Tag: Election Day

  • Re-Elect Dan Balka for Sayreville Board of Education

    Re-Elect Dan Balka for Sayreville Board of Education

    Dan Balka is a lifelong Sayreville resident and a graduate of Sayreville War Memorial high School. He graduated Seton Hall University and is a certified public accountant. He has two children, one who still attends Sayreville Public Schools. While on the Board of Education, Dan has contributed to many different committees including finance, discipline, buildings…

  • Elections require degree of civility

    Elections require degree of civility

    During this time before an election, there are many days when we all experience the worst of people instead of the best. I am appalled by what I read, hear and see, whether it’s about the national scene, state, town or school board. Isn’t this the time when candidates share their visions, experience, knowledge and…

  • Seven candidates in race for three seats on Monroe Board of Education

    Seven candidates in race for three seats on Monroe Board of Education

    MONROE – Seven candidates will vie for three three-year seats on the Monroe Township School District Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Board incumbents Ken Chiarella, Michele Arminio and Patty Lang are seeking their fourth, third, and second terms, respectively, while Gail DiPane,…

  • Three incumbents will face challenger for seats on Woodbridge Board of Education

    Three incumbents will face challenger for seats on Woodbridge Board of Education

    WOODBRIDGE – Three incumbents will face a challenger for three three-year seats on the Woodbridge Township School District Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jonathan Triebwasser is seeking his fifth term; Akshar Sidana and Joseph Velez are both seeking their second terms; and…

  • Reader influenced by Azra Baig

    Reader influenced by Azra Baig

    My time on the South Brunswick Board of Education has been my most meaningful commitment I have had the privilege of taking part in. It was through this opportunity that I met Azra Baig. Throughout my entire experience, she always made me feel validated even though I was the youngest person in the room. She…

  • Metuchen mayor will run unopposed in November election

    Metuchen mayor will run unopposed in November election

    METUCHEN – Democrat Jonathan M. Busch is running unopposed as he seeks election for the four-year term mayoral term in Metuchen. Busch, 42, was selected as the borough’s 36th mayor on Dec. 18, 2017, and was elected to the one-year unexpired term on Nov. 6, 2018, of former Mayor Peter Cammarano. Busch has lived in…

  • Three incumbents will run unopposed for Metuchen Board of Education

    Three incumbents will run unopposed for Metuchen Board of Education

    METUCHEN – Three incumbents will run unopposed for the three, three-year seats available during the Metuchen Board of Education election. Jonathan Lifton is seeking his fourth term, while Alicia Sneddon Killean and Eric Suss are seeking their second terms. Sneddon Killean, 43, is a lifelong resident of the borough. She is married with three young…

  • Sayreville residents will elect first new mayor in two decades

    Sayreville residents will elect first new mayor in two decades

    SAYREVILLE – As the term of the borough’s longest-serving elected official nears its end, one Democrat and one Republican are seeking to become the first new mayor of Sayreville in two decades. The term of Republican Mayor Kennedy O’Brien will conclude at the end of the year. O’Brien, who has served as mayor since 2000…

  • Seven candidates vie for three Old Bridge Board of Education seats

    Seven candidates vie for three Old Bridge Board of Education seats

    OLD BRIDGE – Seven candidates will vie for the three, three-year seats open on the Old Bridge Board of Education in the November election. Board incumbent Jill R. Cali is seeking her second elected term; former board member Donna Andriani is seeking her fourth term; former board member Frank R. Weber is seeking his seventh…