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9 Candidates Are Vying For 3 Seats On The Point Boro Board Of Ed

Two incumbent board members are amongst the group of nine running for the three seats on the board.

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POINT PLEASANT, NJ –This November’s Point Pleasant Borough Board of Education election will be heavily contested as nine candidates filed to run for the three seats available according to the Ocean County Clerk's office.

Amongst the nine candidates running are three current members of the board, William Munn, John Florio, who is running under the slogan “All Children Matter,” and Larry Williams.

The other candidates are Dawn Coughlan, Emily Seim, and Katharine Vaccarella, all running under the “Moms for Schools” slogan, Christine Newitts, Kenneth Polakowski, and Peter Hetzel, who is running under the slogan “Teachers That’s Game.

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The general election will be held on Nov. 2.

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