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Stephen Willig

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Statement From Hazlet School District Officials on Arrest of Former Employee

Michelle Pumilia was arrested by state police on Oct. 10 and charged with stealing approximately $229,000 from the Hazlet School District during her tenure as transportation manager between 2005-2008

The following statement was distributed by the Hazlet School District Superintendent's office to the press at 3 p.m. Thursday regarding the Oct. 10 arrest of Michelle Pumilia and her mother, Virginia Lisay, both of Union Beach. Read about the arrest on Holmdel-Hazlet Patch.  On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the Superintendent’s Office of the Hazlet Township School District was contacted by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office regarding an ongoing investigation of a former employee of the District. The investigation pertains to the potential misappropriation of transportation expenditures.  The individual in question was employed as the District’s Transportation Coordinator from September 2005 until they resigned in August 2008.  Upon …

Rina Messina

7:59 am on Monday, October 15, 2012

The next BOE meeting is set for October 22. That's when the citizens of Hazlet should speak there mind. Afterall these so called "administrators" are paying with our tax dollars!   more ›

Ex-Hazlet Transportation Manager Charged With Stealing $229K From School District

The ex-transportation head for Hazlet and Piscataway School Districts was charged Wednesday with stealing a total of $565,000 from the districts by authorizing payments to fictitious bus companies for services never provided.

A former employee of the Hazlet Township and Piscataway School Districts was arrested yesterday by the state police, and charged with stealing approximately $565,772 from both districts.  According to police, former Transportation Manager/Supervisor Michelle Pumilia, 39, of Union Beach authorized payments to fictitious bus companies for transportation services that were never provided to the districts, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said today. She worked in Hazlet Township School District between July 2005 and August 2008. Pumilia was arrested by NJ State Police detectives yesterday on a complaint-summons charging her with second-degree theft by unlawful taking or disposition.   Her mother, Virginia Lisay, 68, who lives with her in …

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Christina Johnson

11:15 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Only one Hazlet resident addressed the BOE at the public meeting on the ex-employee theft. In her remarks, she said she was angry and disappointed school officials did not catch the alleged misconduct and expressed concern that the district insurance policy might not cover a claim for an event that occurred several years ago. She was loudly applauded for her comments. But there was no comment …   more ›

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Hazlet's Eighth Graders Are Promoted to High School

The were urged to seek challenges, and take inspiration from the Class of 2012's accomplishments.

At a graduation ceremony today, Hazlet Middle School's 254 eighth graders were applauded for completing the first two-thirds of their public education, and encouraged to excel in high school.  The promotion exercises were held at Raritan High School, where parents and friends holding cameras and programs filled nearly every seat in the large auditorium on a misty afternoon. "I want to encourage you to grab hold of opportunities, make new friends, and be involved in high school," said School Board President Stephen Willig, who promised the students would find dedicated teachers and supportive guidance counselors waiting at Raritan High. Hazlet Middle Schools Principal Colleen Rafter told her departing students to seek out people and …

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