The Pinelands Regional Board of Education officially approved its 2025-26 budget at its April 28 meeting.

It calls for a 5% tax increase. Pinelands Business Administrator/Board Secretary Amanda Miller said Little Egg Harbor Township taxpayers with a home assessed at $100,000 would see an increase of $30. The figure for Eagleswood was $49, for Tuckerton $9, and for Bass River $11.