Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • April 8, 2009
Wyckoff
Board privatizes custodial services
The Wyckoff Board of Education voted unanimously to privatize the school system’s custodial services over the objections of a number of residents who wanted the 21 custodians to keep their jobs. School officials also approved a $34.9 million school budget at the meeting on March 30. Board officials said that the privatization was projected to save the taxpayers $270,000 in the 2010-2011 school year and would affect education of students less than spending cuts on other aspects of the school program. The privatization had been tabled after a well attended meeting earlier in the month, as a packed house of parents and other adults at the Eisenhower School cafetorium urged that the custodians be kept on while the board found other ways to trim the budget. The school board approved a bid that would require the private company contracting the services to interview those custodians now on staff for possible employment. The new service will start July 1. J. KOSTER
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Our hat’s off to Giuliana Parisi, who assembled 40 Easter baskets as part of her eighth grade confirmation class at Saint Leo’s Church. Many family members, friends, and coworkers contributed all the materials necessary for the baskets. Giuliana said she had a great time doing the project! We also thank Allendale Girl Scout Troop 50 for the donation of 117 boxes of cookies; the Midland Park High School Student Council, sponsored by Leon Varjian, for the donation of 50 boxes of cereal; and the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Ramsey for its recent food drive. Joey was diagnosed with leukemia at the young age of six. His mother, Abbey, had just completed a painful separation when the diagnosis was made. Things for this family of four -- Joey has an older brother, Mark, who is seven, and a sister Marris, who is two -- went from bad to worse when the dad skipped out on paying any support. Now, with the economy so tight, Abbey has had to help clean houses to generate funds for the rent and daily living expenses. She feels guilty when she is away from her children and is exhausted when she is with them. Fortunately, Abbey’s sister, Maggie, pitches in to help with the children and has opened her home to the family when they were not going to be able to cover the monthly rent for their small apartment. This family, like many, many we serve, needs financial assistance through our Family Financial Assistance Fund. This fund is currently near depletion. We have new families who have signed on for our services, and our families’ requests for food have doubled since May of last year. Some of their needs are: gift cards for Path
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