Pelham Manor Votes: Hear From The Candidates In Their Own Words

PELHAM MANOR, NY — Village elections are coming up, but there's still time to learn about the candidates vying for elected office.

There may be no better way to educate yourself as a voter than to hear straight from the horse's mouth and thanks to the League of Women voters, you can accomplish this in person or watch from home.

A Candidates Forum for two seats on the Village of Pelham Manor Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, March 13 at Pelham Manor Village Hall, located at 4 Penfield Place. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the forum will begin at 7:30 p.m.The forum will also be transmitted live on FIOS (Channel 46) and Optimum (Channel 75).

The League of Women Voters of New Rochelle is hosting the event and will provide a league-based moderator from outside the area.

The two trustees, Breda Bennett and Maurice Owen-Michaane, are running on the Republican and Neighborhood party lines. The two challengers, Kate Pringle and Mark Cardwell, are running on the Democratic and Manor Together party lines.

Questions may be submitted via email, with identifying name and address, by 5 p.m., on Tuesday, March 12, or in person at the forum. For more information, e-mail Joan Alexander, LWVNR president at this email address.