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Vol. 22 - No. 4
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May 14, 2016
Budget Maintains School Services
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The average homeowner will see a $56 increase in their school taxes this year. The Manchester Board of Education approved its proposed $55.71 million budget at a special May 4 meeting. The budget maintains all staff, programs, and services while adding a new elementary school vice principal, new high school courses, and Chrome books among other items. This is all accomplished, Superintendent David Trethaway said, while still staying $179 per student below the state average on per-pupil spending, $14,557 to the state’s $14,736 according to final 2014-15 statistics. That gap may widen for this year, with Manchester spending $201 less per pupil than the state average, $15,095 compared with $15,296. “It’s a challenge, but we were able to maintain our staff, which was great. We were still able to upgrade our technology and our facilities. I think for that part I’m very happy with where we are right now,” Trethaway said. “Considering some of the other things going on in other districts, I’m –Photo by Kristy Butler-Henry U.S. Army Sgt. Major Harrington Henry surprises his family after arriving home from deployment in Iraq. By Jennifer Peacock He planned to surprise his family, but the Manchester Police surprised him, with a police escort for the homecoming of U.S. Army Sgt. Major Harrington Henry. “This past year had felt like an eternity.
We planned on surprising the kids at school, but I never imagined it to be like this. Manchester Police Department has been an intricate part in keeping us safe while my husband was deployed in Iraq. I really appreciate all of their efforts and continued
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support for not only our family but all of the families in our Township.” So wrote Kristy Butler-Henry, the mother of three whose husband, U.S. Army Sgt. Major Harrington Henry, finally (Homecoming - See Page 5)
K-9 Body Armor Donation Honors Resident
By Catherine Galioto MANCHESTER – Police dogs need police vests, too. The latest member of the K-9 unit in Manchester to receive one is K-9 Lynk, whose body armor arrived recently thanks to donations. K-9 Lynk received the bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., which was sponsored for Lynk by Joanne Wright of Manchester. The vest is also embroidered with the sentiment “In loving memory of Wayne T. Wright - Be safe.”
Joanne Wright’s contribution to the police department did not end there, as she also made a monetary donation in support of the Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit. Chief Lisa Parker accepted the donation from Joanne Wright at police headquarters in the presence of Manchester Business Administrator, Donna Markulic, K-9 Unit supervisor, Lt. Vincent Manco, K-9 Handler, Ptl. Steven Wendruff and his K-9 partner, Lynk. “We, the members of the Manchester Township Police Department express our sincere gratitude to both Joanne Wright and (Body Armor - See Page 4)
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Business Administrator Craig Lorentzen walks administrators, Board members, and the public through the 2016-17 proposed $55.71 million budget.