget ($17,553,841) |
901 |
674 |
|
NORTHERN VALLEY REGIONAL |
|
|
|
Closter |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Leonard Albanese* |
247 |
|
|
Demarest |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Barbara Galtieri* |
330 |
|
|
Harrington Park |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Kyung Hee Choi* |
365 |
|
|
School budget ( $41,321,482 ) |
2,164 |
1,533 |
|
NORTHVALE |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Gina Corrado |
243 |
|
|
Paul Bazela |
334 |
|
|
Elise Winans* |
158 |
|
|
School budget ( $7,202,000) |
177 |
283 |
|
NORWOOD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Kyung Kay Kim* |
241 |
|
|
Michael J. Sprague* |
225 |
|
|
David Hausmann |
235 |
|
|
School budget ($7,594,400) |
195 |
151 |
|
OAKLAND |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
James Gaffney* |
776 |
|
|
John A. Scerbo* |
753 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Russell Talamini* |
697 |
|
|
School budget ( $22,983,507 ) |
621 |
593 |
|
OLD TAPPAN |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Linda Schuman* |
218 |
|
|
Nicole Gray |
243 |
|
|
School budget ($11,206,969 ) |
315 |
192 |
|
ORADELL |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Richard G. Murphy |
654 |
|
|
John Samuel |
593 |
|
|
Mary Katherine Norian* |
696 |
|
|
School budget ($10,019,352 ) |
549 |
470 |
|
PALISADES PARK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Jong Chul Lee* |
557 |
|
|
Paul Albanese |
332 |
|
|
Maria E. Alvarez |
556 |
|
|
Howard J. Donovan |
596 |
|
|
School budget ($17,922,116) |
388 |
306 |
|
PARAMUS |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Mario V. Sicari* |
745 |
|
|
Sheila Criscione* |
1,034 |
|
|
Joanne Bergmann* |
856 |
|
|
Stephen Sullivan |
673 |
|
|
Bahig Tawfellos |
590 |
|
|
Marika A. LoBue |
422 |
|
|
Ralph Amato |
1,093 |
|
|
Civita A. McCarthy |
338 |
|
|
School budget ( $62,402,870) |
1,307 |
885 |
|
PARK RIDGE |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Frank Church* |
673 |
|
|
Barbara von Bradsky* |
732 |
|
|
Robert Sileo |
1,041 |
|
|
Susan Tudisco |
540 |
|
|
Lisa Verducci |
667 |
|
|
School budget ($20,845,856 ) |
986 |
585 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $310,000 for improvements at various schools, replacing the high schooll bleachers and hiring extra personnel? |
925 |
635 |
|
PASCACK VALLEY REGIONAL |
|
|
|
Montvale |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Beth Politi* |
688 |
|
|
Hillsdale |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Joan Fisher-D’Elia* |
930 |
|
|
Alfred J. Murphy Jr. |
1,148 |
|
|
Woodcliff Lake |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Bertram Siegel* |
380 |
|
|
School budget ( $36,810,541) |
3,214 |
3,298 |
|
RAMAPO INDIAN HILLS REGIONAL |
|
|
|
Oakland |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Sadie Quinlan* |
719 |
|
|
Jane Castor |
710 |
|
|
Wyckoff |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Jeffrey Brown* |
1,930 |
|
|
School budget ($41,868,940) |
2,575 |
2,659 |
|
RAMSEY |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Keith Kaplan* |
1,102 |
|
|
Anthony R. Gasparovich* |
1,075 |
|
|
Laura E. Genovese Behrmann |
1,135 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Nicole Alvarez |
1,115 |
|
|
School budget ($42,000,872 ) |
890 |
1,096 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $780,000 to install security systems in district schools? |
717 |
1,145 |
|
RIDGEFIELD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Deborah L. Fugnitti* |
449 |
|
|
Andrew Grippa* |
464 |
|
|
John Ponticorvo* |
555 |
|
|
Mary Ann Crudello |
304 |
|
|
Sung M. Koh |
451 |
|
|
School budget ( $15,327,225 ) |
475 |
319 |
|
RIDGEFIELD PARK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Sandra Cuozzo* |
518 |
|
|
Jayne Kraljic* |
549 |
|
|
Mary Lou Rapp* |
530 |
|
|
School budget ($20,290,000 ) |
495 |
219 |
|
RIDGEWOOD |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Sheila Brogan* |
1,663 |
|
|
Laurie Goodman |
1,728 |
|
|
Sarah-Kate Maskin |
1,156 |
|
|
Gregory Lois |
1,192 |
|
|
School budget ($73,806,034) |
1,993 |
1,169 |
|
RIVER DELL REGIONAL |
|
|
|
School budget ( $22,827,722 ) |
1,084 |
1,120 |
|
Oradell |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Janet McGovern* |
608 |
|
|
James E. Spadaccini |
299 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Alan Feigenson* |
271 |
|
|
Roger B. Tashjian |
662 |
|
|
School budget ($10,019,352 ) |
549 |
470 |
|
River Edge |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Vito Acquafredda* |
782 |
|
|
Darlene Ross* |
767 |
|
|
RIVER EDGE |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Mary Kay Buckley* |
843 |
|
|
Sheli Dansky* |
692 |
|
|
Gyuchang Sim |
295 |
|
|
Two one-year unexpired terms |
|
|
|
Lucy Di Maulo* |
784 |
|
|
Shawn Kucharski* |
707 |
|
|
School budget ($11,776,036) |
594 |
577 |
|
RIVER VALE |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Elaine Back* |
910 |
|
|
Paul Criscuolo* |
859 |
|
|
Steven Rosini |
889 |
|
|
School budget ($16,810,226) |
804 |
664 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $81,000 for additional teaching positions and security? |
738 |
699 |
|
ROCHELLE PARK |
|
|
|
Three-year terms |
|
|
|
Barbara Ann Maurer |
309 |
|
|
Teresa Judge-Cravello |
306 |
|
|
Sam Allos (write-in) |
45 |
|
|
School budget ($8,775,772) |
255 |
255 |
|
ROCKLEIGH |
|
|
|
No school elections |
|
|
|
RUTHERFORD |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Thomas Casadonte* |
883 |
|
|
Diane M. Jones* |
983 |
|
|
Gary Novosielski* |
784 |
|
|
Anthony DeNicola |
375 |
|
|
Susan J. Muller |
454 |
|
|
Francisco Valente |
343 |
|
|
School budget ($32,475,800) |
875 |
604 |
|
SADDLE BROOK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Howard Mulder* |
625 |
|
|
Richard Filipek* |
928 |
|
|
Richard DiGiacomo |
892 |
|
|
Rosann Greff |
687 |
|
|
One-year unexpired term |
|
|
|
Angela Robinson* |
844 |
|
|
School budget ($22,537,840 ) |
857 |
769 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $385,170 to create a full-day kindergarten program and hire additional personnel? |
758 |
866 |
|
SADDLE RIVER |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Keith Pennell* |
109 |
|
|
School budget ( $6,415,596) |
82 |
50 |
|
SOUTH HACKENSACK |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Patricia Nasta* |
249 |
|
|
Danielle Monteleone |
216 |
|
|
Kelly Maher |
224 |
|
|
Teresa LoFaro |
219 |
|
|
School budget ( $5,596,520) |
144 |
244 |
|
TEANECK |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Margaret Angeli* |
1,525 |
|
|
Ardie D. Walser* |
1,376 |
|
|
Joseph Cliffe |
1,215 |
|
|
School budget ($75,400,085) |
1,180 |
1,086 |
|
TENAFLY |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Richard C. Fooshee* |
588 |
|
|
Donald H. Kaplan* |
649 |
|
|
Lynne Stewart |
775 |
|
|
Sharon Strompf |
703 |
|
|
School budget ( $50,443,326) |
646 |
576 |
|
TETERBORO |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
James E. Hall* |
8 |
|
|
School budget ($179,941) |
7 |
0 |
|
UPPER SADDLE RIVER |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Peter Koski* |
455 |
|
|
Angela Sacco-Torres* |
406 |
|
|
School budget ($18,262,607) |
400 |
288 |
|
WALDWICK |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Claire McLafferty |
555 |
|
|
Edward Sandve |
719 |
|
|
Lisa Tesoriero* |
748 |
|
|
School budget ($22,225,527) |
733 |
551 |
|
WALLINGTON |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Barbara Popek* |
454 |
|
|
Christie Fusaro* |
476 |
|
|
James Slezak* |
367 |
|
|
Mary Wood |
400 |
|
|
Bobby Ristovski |
501 |
|
|
School budget ($11,711,012) |
343 |
415 |
|
WESTWOOD REGIONAL |
|
|
|
Washington Township |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Barbara Gregory* |
452 |
|
|
Bernadette Koski* |
318 |
|
|
Darlene Manderville |
335 |
|
|
Louis Montresor |
211 |
|
|
Andrew Restivo |
216 |
|
|
Abbe Lewites |
272 |
|
|
Westwood |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Lee-Ann Schaadt* |
530 |
|
|
Jaimie Baker |
321 |
|
|
School budget ($39,929,463 ) |
1,369 |
923 |
|
Should the district raise an additional $275,000 to hire more personnel for the kindergarten and elementary programs? |
1,180 |
1,067 |
|
WOODCLIFF LAKE |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Robert Nathin* |
395 |
|
|
Donna C. Abene* |
396 |
|
|
School budget ($11,606,057) |
315 |
192 |
|
WOOD-RIDGE |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
Robert A. Valenti* |
528 |
|
|
School budget |
756 |
404 |
|
WYCKOFF |
|
|
|
Two three-year terms |
|
|
|
Thomas A. Giamanco* |
1,801 |
|
|
Matthew C. Cole* |
1,896 |
|
|
School budget ( $12,473,718) |
1,662 |
1,562 |
|
HUDSON COUNTY | ||
|
NORTH BERGEN |
|
|
|
Three-year terms |
|
|
|
Luis Diaz* |
3,971 |
|
|
Kanaiyalal Patel* |
3,839 |
|
|
Elaine Nicoliello* |
4,101 |
|
|
William Koehler |
251 |
|
|
Imran Hosein |
158 |
|
|
Herbert Shaw |
287 |
|
|
School budget ( $38,423,504) |
403 |
2,939 |
|
SECAUCUS |
|
|
|
Three-year term |
|
|
|
William Millevoi* |
727 |
|
|
Susan Pirro* |
754 |
|
|
Eleanore Reinl* |
1,064 |
|
|
Michael J. Makarski |
1,000 |
|
|
Dora Marra |
1,067 |
|
|
Gary Riebesell |
624 |
|
|
Thomas Troyer |
655 |
|
|
School budget ( $29,233,491) |
779 |
610 |
|
$ Withdrew from the race. |
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|
April 16, 2008
Voters adopt 74% of school spending plans
By BOB JORDAN
FREEHOLD BUREAU
Voters around Monmouth County gave approvals to three-quarters of the tax levies in school board elections Tuesday, the highest rate of approval in the county in seven years.
There were 40 approved tax levies out of the 54 budget questions. The 74 percent approval was a 6-point improvement over last year's results.
"Our feeling is we truly appreciate the support voters showed," said Upper Freehold Regional Superintendent Richard Fitzpatrick, whose district's voters approved a $17 million levy by 359 votes to 340, according to unofficial results. "We realize the times are bad and that everyone is feeling pressure from the economy, but we sincerely will spend the money wisely."
But several large tax levies were knocked down by voters, including those in Freehold Township and Ocean Township, where officials in both cases proposed raising more than $50 million to support the respective school district budgets.
"Maybe the voters were sending a message to the teachers, I don't know," said Ocean Township Board of Education member Michael Beson. "We've had two or three budgets pass and a bond referendum last year that passed." Also, the teachers union in Ocean has not had a contract for 10 months.
Freehold Township Schools Superintendent William J. Setaro said he was disappointed with the narrow defeat of that district's tax levy, with 51 percent of the voters saying "no."
"My concern is always that the school budget and the fire district budget are the only budgets the public gets to directly vote on," Setaro said. "If the voting public is upset with property taxes, which is our main funding source, that can put us in a tough spot."
But Freehold Township resident Joseph Mercurio, who spoke out against the spending plan at a public meeting, said residents largely could not afford the district's spending plan.
"People saw some of the frivolous stuff that was in the budget and decided enough was enough," Mercurio said.
Approval in Middletown
Middletown, a district with 17 schools and 10,200 students, held three public hearings. Officials said it was a chance to thoroughly explain the $140.5 million spending plan and $115.6 million tax levy.
The Middletown budget passed on a 54 percent approval.
Howell's $62 million tax levy was also easily approved, though Barbara Dixel, who lives in The Villages community, said she and others aren't convinced the school district is living within its means.
"I think the Howell school board has to finally once and for all take a deep breath, bite the bullet and make the cuts," Dixel said. "They have to get real and understand we are in a bad economy and people are hurting."
In the races for board seats, family support helped Terry Spilken, who won re-election to the board of the K-8 Marlboro district. But Rachel Strohl of Whitney Drive claimed she didn't vote for Spilken solely because Spilken is her father.
Spilken, the board president, has been devoted to supporting the community and he genuinely cares for its children, his daughter said. Her 9-month-old son, Jeremy, will attend school in the district in a few years, added Strohl, who said she also voted for longtime incumbents Cynthia Green and Murray Hoffman. They also won.
"I think they (the incumbents) work well together," Strohl said.
Another Marlboro resident, Ira Levin of Jackson Way, said he voted to support the budgets in the township and regional high school districts, but he voted against those who adopted the spending plans.
"If you vote "no,' what's going to happen? They're going to go back and change it, cut something," said Levin, whose 9-year-old daughter attends Marlboro Elementary School. "My fear is by voting against it, all you're doing is hurting the kids.
"My hope is the people that you vote in will have a positive impact on future budgets," Levin said.
Paul McDonough, 48, of Kate Court in Marlboro has three children in the K-8 district and voted against its proposed budget.
"I haven't gotten a raise in five years," said McDonough, an engineer. "I don't see why the school board should."
Voters in more than 90 percent of the state's municipalities cast ballots on budget questions or candidates on Tuesday. The New Jersey School Boards Association said 2,064 candidates vied for 1,594 school board seats. There were 549 school budget votes, 33 second questions and 15 construction proposals.
Last year, more than 78 percent of school budgets were approved, while slightly fewer than 46 percent of second questions were approved, according to the School Boards Association. A statewide approval rate o
April 16, 2008
Voters in 22 of 29 districts OK budgets
By LAUREN O. KIDD
TOMS RIVER BUREAU
Ocean County voters in 22 of 29 districts approved tax levies to support local school budgets Tuesday, and in four of seven districts approved secondary questions placed on the ballot.
Voters approved tax levies in the Toms River and Southern regional districts and in Little Egg Harbor, Lacey, Manchester, Point Pleasant, Plumsted and some smaller districts.
Citizens voted down proposed budgets in Barnegat, Jackson, Lakewood, Brick, Berkeley, Point Pleasant Beach and the Central Regional district.
Throughout the county, voters weighed the threat of cuts to various school programs against ever-increasing property tax pressure.
"It's a time when everybody is hurting right now," said Carolyn Knight, 71, of Brick, referring to already high property taxes.
Knight and her husband, Wesley, 77, both said they voted against the $88,736,073 tax levy to support the $141,104,370 budget proposed in Brick.
Wesley Knight said he wanted the Board of Edu-cation to look for more ways to cut spending.
"I think they have a bit of dead wood that could be taken out and done away with," he said.
Brick voters rejected a pair of supplemental questions. One would have raised an additional $150,000 to hire a security supervisor and secretary. The other would have raised $478,500 for technology supplies and equipment.
Voters in other towns also rejected questions that if approved would have raised money to support additional projects.
Jackson voters rejected a proposal to raise money to rehire coaches and add club advisers. Berkeley voters rejected raising money for environmental study field trips to Stokes Forrest for fifth-graders.
Voters in other districts were more generous. In Lacey, they approved raising money for security and technology upgrades. In Stafford, they favored installing solar panels on three schools. In Little Egg Harbor, voters went along with improvements at two elementary schools, including an addition that would create 14 classrooms.
Voters had their reasons
Voters turned out to support the proposed $111.6 million tax levy to support the $190.6 million budget that the Toms River Regional board had advertised as having no tax increase.
"I like that the taxes haven't gone up in two years," Diane Burns, 55, said after casting her vote. Burns has two children in district schools.
Laurie Knott, 50, of Plumsted also said she supported her school board's proposed budget that ended up passing "to help improve and keep our school system as good if not better than other school districts."
Manchester schools, which has a half-day kindergarten program, will now move to a full-day program, because of passage of its budget.
Mary Walter, board president, said all-day kindergarten is an important step for the township. "We are trying to look ahead and what will be required of schools in the future," she said.
Little Egg Harbor Superintendent of Schools Frank Kasyan said in order to avoid cutbacks, his district needed the budget to pass, and it did.
"We have zero-based budgets with no increase. Every time if you fail to get it passed, you get cuts," he said. Whatever programs are not considered "thorough and efficient," wording included in the state constitution, can be cut, he said.
Lakewood voters shot down a $69.8 million tax levy. It was the third year in a row a proposed budget has been rejected. Voters have only passed the district's budget once in the past seven years.
After seven straight proposed budgets had been defeated in Jackson, voters there were asked to support a $64,062,206 tax levy in support of a $132,989,308 spending plan this year. The budget failed again this year.
Some blame Jackson's large senior citizen community for the recent budget failures. "They just don't vote for the budget," said Paul Gallo, 53.
Angelo Pellegrino, 65, of Jackson said he voted against the budget.
"I just thought that I should; I can't afford it right now," he said.
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April 16, 2008
Camden County election results
Audubon Budget Proposed tax levy: $9,219,733 Proposed tax rate: $2.61 per $100 YES 650 No 569 Candidates: Dawn Bentley, Marianne Brown and Robert Lee were unopposed for three three-year terms. Audubon Park Budget Proposed tax levy: $209,224 Proposed tax rate: n/a YES 26 No 24 Candidates: Lauretta Brunett, Deborah Lawson, and Paula Lee Lore were unopposed for three three-year seats.
Barrington Budget Proposed tax levy: $8,861,318 Proposed tax rate: $3.40 per $100 Yes 153 NO 237 Candidates: Incumbents George Manlove and Susan McMichael and candidate James Cavallaro Jr. were unopposed for three, three-year seats. Bellmawr Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,153,613 Proposed tax rate: $1.63 per $100 Yes 109 NO 171 Candidates (Select 3) JODY MANGUS 133 Tracy Shinkarow 121 Frank Filipek Jr. 102 Michael Williams 97 MICHELLE FINEGAN 137 MARY DI MATTESA 130
Berlin Borough Budget Proposed tax levy: $5,888,340 Proposed tax rate: $1.58 per $100 YES 241 No 211 Candidates (Select 3) JOSEPH MAMMARELLA 244 DANIEL MAC DONNELL 294 FRANCINE VISCOME 275 Juan Perez 188
Berlin Twp. Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,563,012 Proposed tax rate: $2.30 per $100 Yes 139 NO 182 Candidates: Incumbents Maribeth Horn and Mary Williams were unopposed for two of three, three-year seats. No one filed for the third seat.
Black Horse Pike Budget Proposed tax levy: $28,278,117 Proposed tax rate: Gloucester Township, 95 cents per $100; Bellmawr, 88 cents; Runnemede, 87 cents Yes 2,396 NO 2,879 Candidates (Select 3) Gloucester Twp. Theresa Williams 1,984 BENJAMIN ZANGHI 2,063 Charles "Chuck" Palumbo 1,971 JOYCE ELLIS 2,171 KEVIN BUCCERONI 2,254
Brooklawn Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,017,497 Proposed tax rate: $1.29 per $100 YES 37 No 22 Candidates: Incumbents Bruce Darrow and Jane Barcklow were unopposed for two, three-year seats. Camden (93 percent of the vote counted) Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,449,009 Proposed tax rate: 92 cents per $100 Yes 694 No 199 Candidates (Select 3) Kevin Barfield 285 Sara Davis 448 Edward Torres 232 Vernon Hill 189 Lola Moore 411 John Gilliams 449 MARTHA WILSON 669 Jose Delgado Jr. 466
Cherry Hill Budget Proposed tax levy: $143,999,283 Proposed tax rate: $3.13 YES 3,930 No 3,445 Candidates (Select 3) Nancy Muldowney 1,286 Constantine Cheston 578 SETH KLUKOFF 1,934 ELLIOTT ROTH 2,098 Stuart Chaifetz 898 ERIC GOODWIN 2,205
Chesilhurst Budget Proposed tax levy: $791,164 Proposed tax rate: $1.17 per $100 YES 74 No 54 Candidates: Derek Kennedy and Andy Plaza were unopposed for two three-year terms. Henrietta Coombs was unopposed for a two-year unexpired term. Rhonda Moore was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term.
Clementon Budget Proposed tax levy: $3,636,392 Proposed tax rate: $2.23 per $100 Yes 77 No 77 Candidates: Incumbents Tracy Dougherty, Randall Freiling and Irene Buchalter were unopposed for three, three-year terms. Incumbent Virginia de Haan was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term.
Collingswood Budget Proposed tax levy: $12,999,915 Proposed tax rate: $1.20 per $100 after reassessment YES 490 No 408 Candidates: Incumbents Louis Cappelli Sr., Gayle Reedy and Joan Smith were unopposed for three, three-year terms. Eastern Regional Budget Proposed tax levy: $20,807,069 Proposed tax rate: Berlin Borough, 77 cents per $100; Gibbsboro, 81 cents; Voorhees, 42 cents YES 1,356 No 1,089 Candidates (Select 2) Voorhees ELENA CHOW 1,016 ROBERT A. PAUL 783 Ron Boehm 757 Incumbent Gail David was unopposed for a three-year term in Berlin Borough. Incumbent Dennis Deichert was unopposed for a three-year term in Gibbsboro.
Gibbsboro Budget Proposed tax levy: $2,480,161 Proposed tax rate: $1.48 YES 145 No 119 Candidates: Ellie Falcone, Kathleen Campbell and Lorraine Balut were unopposed for three three-year terms.
Gloucester City Budget Proposed tax levy: $2,976,018 Proposed tax rate: 97 cents per $100 YES 228 No 152 Candidates (Select 1) 1-year unexpired term EDWARD HUBBS 258 James Everett 86 Kathleen McHugh, Robert Bennett Sr. and Jacqueline Borger were unopposed for three three-year terms.
Gloucester Twp. Budget Proposed tax levy: $38,700,784 Proposed tax rate: $1.70 per $100 Yes 161 NO 190 Candidates: Barry Engelbert, Andrew Lalli and Concetta Venuto were unopposed for three three-year seats. Haddonfield Budget Proposed tax levy: $28,835,895 Proposed tax rate: $1.35 per $100 after reassessment YES 1,071 No 608 Candidates (Select 3) GLENN MORAMARCO 686 DREW HANSEN 877 Joseph Welsh 462 Paul Coty 356 Amy Keys Shaw 655 DENNIS M. KELLEHER 752 Haddon Heights Budget Proposed tax levy: $10,656,263 Proposed tax rate: $1.42 Yes 415 NO 430 Candidates (Select 3) REBECCA KITCHMIRE 567 DEBORAH LYNAM 448 MICHAEL HARSHAW 454 David Weiler 385
Haddon Twp. Budget Proposed tax levy: $19,056,071 Proposed tax rate: $2.921 per $100 YES 1,109 No 924 Candidates (Select 3) LAURA CHUDD 1,127 Joseph Johnston 1,073 JOHN KENDALL 1,221 WILLIAM MANN 1,137 William "Skip" Swan 475
Hi-Nella Budget Proposed tax levy: $502,485 Proposed tax rate: n/a YES 22 No 5 Candidates: Dianna Whittaker was unopposed for one of two three-year terms. No nomination was made for the second seat. Karen Cunningham was unopposed for a two-year unexpired term. Laurel Springs Budget Proposed tax levy: $2,551,598 Proposed tax rate: $3.08 per $100 YES 106 No 53 Candidates: James Nicoludis and Maria Bliem were unopposed for two of four open three-year seats. No nominations were filed for the other two seats.
Lawnside Budget Proposed tax levy: $4,240,078 Proposed tax rate: $2.60 per $100 Yes 136 NO 206 Candidates (Select 3) Vincent Rochester 125 MARY CROSS 221 Christopher Raines 132 STEPHEN SMITH 201 Jacqueline Wilcox 107 H. QAWI AUSTIN I 138
Lindenwold Budget Proposed tax levy: $11,290,216 Proposed tax rate: $2.89 per $100 YES 277 No 247 Candidates: Pam Bragg, Gil Geary and Alethia Gibbs-Smith were unopposed for three, three-year terms. Magnolia Budget Proposed tax levy: $2,866,755 Proposed tax rate: $1.93 per $100 YES 210 No 172 Candidates (Select 3) JOYCE S. ALBRECHT 178 KAREN SORBELLO 205 Brian Mullen 169 Rudolph Kube 135 MARC RITZ 192 Merchantville Budget Proposed tax levy: $4,077,152 Proposed tax rate: $2.71 per $100 Yes 115 NO 116 Candidates: Incumbents Henry Kabel, Stephen Morrone and Terrence Doran were unopposed for three, three-year terms. Jennifer Perno was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term.
Mount Ephraim Budget Proposed tax levy: $4,504,149 Proposed tax rate: n/a Yes 167 NO 255 Candidates (Select 3) ROCCO VESPE 259 Nicholas Salamone Jr. 212 DELORES WARD 276 JAMES PACETTI 275
Oaklyn Budget Proposed tax levy: $3,951,826 Proposed tax rate: $2.46 per $100 YES 241 No 174 Candidates (Select 3) Daniel Freehling 185 MELISSA FOREMNY 270 REGINA HAWCO 250 RONALD GIBSON 258
Pennsauken Budget Proposed tax levy: $36,471,407 Proposed tax rate: $2.22 per $100 YES 878 No 636 Candidates (Select 3) Cheryl Link 576 SAMANTHA MULLER 1,100 RICHARD BROWN 1,083 DANNY O'BRIEN 931 Donna Zuber 479 Incumbent Bernhard Kofoet was unopposed for a one-year unexpired seat.
Pine Hill Budget Proposed tax levy: $9,803,044 Proposed tax rate: $3.53 Yes 200 NO 208 Candidates (Select 3) NATALIE MAGUIRE 253 ANGELA NOLAN-COOPER 234 ROGER SCHWARTZ 236 Barbara Fean 192
Runnemede Budget Proposed tax levy: $5,923,775 Proposed tax rate: $1.77 per $100 YES 323 No 308 Candidates (Select 3) DEBBIE COSTELLO 327 Amy Gosewisch 252 Dee Stroup 191 FRANK KELLY 375 LYNN TORRILLO 421 Incumbent Robin Spraggins was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term. Somerdale Budget Proposed tax levy: $3,181,589 Proposed tax rate: $1.77 per $100 Yes 137 NO 144 Question 2: Raise $175,000 to replace B-wing roof. YES 152 No 129 Candidates: Incumbents Leslie Caramiello, Susan Lowden and James Walsh were unopposed for three three-year terms. Sterling Regional Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,387,005 Proposed tax rate: Magnolia, $1.11 per $100; Somerdale, $1.19; Stratford, $1.16 YES 728 No 604 Candidates Magnolia (Select 1) JOHN VOLOSIN 178 Geri Doukali 148 Somerdale (Select 1) MAUREEN MURPHY 130 Charles Pope 120 Incumbent Ed McGowan was unopposed for a three-year term in Stratford.
Stratford Budget Proposed tax levy: $5,483,342 Proposed tax rate: $2.04 per $100 YES 400 No 214 Candidates (Select 3) JAMES CAMBURN 344 TINA LOMANNO 404 JEFFREY ZIEGLER 349 Kimberly Nolan 300
Voorhees Budget Proposed tax levy: $39,063,315 Proposed tax rate: 99 cents per $100 YES 946 No 780 Candidates (Select 3) BRUCE KARPF 658 RICHARD NELSON 757 RICHARD WOJDON 678 John Austan 575 Patricia Fair 633 Frederica Hoctchings 474
Waterford Budget Proposed tax levy: $11,564,300 Proposed tax rate: $2.46 per $100 YES 504 No 332 Candidates (Select 3) BRYON S. MAGILL 321 ALPHONS CAMPBELL 389 WILLIAM HURLEY JR. 375 Joyce Hosko 280 Dr. Lovell Pugh-Bassett 314 Frank Epifanio Jr. 291
Winslow Budget Proposed tax levy: $38,137,997 Proposed tax rate: $2.48 per $100 YES 1,384 No 713 Question 2: Raise $1,665,700 for additional staff YES 1,281 No 812 Question 3: Raise $3,300,000 for repairs and renovations to the schools. YES 1,443 No 670 Candidates (Select 3) Roberta Hogan 675 Keith James 703 KEVIN O'NEILL 1,317 ANGELIA TUTT 806 DEBORAH YANEZ 719 Eartha Mitchell was unopposed for a two-year unexpired term.
Woodlynne Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,787,195 Proposed tax rate: $3.54 per $100 Yes 64 NO 80 Candidates (Select 3) Diana Talavera 72 HEIDEMARIE WOOD 76 DEBRA BELL 78 GWENDOLYN TORRES 74 No one filed for an open one-year unexpired term.
Burlington County election results
Bass River Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,104,225 Proposed tax rate: 55 cents per $100, after revaluation YES 77 No 54 Candidates: Jane Allen was unopposed for a three-year term. Beverly Budget Proposed tax levy: $2,652,124 Proposed tax rate: $3.10 Yes n/a No n/a Bordentown Regional Budget Proposed tax levy: $23,001,615 Proposed tax rate: Bordentown Township, $2.82; Bordentown City, $1.25; Fieldsboro, $3.13 Yes 460 NO 461 Candidates: Bordentown City incumbent Ellen Wehrman was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term. Bordentown City incumbent Heather Cheesman was unopposed for a three-year term. No one filed for open three-year seats in Bordentown Township or Fieldsboro.
Burlington City Budget Proposed tax levy: $8,600,337 Proposed tax rate: $1.98 YES 280 No 243 Candidates (Select 3) JENNIFER M. MONTONE 322 KATHLEEN M. CAWLEY 319 James T. Carcanague 272 HARRY K. BOWKER 299
Burlington Township Budget Proposed tax levy: $35,227,628 Proposed tax rate: $1.48 per $100 YES 737 No 718 Candidates (Select 3) RICHARD LYNCH 577 LOU SCHIMENTI 556 Robert E. Carney 346 Scott C. Boito 466 Calvin Fowler 231 ERIC J. GHAUL 889 Benjamin J.C. Gonzales V 271
Chesterfield Budget Proposed tax levy: $5,368,387 Proposed tax rate: 81 cents per $100 Yes 156 NO 222 Candidates: Denise Koetas-Dale and Craig Thier were unopposed for two three-year seats.
Cinnaminson Budget Proposed tax levy: $25,470,077 Proposed tax rate: $1.37 per $100 YES 861 No 712 Candidates (Select 3) HARRY SHEA II 1,048 JACQUELINE PLUNKETT 917 JAMES HERSCHEL 915 Dolores Woodington 907
Delanco Budget Proposed tax levy: $4,843,702 Proposed tax rate: $1.11 per $100 Yes 158 NO 200 Candidates: Incumbents Daniel Faust and Dennis Bryski and Kenneth Adams were unopposed for three three-year terms.
Delran Budget Proposed tax levy: $22,966,971 Proposed tax rate: $1.57 per $100 YES 886 No 661 Candidates (Select 3) Ingar Blosfelds 622 KATHLEEN HAMMIT 849 SHERI SHEERAN-GARVEY 924 ROBERT SMYTH 799
Eastampton Budget Proposed tax levy: $3,990,437 Proposed tax rate: 91 cents YES 272 No 174 Candidates: Paul Schatzel and Len DiGiacomo were unopposed for two three-year seats.
Edgewater Park Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,491,510 Proposed tax rate: $2.38 per $100 YES 291 No 208 Candidates: Lester Holley, Raymond Rebilas and Susan Strasser were unopposed for three-year terms.
Evesham Budget Proposed tax levy: $50,309,043 Proposed tax rate: $1.84 per $100 YES 2,743 No 2,169 Candidates (Select 3) ROSEMARY BERNARDI 1,861 Pamela Cospito 368 Ronnie Gilbert 531 Stuart Herold 297 John Hibbs 1,426 Bryan McPhee 273 Daniel Meyers 1,338 BONNIE OLT 2,455 Stephanie Rykaczewski 1,237 SANDY STUDENT 1,577 Sue Trimble 1,526
Florence Budget Proposed tax levy: $15,250,323 Proposed tax rate: $2.54 for $100 Yes 331 NO 596 Candidates (Select 3) WILLIAM FEDERICO 510 JOHN GROZE 520 DAVID LEASE 547 Dawn Leip 473
Hainesport Budget Proposed tax levy: $6,424,790 Proposed tax rate: $1.58 per $100 YES 396 No 324 Candidates: Michael Smith and Kimberly Heminway were unopposed for two of three three-year seats. No one filed for the remaining opening.
Lenape Regional Budget Proposed tax levy: $99,175,922 Proposed tax rate: Evesham, $1.11 per $100; Medford Lakes, $1.03; Medford, 91 cents; Mount Laurel, 96 cents; Shamong, 99 cents; Southampton, 95 cents; Tabernacle, 64 cents; Woodland, 42 cents YES 7,513 No 5,886 Candidates: Incumbents Joseph Fisicaro of Evesham, David Stow of Medford, Paula Lee of Mount Laurel, and Linda Eckenhoff of Southampton were unopposed for three-year seats.
Lumberton Budget Proposed tax levy: $11,640,334 Proposed tax rate: 81 cents per $100 YES 441 No 345 Candidates (Select 3) ROBERT MORTON 566 BETTY CELLA 536 JESSE ADAMS 497 Heath Bernstein 362
Mansfield Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,557,909 Proposed tax rate: 64 cents per $100 YES 695 No 652 Candidates: Incumbent Anthony Meduri Jr. and candidates Joseph Broski and Curtis Wyers Jr. were unopposed for three three-year seats.
Maple Shade Budget Proposed tax levy: $19,015,269 Proposed tax rate: $1.32 per $100 YES 672 No 462 Candidates: Incumbents Michael McClure, Bernadine Mealey and Joanne Soden were unopposed for three three-year seats. Incumbent Gregory Lovell was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term.
Medford Budget Proposed tax levy: $34,491,065 Proposed tax rate: $2.10 per $100 YES 1,491 No 944 Candidates: Incumbents Ann Davidson, Katherine Santamore and Debra Tarrant were unopposed for three three-year terms.
Medford Lakes Budget Proposed tax levy: $4,805,849 Proposed tax rate: $2.26 per $100 Yes 399 NO 411 Candidates (Select 2) ROBERT BRITTAIN 621 Kelly Rickert 304 SANDRA WEISS 340
Moorestown Budget Proposed tax levy: $57,583,935 Proposed tax rate: $1.21 per $100 after reassessment YES 908 No 614 Candidates: Incumbents Don Mishler, Larry Friedman and Christina Zajac were unopposed for three three-year seats.
Mount Holly Budget Proposed tax levy: $6,861,705 Proposed tax rate: $2.15 per $100 Yes 225 NO 264 Candidates (Select 1) David Gsell 230 WILLIAM MONK 240
Mount Laurel Budget Proposed tax levy: $49,485,496 Proposed tax rate: $1.56 per $100 YES 1,981 No 1,289 Candidates (Select 3) DIANE BLAIR 1,880 WILLIAM CROWE JR. 1,742 MARGARET HAYNES 1,877 Ronald Bess 1,623
New Hanover/Wrightstown Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,542,274 Proposed tax rate: n/a YES 61 No 53 Candidates: Rose Marie Winrow and Charles Roohr are unopposed for two three-year seats. Mary Anne Grove is unopposed for a two-year unexpired term. Jaime Clugsten is unopposed for a one-year unexpired term. North Hanover Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,892,543 Proposed tax rate: 80 cents per $100 YES 180 No 127 Candidates (Select 2) MICHAEL CRAWFORD 156 Michael Grant 142 PAULINEA JOHNSON 169 Roy Johnson 100
Northern Burlington County Budget Proposed tax levy: $15,461,943 Proposed tax rate: Chesterfield, 45 cents; Mansfield, 64 cents; North Hanover, $1.09 cents; Springfield, 73 cents YES 1,218 No 1,109 Candidates (Select 1) Springfield PAUL TOOTELL 296 John Bunce 104 Mansfield incumbent Thomas Sensbach and North Hanover incumbent Roy Johnson were unopposed for three-year terms.
Palmyra Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,161,179 Proposed tax rate: $2.28 per $100 YES 251 No 196 Candidates (Select 3) DAVID CONFER 298 VALERIE FLOURNOY 287 STANLEY OZALIS 279 Bridget Elmes 160 Jennifer Krabill 133 Daryl Vassalluzzo 103
Pemberton Borough Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,043,940 Proposed tax rate: $1.75 per $100 Yes 23 NO 56 Candidates: Incumbents David Ahrens and Harold Griffin were unopposed for two three-year terms. Sara Dunlop was unopposed for a two-year unexpired term. Barbara Sprowl was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term.
Pemberton Twp. Budget Proposed tax levy: $10,953,343 Proposed tax rate: $1.30 Yes 308 NO 323 Candidates (Select 3) Matt Muscella 224 TIMOTHY S. HAINES 463 THALIA C. KAY 466 Thomas Kennedy 187 CHRISTOPHER PINTO 455
Rancocas Valley Budget Proposed tax levy: $15,645,201 Proposed tax rate: Eastampton, 36 cents; Hainesport, 53 cents; Lumberton, 32 cents; Mount Holly, 81 cents; Westampton, 62 cents YES 1,604 No 1,290 Question 2: Raise $2,483,683 for roof repairs, replace concrete sidewalks and curbs and resurface driveways and parking lots. YES 1,339 No 1,053 Candidates: Incumbents Richard Alaimo and John Edwards, both of Mount Holly, and William McFarland of Eastampton were unopposed for three three-year terms.
Riverside Budget Proposed tax levy: $6,734,700 Proposed tax rate: $1.61 per $100 YES 253 No 201 Candidates (Select 3) MICHAEL DIMIERO 253 William Greiner 122 DEAN POTTS JR. 241 JOSEPH D'AGOSTINO 258 Kenneth "Jim" Stottlemire 195
Riverton Budget Proposed tax levy: $3,949,811 Proposed tax rate: $3.08 per $100 YES 161 No 105 Candidates: Incumbents JoAnn Corbi, Helen Mack and Scott Warnock were unopposed for three three-year terms.
Shamong Budget Proposed tax levy: $7,528,169 Proposed tax rate: $2.01 per $100 YES 388 No 361 Candidates (Select 2) MELISSA CILIBERTI 345 Danna Massaro 306 GREG VITAGLIANO 327
Southampton Budget Proposed tax levy: $8,901,637 Proposed tax rate: $1.27 per $100 Yes 483 NO 582 Candidates: Incumbents Stacey Donnelly, Ronald Heston and Charles Roseboro were unopposed for three three-year terms. Incumbent Russell Hann was unopposed for a one-year unexpired term and incumbent Michael Mukulski was unopposed for a two-year unexpired term.
Springfield Budget Proposed tax levy: $2,906,592 Proposed tax rate: 69 cents per $100 YES 261 No 189 Candidates: James R. Specca, David Reinisch and Robert J. Melillo were unopposed for three three-year seats. Tabernacle Budget Proposed tax levy: $6,289,454 Proposed tax rate: 95 cents per $100 Yes 446 NO 467 Candidates: Incumbents Douglass Hess, Susan Marotta and Stephen Price were unopposed for three three-year terms. Washington Twp. Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,257,077 Proposed tax rate: $1 per $100 Yes n/a No n/a Candidates (Select 1) Jeanne A. Fox-Ford n/a Frank Vogel n/a
Lorraine Estlow was unopposed for a two-year unexpired term.
Westampton Budget Proposed tax levy: $8,087,584 Proposed tax rate: $1.17 per $100 YES 289 No 178 Candidates: Incumbent C. Andre Daniels and candidate Jason York were unopposed for two three-year seats. No petition was filed for the third three-year term.
Willingboro Budget Proposed tax levy: $28,985,540 Proposed tax rate: $2.64 per $100 Yes 606 NO 1,003 Candidates (Select 3) Sarah Holley 565 Theresa Owens 706 Kaion Smith 833 Von Goron 882 Efe Osagie 1,171
Woodland Budget Proposed tax levy: $1,401,150 Proposed tax rate: 82 cents per $100 Yes n/a No n/a Candidates (Select 2) Sue Erickson n/a Kevin Brown n/a Wayne Morris n/a Charles Bozarth was unopposed for an unexpired one-year term.
