Send In Your Questions For The Westfield School Board Candidates

WESTFIELD, NJ - Those with questions for the five candidates running for the Westfield Board of Education will have their chance during a special candidates night set for Oct. 23.

The program is scheduled from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Westfield High School auditorium.

Five Westfield residents are seeking election to three Board of Education positions: Michael Bielen, Andrew Bauer, Patrick Justin Fahey, Brendan Galligan and Amy Root. Additionally, Robert Garrison is running unopposed to fill a vacancy for a two-year term and Brian Morrissey is running unopposed to fill a vacancy for a one-year term. Garrison and Morrissey will briefly introduce themselves but they will not participate in the moderated session as they are both running unopposed.

The evening will be moderated and candidates will be asked a variety of questions which will be gathered from the public prior to that evening. Questions may be submitted to ptc@westfieldnjk12.org by Oct. 22.

Each candidate will have two minutes to make a brief opening statement and two minutes to make a closing statement. Response time for questions will be one and one half minutes.

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