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Three Contested Races for Local School Boards

The election is March 12.

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There are three contested races for Exeter-area school boards that will be determined in the March 12 election.

On the Exeter Region Cooperative School Board, incumbent Liz Faria is being challenged by Linda Garey for the seat representing Brentwood. Garey formerly served on the Brentwood School Board.

On the Newfields School Board, Karla Dalton and Robert Schimoler are running for the seat vacated by Mike Price, who's not running for re-election.

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On the Stratham School Board, Eric von der Linden and James Firmin are running for one seat with a one-year term.

The rest of the races are uncontested. Below are charts of all the races.

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Exeter Region Cooperative School Board:

Open seats Candidates Term length Exeter (1)

Darrell Chichester

3 years Brentwood (1) Liz Faria, Linda Garey 3 years Kensington (1) No one filed 3 years

Exeter Elementary School Board:

Open seats Candidates Term length 2 Patrick O'Day, Jean Tucker 3 years

Brentwood School Board:

Open seats Candidates Term length 1 Melissa Litchfield 3 years

East Kingston School Board:

Open seats Candidates Term length 1 Robert Nigrello 3 years

Kensington School Board:

Open seats Candidates Term length 1 Stacy Surprenant 3 years

Newfields School Board: 

Open seats Candidates Term length 1 Karla Dalton, Robert Schimoler 3 years

Stratham School Board:

Open seats Candidates Term length 1 Everett Lamm 3 years 1 Eric von der Linden, James Firmin 1 year

Exeter Region Cooperative Budget Committee:

Open seats Candidates Term length Exeter (1)

John Bridle

3 years Newfields (1) Simon Heslop 3 years Stratham (1) Lucy Cushman  3 years Kensington (1) No one filed 3 years

Other Exeter offices:

Moderator Stephen Hermans Clerk

Susan Bendroth

Treasurer Deanna MacDonald

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