Serving South Brunsw ick since 1958 Vol. 38, No. 21 Thureday, May 26, 1994 soe School board won’t appeal budget cut By Frances Sexauer an additional $143,000 out of the last ^resort instead of a first resort. 7 cents instead of the originally Dr. Stewart also estimated a Staff Writer surplus fund, a recommendation the Things could be worse next year proposed 9 cents, from $1.19 per $35,000 savings in transportation INSIDE The Board of Education this board ultimately decided to follow. and we will have built this in. I’m $100 of assessed value to $1.26 per costs by evaluating current routes week voted 7-1 to accept the Town­ The board had previously ap­ uncomfortable taking this addi­ $100. The owner of a home as­ and the number of after-school ship Committee’s $966,805 cut in propriated money ftora free bdance tional money out of savings.’’ , sessed at the township average of buses offered, a $50,000 savings in Tim e O ff its budget. in its original budget, so'Monday’s The ftee balance fund typically is $160,000 will pay about $114 more custodial costs by asking for volun­ New board member John Oliviera vote allocated the use of a total of reserved for unbudgeted things that in school taxes this year. teers totwork a Tuesday to Saturday was the only one to vote against the $900,000 from that surplus. come up during the school year, In making the line-item reduction shift to avoid overtime, a $106,000 measure, saying he did not approve ' The majority of board members such as ^emergency repairs or a proposals, the district is going to be cut in the allocation for temporary of additional money being spent only reluctantly agreed to allocate ‘ ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ’ ’ asking workers to perform more for, trailors to house students, $77,000 from the district’s free balance, or the funds, because “ if we don’t, it Business Administrator Jeff Scott less, said Superintendent Samuel savings from retiring employees, emergency surplus fund, to help would seriously cut programs or the said the state recommends using Stewart. and $60,000 cut by putting off make up the difference. maintenance of buildings, which fiee balance funds only equal to 3 to His recommendations included a repairs at Monmouth Junction When the Township Conunittee will cost more in succeeding 5 percent of the total budget, and $245,000 reduction in professional School and Deans School. atmounced its decision to cut nearly years,’’ said member Gail Barcelo. with the board’s vote, this year’s salaries that includes a freeze of his $1 million from the $37 million Mr. Oliviera said he could not free balance appropriation will be own salary, a reduction in the Dr. Stewart said some school budget earlier this month, it support the vote because “ I would 4.3 percent of the total budget. ~ number of supervisors m the central mini-redistricting may be needed also made specific line-item rec­ rather be more aggressive in the Under the reduced school budget, office, and a review of contracts ommendations that included pulling budget and use it ( f t^ balance) as a - the school tax rate will increase by and productivity. S ee CUT, P age 7A Time O ff‘olTcrs' itis iinnual Summer Previews issue. rii BULLCTINS Outlawing cigarette Annual rite tibirai^, U n io n ' South Brunswick students prepare escalate , > } ^ I* * • machines to celebrate at high school’s prom After'' 'numerg^^7' t> ^aking sessions oven''a5fotir-month By Frances Sexauer Pleasant, Long Beach Island, or periop, i^passOi has-been, advoccted Staff Writer . Belmar.” . declai]^ by ftie^COmnmiucatioUs Tara, who works at Absolutely ; Sunday night will be a time to W o rk ^ of'Amen6a"{CWA)Xo- By Francm Sexauer Balloony on Route 27 in Kingston, cal lft3'l'iuul.the remember for about 400 South is also helping out with the decora­ Staff Writer Brunswick High School students ^ck7'Library, say ^iin\bW^'of­ tions for the event, which will : who will be attending the Jun- ficials. ,'j ' The Health Department is work- v consist of black, purple, and ing on an ordinance that would ban ior^Senior Prom this year, to be off-white balloons and streamers; ' ..cigarette vending machines ' held at the East Brunswick Hilton. The cost of the prom is a big 'throughout the township in an effort Following tradition, the junior Obstacle for many students; most of is ftyihg to est^bUsb t h ^ j ^ l class puts on the prom for the senior co^tract'with th«^toy?bslhiip^Sto^, to keep minors from purchasing , whom share the burden with their cigarettes, said Health Officer . : class. This year’s prom thenle is the parents. ce|tbe union declatbdl^ 1m -‘ BillyJoel classic, “ These Are The pqjise, a mediator Will bd ap- Steve Papenberg. Tara is responsible for paying for < Times to Remember.” < whatever her parents consider pdint^ by ^le s t^ Area municipalities including < ,The prom is a highlight of many ploy ni^nt „Relat ions„.C.oin North Brunswick and Monroe have “luxuries” for the proni;: These :istti'detats’ high school careers, include having her nails ‘and hair Sion, i > vaj recently introduced tsimiliar orr ' altfitnigh -a cdistly. one^ as', students A^ ip^jof area'^of cbnteritii dinances. * /> donCyirand pictures taken.. 'Her . pttrej^f^ are.payingior the fickets to -^lyJpblhetwobarea^^ Mr. Papenberg said hi£T office'is" HQyever,,the students are wait­ the prom, and Her d r e s s , / ; ■ in the process of preparing.^the- ing' in eager,..anticipation just the layoffs*-basediayojftS'- based .otfser'^,otf semtp' wording of the ordinance for review On average, the prom can cost a' tidibp'fi^ys the^Hbfl same. ^ ^ ,by the Bbatd df. j^cdlth dt itk.next., ^;.,.iu,Taias,Tostant)8kl, a junior who is couple tiearly $500. The tickets are qicetjngt Monday 7 Jutie 6 , at 8 p,misv' ::^~aIS0^- the student representative to $95 per codple; a girf^XdfCis can The board then Vvill raake' a’ ’ the Board.;df: Education, is nm anywhere from $80 to $250/ a tuxedo costs about $70, pictures .;decisiopj: oRy w.hcfhj^ '- to pass the particularly ^excit^. ,qbqbt .'the up^. comingpiom beetle sh^basasjiott cost about'$50, a limousine rental ; ofdihatice itself or pass it on to the^^ (shared with other, couplps) can cost '. ‘’idntop bargajn /-at^b^ing namedlProm'Queen.' f ; n ^b (^ .< ^‘ Township Committeeifor considetivj ‘Motf-to $200' &d h ^ an d n^lS’for.; I, *An;iphfalr labW ation. - * / girls is about another $30, And this I ; Mr. ; Papenberg explained - th'ati: five jiimOT junior boys does not even include the bouton­ either body has the authority to pass’ v i niere and corsage. .. i inclfded' one | the ordinance, but if the committee^::: poim&atM a n % ^ ^ ’by the eutire w h i b ^ 'class. The'King,^.^^iM»n,will,be irari^ and two/ passes ity “ it opens it up for en-' r: “ That is a.lot of money,’’-said forcement. by the Police Depart­ ch h ^ fromjlfa^^^'jBiid'will be Tara, and that is why many students ment. If the board passes it, it can announced ardtov^^qpit; - ^ ‘ -'- like herself — are trying to cut ;:,(i For many, the ptoin'is more than comets this year by forgoing the -;only.be:enfon;ed th ro u ^ the Healthi- -^loae nighty it is an entire weekend of - -limo and driving themselves to-the Department’s three sanitarians.’’ . activity and traditions. ^ prom. aie> libiarif As things stand nowTThe or- even ofteiid'tl%s(^e%agc an'd7 • ' -“ Before the prom, the girls have . “ Forget the limo,” said senior dinance may never even make it to. .'to get their, nails and hair done// beni^ts.‘<paclmp'We iorymhip’s^ Kim Erck, who has an after-school the committee because of the op­ explained Tara. “ Saturday night job and is spending her savings to other unions s^edT or. |^&licve“ position already, expressed there; ^ ' there is usually a party to go to and pay her own way to the prom; This Staff photo by-John Keating this ip Just ^ ^ e r httempt-'to The Township Committee, which - there are usually, parties: after the harass die w n ^ rs, because tfiey is Kim’s third prom and “ it gets last week reluctantly agreed to ban prom on Sunday night.- The next more expensive every year,” she South Brunswick High School senior Danriiah Soiden is fitted for oigartizedajaqiph.’’ , ' smoking in the muncipal building day everyone , goes to 'the beach. his prom tuxedo by Maureen Stanley at her store. Tuxedo The iinii^ said 'ihanagcment only because it would have cost tod They'll head to Seaside, Point S ee RITE, P age 2 A Express. has cut hours, 'of part-time' workers, ftcreased the fuU-time’' much; money not to, has voiced library simfs’^work^ week from opposition to the proposed ban and 35 to’ 4^ hours 7for the' same . questioned if it would be an effec-, saiary', and raised the deductible five measure to keep cigarettes Dress, tan, tux — prom costs add up away frofn kids. on theirpealth insurance. , to seaside resorts, where they-can Committeeman Douglas Hoff­ By Ian H. Fennell tween $300 and $350, tickets to die pay for prom dresses and 1 think it’s The msidenf' of the union, wear off all that post-graduation man, liaison to the Board of Health, 'N ew s JEditor event hover around $100 and some­ kind 6f outrageous. It’s probably Abby j)emel-prown', said the stress. ■ . said he would “ absolutely oppose’’ times more.