Chang, Kathy. "Flooding is main focus of incumbents running unopposed for Helmetta Borough Council", CentralJersey.com, October 5, 2021. Accessed June 10, 2022. "The ballot will also feature Councilmen Samuel Mena and Nicholas Stasi, who were appointed to the council to fill the vacancy seats of Councilwoman Noreen Carolan-Genthe and Councilman Joseph Perez, respectively."
Chang, Kathy. "Helmetta appoints new councilwoman"Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, EB Sentinel News, May 3, 2016. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Noreen Carolan was appointed at a meeting on April 28 to serve out the rest of Brian Hackett's term ending on Dec. 31. He sent in his resignation notice on April 11. Hackett, who was appointed to fill Councilwoman Yvette Bruno's seat in December 2015, said he began a new job as the New Jersey state director for the Humane Society of the United States and due to his federal status, he is technically prohibited from continuing to serve as a council member."
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Donahue, Brian. "State forces school districts to merge; Helmetta district folded into Spotswood school system", Sentinel, July 9, 2009. Accessed February 2, 2017. "State officials last week ordered the consolidation of the Helmetta and Spotswood school districts, a move that some local officials described as abrupt and worrisome.... There will be no change in school attendance as a result of the merger, since Helmetta's 291 K-12 students will continue to be educated in Spotswood's schools."
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Mayor & Council, Borough of Helmetta. Accessed April 15, 2024.
Administration, Borough of Helmetta. Accessed April 15, 2024.
Biography, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Watson Coleman and her husband William reside in Ewing Township and are blessed to have three sons; William, Troy, and Jared and three grandchildren; William, Kamryn and Ashanee."
Board of County Commissioners, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. "The residents of Middlesex County's 25 municipalities elect seven persons to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election. In January of each year, the Board reorganizes, selecting one Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director."
Fact Sheet 2021-2022, Milltown Public Schools. Accessed June 27, 2022. "Through a formal send–receive contract, approved by the Department of Education, our high school students are sent on a tuition basis to Spotswood High School. Our operating budget supports Parkview School and Joyce Kilmer School, as well as the tuition for students attending Spotswood High School."
Loyer, Susan. "Helmetta disbands police force, enters into shared services agreement with Spotswood", Courier News, April 19, 2018. Accessed August 7, 2018. "Helmetta's police force will be disbanded at the end month and replaced by a shared services agreement that will have Spotswood providing police services to the borough, while saving the borough hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Borough Council members approved on second reading Wednesday evening an ordinance to eliminate its police department in its entirety. The termination date for borough police officers is April 30."
Marcus, Samantha. "These are the towns with the lowest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 30, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019. "New Jersey’s average property tax bill may have hit $8,767 last year — a new record — but taxpayers in some parts of the state pay just a fraction of that.... The average property tax bill in Helmetta Borough was $6,270 in 2018, the lowest in Middlesex County."
Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."
Amaral, Brian. "Speed trap: Records show out-of-town drivers targeted by small N.J. town's cops", NJ.com, October 23, 2013. Accessed September 17, 2014. "Between September of 2011 and March of 2013, Helmetta police gave 222 speeding tickets in this square-mile borough in southern Middlesex County, according to police department records. Of those, only two lived in Helmetta."
"Governor - Middlesex County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
Spotswood High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 11, 2016. "I want to welcome you to Spotswood High School, a comprehensive institution that focuses on excellence in academics, the arts, athletics, and community service. Spotswood High School has served the residents in Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown since 1976."
Home Page, Spotswood Police Department. Accessed August 7, 2018.
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About Us, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed June 27, 2022. "Located in Spotswood, New Jersey, we are a small pre-kindergarten through 12th grade district that educates approximately 1,600 children from the three communities of Spotswood, Helmetta, and Milltown."
Schools, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed June 27, 2022.
Spotswood Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Spotswood Public Schools. Accessed June 27, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Spotswood School District. Composition: The Spotswood School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Spotswood."
Chang, Kathy. "Helmetta appoints new councilwoman"Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, EB Sentinel News, May 3, 2016. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Noreen Carolan was appointed at a meeting on April 28 to serve out the rest of Brian Hackett's term ending on Dec. 31. He sent in his resignation notice on April 11. Hackett, who was appointed to fill Councilwoman Yvette Bruno's seat in December 2015, said he began a new job as the New Jersey state director for the Humane Society of the United States and due to his federal status, he is technically prohibited from continuing to serve as a council member."
"Governor - Middlesex County"(PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. January 29, 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
