By: centraljersey.com
On April 27, Hopewell Township registered voters will pick three Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education members who will serve full three-year terms.
Those holding the three open township seats are Roy Dollard, Judy Lindenberger and Laura Desai, who is completing former board member Armelle Daniels’ term.
As of Wednesday morning, three residents had filed nominating petitions. They are: Mr. Dollard (incumbent), of 74 Elm Ridge Road; Adam J. Sawicki Jr., of 33 Caroline Drive, Princeton (Hopewell Township); and Burton J. Sutker, of 55 Lexington Drive.
Hopewell Township residents interested in running for one of the three open seats have until 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 to file petitions, which may be picked up from Robert Colavita, board secretary, at the school district administration building, 425 S. Main St., Pennington,
Of the nine seats on the regional board, seven are Hopewell Township’s. The remaining two seats belong to Hopewell Borough and Pennington. These are not involved in this year’s election.
A would-be candidate must: be at least 18 year old; be a citizen of the United States; be a registered voter in Hopewell Township; be able to read and write; have been a resident of Hopewell Township for at least one year preceding the date of the election; and not be directly/indirectly interested in any contract with or claim against the board.
By law, those who want to file nominating petitions must obtain the signatures of at least 10 qualified voters living in Hopewell Township. One of the names can be the would-be candidate’s own.

