School board proposes $83.6M budget The 2008-09 spending plan calls for 2.25-cent tax rate increase BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer       LONG BRANCH - The district Board of Education is asking city voters to approve an $83.6 million school spending plan for the 2008-09 school year. The budget would mean a 2.25-cent increase in the tax rate if approved by residents on Election Day April 15. More ... O.T. school budget calls for 2.5-cent tax increase PTA to host series of meetings to discuss school budget BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer       OCEANTOWNSHIP- The Board of Education is asking voters to approve a school spending plan that calls for a 2.5-cent tax rate increase. The proposed $64.3million budget for the 2008-09 school year was approved by the board at itsMarch 18 meeting. More ...