Opening of Charter School Delayed 1 Yr

Guide to good eating Thrill of competing Moving on Too tired to cook? Area restaurants Jennifer Portman is making waves Keyport police dispatcher offer fine cuisine at affordable prices in national swimming events calling it guits after 22 years Page 28 Page 14 M T EA settling into strike m ode But Swaim still confident settlement possible BY MARY DEMPSEY union members waiting the board recently “issued Staff Writer outside to urge parents not its last best offer,” a pre to send children to school lude to imposing a con undreds of teach if the union decides to tract. ers walked out of strike. The union has vowed H last week’s “If the schools are to strike if the board Middletown Boardopen, of it is a sham. We are imposed a contract, and Education meeting in worried about the kids’ after leaving the Middle protest. safety in unsupervised sit town High School South Members of the uations,” Swaim said. auditorium following last Middletown Township “There’s going to be a week’s meeting, the teach Education Association settlement in Middletown, ers gathered around (MTEA) prematurely left but it won’t be easy,” Swaim and MTEA First the meeting as board Swaim added. Vice President Bette member Jeanne Osborne Public Employment Shreiber. read a prepared statement Relations Commission Even as union mem blaming MTEA President conciliator James bers filed out of the meet Diane Swaim for the Mastriani contacted ing, Osborne continued board’s earlier 5-2 vote to Swaim after the meeting speaking, accusing Swaim impose a contract. and plans to have repre of instigating and intimi “Mrs. Swaim, this sentatives from both sides dating, rather than negoti evening you have realized meet one more time before ating with the board. the result of a self-fulfill September, Swaim said in “When your personal ing prophecy — the impo a recent interview. School attacks on board members sition of a contract,” opens Sept. 3. were not successful, you Osborne said at the July The teachers’ contract decided to take on the 28 meeting. expired over two years Continued on page 53 Later, Swaim told ago, on June 30, 1996, and Saturday’s almost-perfect weather attracted hundreds to the Keyport waterfront, including brother and sister Marissa, 16, and Ricky Uccellini, 18, who were visiting from Orlando, Fla. Augusto F. Menezes/Greater Media Opening of charter school delayed 1 yr. 1998-99 academic year was school’s nine-member BY L IN D A D eN ICO LA ___ a difficult one. board of trustees voted not Staff Writer “We are all disappoint to open the school this year. or the founder and ed, but it was the right deci “In keeping with our supporters of the sion,” said Tammy Ward, charter, we will open in founder of the Matawan- September o f-1999 with Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel has begun construction on a new F Patrick Douglas nonprofit, assisted-living facility. For the story, see page 30. Charter School, last week’sAberdeen district school. grades K-6 and an increased decision not to open for the On July 28, the charter Continued on page 53 2 INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 5, 1998 HERE IT IS...OUR BIGGEST NURSERY LANDSCAPE Bring in a photo or rough sketch of the area you want landscaped and with our help create your own landscape plan. It's a lot easier than you think. 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If implemented, a 1-cent tax increase would mean $10 more in taxes a year on a house valued at $100,000 and would raise $454,000 under the current tax rate. It could raise $7 million for bonding. New Book depicts M onm outh To qualify for Green Acres money, the C ounty in postcards. township has to have an open-space and P a g e 4 0 recreation plan approved by the governing body and conforming with the master plan, as well as a dedicated fund in place with • Classifieds . P a g e 6 1 money in it. The township’s Open Space • Editorials . P a g e 2 6 Preservation Committee held a forum in • Entertainment . .Page 37 May to give residents a voice in the deci sion-making process, and most of the 50 or • Letters .... P a g e 2 6 so members of the audience supported some • Marketplace .

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