Wednesday, January 23, 2013
All accounted for and no danger, officials say
West Belmar Elementary school students were evacuated for a short time Wednesday when a part of its heating system overloaded and failed, causing steam to trigger the fire alarm, officials said. No students or staff were injured in the scare. The building was cleared for a short time while fire officials evaluated the building for safe occupancy. Students were returned to classrooms shortly thereafter, schools Superintendent Daniel Simon said. Simon said a portion of the heating boiler in the school burst, causing steam, which then triggered the fire alarm.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Summer program offered through Wall Recreation began Monday
It all seemed to be quite normal at first. A line queued to register kids for the first day of Kids Play Camp, a 1/2-day summer program offered through the Wall Township Recreation Department, inside West Belmar School Monday morning. Inside the gym, dozens of kids were divided up into grade-specific groups, ranging from kindergarten to eighth, their voices mixing and bouncing off the walls in a cacophonic din of equal parts anticipation and excitement. Co-directors Hillary Addonizio and Michael Manson were shepherding children and their parents, keeping an order to the first-day chaos. Then, boom! Lightning from a fast-moving, but violent, storm passing through, followed immediately by a blast of thunder. The gym went dark. The kids …
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
County Freeholders to plant a Swamp White Oak on school grounds
The Monmouth County Freeholder Board will mark Arbor Day with a tree planting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at West Belmar Elementary School, according to a release. Freeholders will plant a swamp white oak tree. Each student also will receive a tube seedling to plant in his or her own yard, the release says. Trees of swamp white oak provide cover for birds and mammals. The acorns are sweet and are an important food for wildlife such as squirrels, mice, white-tailed deer and a variety of birds. The crown shape and bi-colored leaves are attractive features. The leaves turn yellow in the fall, with an occasional red-purple, the release says. “Swamp white oaks are typically planted on highway rights-of-way and are frequently used as …
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Members of the Jersey Shore chapter of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh stop by West Belmar School Thursday
Members of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh Pipes & Drums band gave a short performance at West Belmar School Thursday morning in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The school emptied out onto the playground to hear a few numbers from the band under clear skies shortly after 10 a.m. Members of the group stopped at several area locations Thursday, continuing a longstanding tradition.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
West Belmar school stays open; custodians cut
The average school tax bill will increase $156 over last year’s bill, according to budget figures provided by the school district. The Wall Township school board on Thursday released additional figures supporting its $60 million 2011-12 tentative budget that were unavailable when the Board of Education voted to introduce the spending plan Tuesday. The $60,690,000 budget is up $1,004,500 from last year’s $59,685,500 budget, an increase of about 1.68 percent. The 2011-12 plan, while not yet finalized, is supported by a $56,750,239 tax levy, which is up $1,032,890 from the 2010 levy of $55,717,349. That’s an increase of about 1.85 percent. The proposed tax rate of $1.557 for each $100 of home value is up 4.9 cents from last year’s rate of $1…
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Board of Education to hear results of study on closure of West Belmar School; 11 candidates file Tuesday for school board election
UPDATE 11:08 p.m.:The board approved the tentative budget, which includes keeping open West Belmar School, by a vote 8-1. Board member Laurie Cannon cast the lone vote against the budget. The meeting is adjourned. UPDATE 11:00 p.m.: The public comment portion of the meeting continues, although more than half of the at least 200 people who came to the meeting have since left. UPDATE 10:40 p.m.: "I hope it does not go unnoticed that we are cutting some very valuable employees from this budget: the custodians,'' said board member David Wren. "I just hope that doesn't go unnoticed.'' UPDATE 10:23 p.m.: The $65,308,467 tentative budget for the 2011-12 school year is supported by a $56,750,239 tax levy, according to the resolution supporting …
Feasibility study to be presented at Board of Education meeting
The possible fate of West Belmar School is scheduled to be discussed at the Board of Education's regular meeting tonight. Middletown-based T&M Associates will present the results of its study looking at the closure of West Belmar School to the board, which is scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. at the Intermediate School, 2801 Allaire Road. The presentation closes a month-long study of whether the district could feasibly shutter West Belmar School — the district's oldest and least populated elementary school — and disburse pupils to each of the three remaining elementary schools. District officials have said that the closure could save the district $1 million annually, providing a hedge against failed budgets or a loss in state aid. The prospect…
Fred Grygiel
6:45 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Well said Tom I totally agree. The "winds of change" are blowing in Wall! more ›