Barry Funt has won a seat on the Livingston School Board, receiving 54.7 percent of the vote in final, unofficial returns Wednesday night. The $100.8 million school budget was approved by a wide margin. This was an election with little disagreement over the school spending plan but with two candidates vying for one seat on the school board, separated by their views on an ongoing ethics issue. Funt defeated Ray Leibman by 240 votes, a slim margin in an election that both candidates said was influenced by the ethics charges and censure of three members of the current school board. “It was the …
Livingston residents can make their voices heard Wednesday when they choose one new Board of Education member -- Barry Funt or Ray Leibman – and approve the amount to be raised by the local school tax to support the spending plan for Livingston schools. Before you head out to vote, here are some things you need to know: When and Where Can I Vote? Polls open at 1 p.m. and close at 9 p.m. The Livingston Community Center and the six elementary schools are designated polling places. If you do not know where you should vote you may either find the information on your official Essex County sample …
Show your kids the importance of voting — and they'll grow up knowing that every vote counts. Today, they'll even get a chance to cast their own vote. When parents vote Wednesday at the annual school board election, students from kindergarten through Grade 11 can participate in the electoral process as well. Using a software package that allows the children to vote at whichever polling location their parents use (they do not need to vote at their individual schools), students will vote for: Elementary school students: Student Council officers. Mount Pleasant Middle School: New menu choice …
On Wednesday, voters in Livingston will have a voice in charting the direction of their schools. They will chose between Barry Funt and Ray Leibman to serve on the Livingston Board of Education. Voters will also be asked to approve the amount to be raised by the local school tax to support the $100.6 million spending plan for Livingston schools. A Town Hall Meeting on the proposed school budget will take place tonight, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Livingston High School auditorium. This is the final opportunity to ask Superintendent Dr. Brad Draeger and Steve Robinson, the district’s business …
Next week, Livingston voters will have a choice between two candidates for Livingston Board of Education, Barry Funt and Ray Leibman. Funt is a father of children in the schools running a campaign against ethics charges that have dogged the school board since last spring. Leibman is an educator who put two children through Livingston public schools with strong views on education reform. Patch attended two public forums to learn more about their opinions on school issues, including how local tax dollars are being spent to educate close to 6,000 students. They also discussed how the district is…
Interested in learning more about what Livingston’s school board candidates have to say about our schools? You’ll have two chances this week when Ray Leibman and Barry Funt, the candidates vying for one seat on the Livingston Board of Education, present their ideas at forums at the Livingston Senior and Community Center. The Livingston Old Guard will host the candidates on Tuesday morning, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Livingston League of Women Voters will present an evening debate on Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Both events are open to the public. The topics are expected to be wide-ranging, …
The League of Women Voters has a question for the candidates for the Livingston Board of Education: Why Are You Running At This Time? It’s nothing personal. The League is interested in learning how the candidates plan to meet head-on the myriad challenges facing public schools. Livingston will elect one of the two candidates, Barry Funt or Ray Leibman, when voters go to the polls on Wednesday, April 27. With just a month to learn about the candidates, this week they answered the first in a series of questions posed by the League and the West Essex Tribune. Their responses provide a preview to…
It will be a two-man race for the Livingston Board of Education: Ray Leibman vs. Barry Funt. The candidates will compete for one open seat on the school board, according to petitions filed this week. Funt is no stranger to politics. He ran two years ago for the New Jersey State Assembly. Leibman sits on Livingston’s 20/20 Vision committee. The candidates are vying to replace Antonio Calcado, who after 12 years of the board, decided not to seek re-election. This week, school leaders adopted a $100.6 million tentative budget. On election day, voters will be asked to approve the amount to be …
