Cozzolino, Poklemba-Holtz, Vendittoli Win Freehold Twp BOE Seats

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — A newcomer will join two incumbents on the Freehold Township Board of Education, based on unofficial tallies of Tuesday's election.

There were seven candidates seeking three, three-year terms. Incumbents Mary Cozzolino and Kay Poklemba-Holtz retained their seats, and Kerry Vendittoli won the third seat, edging out Jason L. Levy, Richard Pelaia, Sherlock Dow, and Brian Lipnicky.

Cozzolino, who occupied the last position on the ballot, received 5,864 votes. Vendittoli received 3,987, Poklemba-Holtz received 3,794, Pelaia 3,157, Levy got 2,833, Dow 2,254, and Lipnicky 1,886, according to the unofficial results that could change after the remaining mail-in ballots and provisional ballots are addressed.

In the Township Committee race for two, three-year terms. the incumbent Republicans, Anthony J. Ammiano and Thomas L. Cook, held onto their seats. Ammiano received 8,111 votes, Cook received 8,027, while Democrats Jennie "JJ" Jeannette Mistretta received 5,690 and Jenan Agnihotri received 5,424, according to the unofficial tallies.

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