Cherry Hill School Board Candidates' Forum Set For Sept. 19

CHERRY HILL, NJ — The Cherry Hill Zone PTA and the New Jersey League of Women Voters will host the Cherry Hill Board of Education Candidates' Forum from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 19, the school district announced.

Seven candidates are pursuing three open seats on the board in the Nov. 2 elections. Sally Tong is the only incumbent running, as Board President Laura Neary and Board Member Ruth Schultz didn’t file petitions by the July deadline.

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 are also running, but don’t have slogans.

Community members may submit questions for the candidates via a Google form. To submit more than one question, complete the form, one question at a time.

After you hit "Submit," the form will reset, and you can submit additional questions. All questions must be submitted by noon on Sept. 15. For more information, visit chclc.org.