New Site For Howell School Board Candidates Night Oct. 25

HOWELL, NJ — The candidates forum for the Howell Township School board elections has been moved, according to a notice.

The Howell Happenings NJ Facebook page shared a flier that says the event has been moved to The Learning Experience, 2369 Route 9 North in Howell. It will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

The venue has a limit of 150 people, but the event will be livestreamed, the notice said. The event is being sponsored by the Howell Cares For Schools Facebook group.

The event had been scheduled for Howell Middle School North but the parent-teacher organization there reportedly canceled it.

In Howell, there are six candidates running for three seats on the Board of Education, which oversees the kindergarten through eighth-grade district.

Current board members MaryRose Malley and Jennifer Okerson are being challenged by Scott Jeffrey, Marc Parisi, Angel D. Sanchez and Joseph Tate. Board President Timothy P. O'Brien, whose term expires this year, did not seek re-election.

Malley is completing her first term on the board and has two children in the school district. Okerson, who was elected last year to a one-year term to replace Jeanne DePompo, who resigned, is seeking her first full term.

Jeffrey, who holds a PhD, is an associate professor at Monmouth University.

Sanchez filled DePompo's seat from June to December 2017 following her resignation but lost to Okerson last November. He is seeking a full term and is very active in the community groups.

Parisi has been in the news for his battle with Xscape Theaters and the Howell Planning Board over noise issues.

Tate is the CEO of Fairy Glen Tate & Co., which sells gifts and collectibles and he has two children.

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