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Teacher Contract Agreement Tentatively Reached in Bedminster

Details are still being worked out in the contract.

The Bedminster Township Board of Education and the Bedminster Education Association have reached a tentative contract agreement as of Dec. 11.

In a statement from board president Louis Casella, he said the two parties signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a successor agreement.

Details are continuing to be worked out through the fact finder, which maintains jurisdiction over the contract, Casella said.

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“The parties are hopeful this process will reach a mutually agreeable conclusion shortly after the new year,” he said in the statement.

Pat Palmieri, co-president of the union, said more information will be available in the coming months.

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According to Bedminster Business Administrator Phil Acosta, the , and the two entities have been working on negotiations since then.

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