7 To Pursue 3 Open Seats On Cherry Hill School Board

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Seven candidates will pursue three open seats on the Cherry Hill Public School District Board of Education in November, although two incumbents have decided not to seek re-election.

Sally Tong is the only incumbent member of the board who filed a petition to run for re-election by Monday's 4 p.m. deadline, according to the Camden County Clerk's Office. Board President Laura Neary and Board Member Ruth Schultz are also up for re-election, but didn't file petitions.

Tong will be joined by John Papeika and Carolina Bevad on the "Responsible, Invested, Bold" ticket.

Nicholas J. Gaudio Jr. will run under the slogan, "Unmask Our Children," and Benjamin Rood will run under the slogan, "Transparency, Integrity, "Progress."

Jennifer Fleisher and Ilana Yares also both filed petitions, but they are not running under any slogan.

In New Jersey, elections are bi-partisan, although it appears as though that line is being blurred in Morris County. Read more here: County GOP Backing ‘Nonpartisan’ School Board Candidates

Election Day is Nov. 2.