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–Photos by Chris Lundy The Old Baptist Church in Stafford dates back to at least 1758. The Church has undergone renovations and repairs. The original pews are still in place and used for seating. By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – Township employees fixed up the Old Baptist Church on Route 9, in the hopes that the historic building will continue to have a place in history. The sign outside the church dates it to 1758, although the exact age is unknown. It started
Lacey BOE Taxes To Increase
By Chris Lundy LACEY – The total budget will decrease slightly, but the amount to be raised in taxation will increase after the Lacey Township Board of Education adopted its budget. The total budget will be $73,566,211, a slight decrease of $46,266 from the current year’s budget of $73,612,477. The amount to be raised in taxation will be $45,642,489. This was a figure projected in March as a middle-of-the-road scenario of how the budget was expected to fall. It is an increase of $894,951 over the current year’s $44,747,538. This works out to be a 2 percent increase, which is the cap set by the state. These figures do not include debt service. According to a budget presentation given in April, the budget was 82.6 percent salaries and benefits. Capital projects was listed at 1 percent. One capital project on the horizon is to replace boilers in the Lanoka Harbor School. School business administrator Patrick DeGeorge said that the positive aspects of the budget include that the total has gone down, and that the district has had a few years of decreasing debt service due to refinancing. The negative aspects include that the aid given by the state has remained flat while the cost of running six schools has gone up. Other additions to the district include a school resource officer who will serve as a liaison between the school district and police, Superintendent Craig Wigley said. This is a first for the district. The other full-time staff member to be added is one special education teacher for the
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as nondenominational, but later became a Baptist church. “It’s said that under the floorboards, there’s blood from Revolutionary War soldiers,” said Jason Hazelton, the president of the Stafford Township Historical Society. This part
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Lighthouse International Film Festival Kicks Off
By Sara Grillo LONG BEACH ISLAND – The Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts & Sciences was filled with about 100 locals, filmmakers and film enthusiasts on May 6 for the 9th Annual Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) Kick-Off Party.
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Guests were invited to take part in a silent auction, sample local seafood – sushi, mini crab cakes, shrimp pasta – wings, ice cream and spirits, all of which were donated, as well as preview films entered in the festival and watch an hour-long screening of a film made in Uganda.
The LIFF celebrates four days of features, shorts, documentaries and family films from around the world in honor of Long Beach Island’s (Festival - See Page 12)
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