Schools
Candidates File To Run For BOE Seats In Edison, Metuchen
The petitions are in. Here is the candidate field in the board of education race in Edison and Metuchen:
EDISON, NJ – Voters in Edison will choose from a list of 8 candidates and Metuchen voters will choose three when they cast their ballots for the Board of Education this November.
Monday marked the deadline for school-board candidates around the state to file petitions to get on the ballot for the upcoming elections and the County finalized the list late Tuesday night. And now a clearer picture has emerged as to who is running.
Here’s the list of candidates for Edison:
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- Anthony Dima
- Manoher S. Gocher
- Christopher Lugo
- Bijal Parikh
- Anjana R. Patel
- Shreyans Patel
- Jingwei "Jerry" Shi
- Virginia White
Jerry Shi and Virginia White are incumbents seeking reelection.
Here are the candidates for Metuchen:
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- Brian D. Glassberg (Equity, Excellence, Progress)
- Hazel-Anne Johnson-Marcus (Equity, Excellence, Progress)
- Suneet Kiran Bhatt (Equity, Excellence, Progress)
This year's general elections will be held on Nov. 7. Patch will publish a detailed interview with each candidate in the coming days.
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