School Board Debate Live Tonight In Hoboken: Use Link Below To Watch Virtually

HOBOKEN, NJ — As the Hoboken Board of Education race gets more heated — with the parties questioning each other's stances on political issues and political support — a debate will be held Friday night (Oct. 28) both in person and virtually.

The debate will be streamed virtually at this link.

It will be held at 7 p.m.

John Heinis of Hudson County View and Peter Biancamano (a former school board member and current local talk show host) will moderate the forum. Those attending in person can head to Hoboken Middle School/the Demarest building at 158 Fourth St., Heinis said.

All eight candidates have been invited. They are:

• The "Leadership That Listens" slate, consisting of incumbent Alejandro (Alex) De La Torre Jr. along with Leslie Norwood and Antonio Graña;
• "Kids First" consisting of Pavel Sokolov, Donna Magen, and Cindy Wiegand, and
• Independent John Madigan (a former board member) and
• Independent Patricia Waiters (a former candidate).

Heinis said this is the format:

• Read more about recent issues in the race here — Hoboken School Slates Respond To Campaign Mailer About 'Extremists'.
• Check out Hoboken Patch's candidate profiles and Q&A here.

Also, if you have a letter or press release, You can post it yourself any time using these instructions.