SOUTH COUNTY: Would-be school board candidates must file by Monday

Ruth Luse
Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell now have a new regional school district, and as a result, a new regional school board.
This new district, under the leadership of Superintendent Louis Muenker, has the responsibility of educating students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the three communities.
Those who would like to seek election to the new school board should act now.
The deadline for filing nominating petitions for school board candidacy in the Nov. 4 general election is Monday, July 28, at 4 p.m.
Three seats (three-year terms) will be filled Nov. 4. They are held now by Lambertville’s Derek Roseman and Laurie Weinstein and West Amwell’s Viktor Paerg.
If these members file by the July 28 deadline, their names would appear on Nov. 4 ballots, along with other contenders who might decide to file by Monday.
In December 2013, nine members of the new regional board were appointed by Gerald Vernotica, Hunterdon County’s interim superintendent of schools. Five of the members are from Lambertville, three from West Amwell and one from Stockton. That apportionment was "done statutorily," reflecting the populations of the towns, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, Dr. Vernotica said.
The five Lambertville members are Dan Seiter, Derek Roseman, Laurie Weinstein, Nicole Claus and Anne Nicolas. The three West Amwell residents are Celeste Mosby, Victor Paerg and Peter Gasparro. The one Stockton member is James Gallagher.
State law says all school board nominating petitions for the November election must be delivered to the county clerk by 4 p.m. on July 28 (even if the clerk’s operating hours extend past that time). The clerk’s office is located at the Hall of Records, 71 Main St., Flemington. Hours are: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Questions? Call 908-788-1214.
School board nominating petitions for the Nov. 4 election cannot be returned to the local school district office.