Schools

6 Candidates File To Run For Gloucester Township's School Board

The nominating petitions are in: here are the candidate fields in the board of ed. races for Gloucester Twp. and Black Horse Pike schools.

The nominating petitions are in: here are the candidate fields in the board of education races for Gloucester Township and Black Horse Pike schools.
The nominating petitions are in: here are the candidate fields in the board of education races for Gloucester Township and Black Horse Pike schools. (Patch Graphics)

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The candidate fields are set as Gloucester Township residents prepare to vote this fall in two school-board races.

Six candidates filed to run for the Gloucester Township School District's three available seats. Meanwhile, the Black Horse Pike Regional School District has an uncontested election.

Gloucester Township School District candidates (three-year terms, vote for three):

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  • Mary Jo Dintino
  • Susanne Galanek
  • Dena Hendry
  • Mary Ann Johnson
  • Ellen Reese
  • Jarod Thomas

Johnson, Dintino and Reese are incumbents — Johnson currently serves as board president.

Black Horse Pike Regional School District candidates (three-year terms, vote for three):

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  • Kevin Bucceroni
  • Martita Diamond
  • Shawn Hutchison

Bucceroni is an incumbent, currently serving as board president.

Although uncontested, this year's Black Horse Pike race is entirely based in Gloucester Township. The regional district allocates school-board seats based on the populations of its constituent municipalities, with most of the seats representing the township.

Monday marked the deadline for school-board candidates around the state to file petitions to get on the ballot for the upcoming elections. New Jersey's general elections take place Nov. 7.

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