Despite Low Turnout Cranbury Passes School Budget

Just over 200 residents or a little less than eight percent of the registered voters in the township turned out to vote in the school board elections on Tuesday, approving the district's budget.

With four uncontested seats on the board of education up for grabs longtime teacher Linda Penney received the most votes with 196 including absentee ballots. She was followed by incumbent Pramod Chivate who received 175 votes. Dominique Jones and Lindsay McDowell received 171 and 162 votes respectively. 

The budget which included a relatively flat tax rate for residents passed with 173 votes in favor and 39 opposed. 

Out of a possible 2818 registered voters in the town just 217 turned out to Town Hall while four sent in absentee ballots.