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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Hatikvah to Challenge Council Decision

The school announced that it is immediately moving to file suit in Superior Court.

The Hatikvah International Charter School announced this morning that it will file a lawsuit against East Brunswick in response to its decision to overturn a zoning board variance on Monday. "As East Brunswick taxpayers, residents and voters, we are appalled that our elected officials chose to put politics ahead of common sense and their own agenda ahead of the laws which they have sworn to uphold. We are immediately moving to file suit in Superior Court to appeal the council's decision.  We are certain that we will prevail, as we have prevailed every single time anyone has tried to let politics trump the needs and rights of our children to their education.  We are confident we will be welcoming students to our brand new facility on …

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Kelly

10:32 am on Friday, January 18, 2013

Good point, Kevin Wyman. If a traditional public school accepted a donation like this, it would be considered PAY TO PLAY.   more ›

Monday, December 17, 2012

Council to Hear Hatikvah Variance Challenge Tonight

Two residents say the Zoning Board of Adjustment should not have approved a variance allowing the school to renovate a warehouse into a school.

The Township Council is expected to hear a challenge regarding a variance granted to the Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, tonight at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Court, according to Township Administrator James white. In July, the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance that will allow Hatikvah to renovate the warehouse into a school. The building, 7 Lexington Ave., is located in a planned industrial zone and a variance is needed to open a school in the zone. The warehouse is surrounded by similar warehouses, including Vending Trucks Inc. On Aug. 20, residents Deborah Cornavaca and Christine Rampolla filed an appeal of the variance, stating, among other reasons, that the variance should not have been granted …

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UPDATED: Hatikvah Gets Variance To Expand, Vending Trucks Inc., Residents Appeal Hatikvah Decision, and 1 more ›

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