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At our February 2023 meeting, Monroe Township School Superintendent Chari Chanley led a discussion on the proposed school referendum coming up for a public vote on March 14.
The $103 million referendum covers adding classrooms to the high school, middle school and Applegarth Elementary, in addition to needed upgrades to existing spaces in all three schools.
Details of what is included in the referendum, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and where to vote are on the following website: http://referendum.monroe.k12.nj.us
At our January 2023 meeting, Rozella Clyde, Chair of the Education Committee of the NJ League of Women Voters, and Linda Kinsey, Member of the Education Committee of the NJ League of Women Voters gave a very comprehensive presentation on how school boards in the state and specifically in Monroe are funded.
At our October 2022 meeting, John Katerba, Monroe Township Historian, gave an interesting talk on the history of Monroe-Jamesburg
At our July 2022 meeting, Cindy Gaudio, a longtime Monroe resident and realtor, spoke about the variety of adult community offerings in the Township.
At our May 2022 meeting, Diane Starace, Injury Prevention Coordinator at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, spoke about Human Trafficking in NJ...Prevalence. Prevention. Aid for Victims.
At our April 2022 meeting , 4 women in politics met with us to describe their experiences: Linda Greenstein, NJ State Senator, Shanti Narra, County Commissioner- Deputy Director, Barbara Cannon, former Mayor of Old Bridge, and Evelyn Spann, Cranbury Councilwoman.
At our March 2022 meeting Captain Lisa Robinson of the Monroe Twp. Police Dept. answered a range of questions about her experiences, policing in Monroe, how police deal with domestic violence and mental health issues, and more.
CASA is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving abused and neglected children who are living in foster care. CASA recruits and trains volunteers to advise courts and advocate for the children's best interests.
At our February 2022 meeting, Linda Kinsey spoke about the CASA organization and her role as a CASA volunteer.
At our October 2021 general meeting, Officer Patrick McCann of the Monroe Township Police Department gave an interesting and informative talk about how to recognize and prevent ID theft and fraud. If you missed the meeting or want to review the information he presented, go to https://monroetwppolice.org/information/crime-prevention/ and then click on "Identity Theft and Identity Fraud PowerPoint"
At our July 2021 meeting, member Patty Lang reviewed the national League of Women Voters program focus for 2021-2024: Women Power Democracy.
On June 2 2021 we held our annual meeting online. Our guest speaker was John Riggs, member of the Monroe Township Planning Board. Click below to read a summary of his remarks on planning for Monroe's future.