By Jonann Brady
Sixty-one percent of voters supported the school district's $81,691,485 budget, a 4.6 percent increase in spending from last year. Sixty-eight percent of voters supported the library's $2,650,850 budget, up 4.1 percent from last year.
Incumbent Mary Jo O'Hagan was the top vote getter in the school board trustee race, with 1,414 votes, followed by Schoen with 1,400 votes. Challengers Rev. Bernard Woodside and Russell Martinez received 616 and 411 votes, respectively. Kamen received 1441 votes.
Here's how the numbers broke down:
School budget: 1,292 yes votes 825 no votes
Library budget: 1,395 yes votes 638 no votes
School board trustee: Mary Jo O'Hagan 1,414
B.A. Schoen 1,400
Rev. Bernard Woodside 616
Russell Martinez 411
Library board trustee: Kevin Kamen 1,441