By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor
Election Day is this Tuesday. As the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy begins to clear, Americans will cast their votes for president of the United States of America.
Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are racing for votes ahead of the Nov. 6 finish line.
And, despite Sandy, there are plenty of local elections in Central Jersey.
In Bordentown, along the Delaware River, residents can vote to fill one city seat on the regional school board. Incumbents Joann Dansbury, who currently serves as board president, and member Ellen Wehrman, are running against one another in this race. Newcomer Augustine Martinez is also vying against Ms. Dansbury and Ms. Wehrman. There is one lone Bordentown City seat available to the public since the last U.S. census knocked a seat off the ballot.
The city lost a Bordentown Regional School District seat after the census showed a slight decrease in the city’s population. In contrast, Bordentown Township’s residents increased by several thousand people between 2000 and 2010.
The city’s school board seats have been reduced to two from three while the township’s seats were increased to six from five, according to a state redistricting in 2011 and in conjunction with the federal Reapportionment Act of 1929.
In Bordentown Township, four candidates are competing for two regional school board seats. The candidates are newcomers Howard Barman, of Farmview Road, Timothy Hartmann, of Honeyflower Drive, Korrin Durkin, of Highbridge Road, and Kevin Creegan of Willow Road. Additionally, former board member Thomas Dalton will be on the ballot. He resigned from his seat last month.
In Bordentown Township, incumbent Republican candidates Michael Dauber, deputy mayor, and Committeeman John Moynihan are facing off against Democratic challengers Weston Kershaw and Stephen Benowitz. Mr. Benowitz previously served on the Township Committee in the late 1970s to early 1980s. There are two Township Committee seats up this year.
In Chesterfield, there is one uncontested Township Committee seat up Nov. 6. Incumbent Mayor Michael Hlubik is running unopposed in that race. He is a Republican.
For the Northern Burlington County Regional School District election, school board incumbent F. Gerry Spence, of Monmouth Road, is running unopposed to keep his seat. Chesterfield resident Natalka Pavlosky Weismantel, of Harness Way, is running unopposed for the unexpired one-year seat.
In Chesterfield, three candidates are vying for one local township school district seat. Current board vice president Terran Brown, of Lutheran Lane, is running against newcomers Jennifer Marinello, of Berrland Street, and Gregg Masters, of Galestown Circle, in the Chesterfield Township School District election.
In Fieldsboro Borough, there is a one-year unexpired term for mayor, in a race that is uncontested. Mayor David Hansell’s name will be on the ballot Nov. 6. He is a Democrat.
In the Fieldsboro council race, there are two full-term seats and one unexpired two-year term up Nov. 6. Democrat Jonathan Norcross, of Washington Street, is running unopposed for the unexpired term. Running for one of the two full-term council seats are Amy Telford, of Third Street, Andrew Weber, of Fourth Street, and Clinton Weaver of Front Street. Mr. Weaver is a Republican and Ms. Telfor and Mr. Weber are Democrats.
Florence is without a local election this year for Township Council. However, residents can vote for Anne Lipsett, Jean Shelen, and Christine Sweeney Skinner for representative on the school board, where there are three full-term seats up Nov. 6. Jennifer Ryan Perry is running to fill the one-year unexpired board seat for Florence Township School District.
In Mansfield, there are two Township Committee seats up this year where Republicans Robert Higgins, deputy mayor, and Alfred Clark, committeeman, are running unopposed.
Laurie Vierling and James Nucito are running unopposed to fill two seats to represent Mansfield on the Northern Burlington County school board.
For the Mansfield Township School District, there are three full-term seats up this year. Running for those seats are Alison Perrone, Beverly Pencak and Matthew Varava. According to Burlington County, no one filed a petition to run for the two-year unexpired term.
There are two Township Council seats up in Springfield, where John Hlubik and David Frank, both Republicans, are running unopposed. The seats are for four-year terms.
There are three seats up on the community’s Board of Education for Springfield Township School District. Running unopposed are Laurie Middleton, Christopher Corbo and Michael Ritterman.
In New Hanover, there are two Township Committee seats up as well as two seats up on the Board of Education. Running for the Township Committee seats unopposed are Rick Koshak and Patrick Murphy.
On the New Hanover educational side of Nov. 6, Linda Lisiewski and Jennifer Wedeen are running unopposed to fill two full-term school board seats.
In a contested race, four candidates are vying for two North Hanover Township Committee seats up this year. Democrats John Kocubinski, of Provine Line Road, in Allentown; and Kim South, of Chesterfield-Arney, in Wrightstown; are running against Wrightstown Republicans Michael Moscatiello, of Ivy Lane, and William Quackenboss of Edwards Drive.
Wrightstown resident Charles Schroeder, of Hanover Drive, is running unopposed for the full-term seat up Nov. 6 on the North Hanover Township school board.
Election Day is Tuesday.
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