Freda Picked for Regional School Board President

Gerard Freda was voted president and Glen Johnstone was voted vice president of the Hanover Park Regional High School district at the school board's reorganization meeting this week.

Freda, a Hanover representative, is a dentist with a practice in West Orange, while Johnstone, a Florham Park represenative, is a police officer in the borough.

Former Hanover representative John Corona, who was unable to run for re-election for family reasons, attended the meeting and introduced the board to the new Hanover representative, Charlene Peterson, who was sworn in at the meeting Monday.

Corona said Peterson has served on the Hanover Board of Education and is extremely dedicated to the community and students, and is prepared to "hit the ground running."

Freda and Superintendent Carol Grossi thanked Corona for his service to the district. Grossi said Corona was a mentor to her when she started with the district, and Freda said he always knew what to say.

Newly elected East Hanover representatives Deborah Politi Davis and Michael Lomio, Florham Park representatives Ernest Eveland and Johnstone, and Hanover representatives Freda and Peterson took the oath of office, which was administered by business administrator and board secretary William Albert.

Grossi said in the meeting that Dr. Rosalie Lamonte is the new superintendent for Morris County. Officials said a computer lab at Whippany Park High School that was damaged by flooding after Superstorm Sandy damaged the roof is expected to be up and running by the end of the week, and repairs to the gym, theater and 100 wing are expected to be completed in another couple of weeks. The cost of repairing the roof came to approximately $194,000 and is covered by the district's insurance, officials said.