Hear Candidates For Brick School Board At Virtual Forum

BRICK, NJ — The candidates for two seats on the Brick Township Board of Education are scheduled to face off Thursday in a virtual candidates' forum sponsored by several of the district's parent-teacher organizations.

The forum, which is set for 7 p.m., is presented by the League of Women Voters of Ocean County and the League of Women Voters of Monmouth County.

The four candidates seeking the two, three-year seats are Fran DiBenedictis, who is seeking re-election, and Nicole Orozco, who are running on the Common Sense 4Education slogan, and Michael A. Mastroserio and Sergio Verdesco, running on the Efficiency & Excellence slogan.

Those who want to watch the forum live can register online ahead of time.

The forum is sponsored by the following: Veterans Memorial Middle School PTA; Veterans Memorial Elementary School PTA; Lanes Mill Elementary School PTA; Drum Point Elementary School PTA; Osbornville Elementary School PTA; Midstreams Elementary School PTO, and Warren H Wolf Early Childhood Development Center PTO.

Those who are unable to watch the forum live will be able to watch the video playback afterward on the League of Women Voters' websites:

• Monmouth County: https://lwvsmc.org
• Ocean County: https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/lwv-ocean-county