Three School Board Candidates for Four Open Seats in Morris Plains

Morris Plains has four open seats on the school board, but only three candidates running. 

1. Lee Connor is an incumbent finishing a 3-year term on the board. She is running again, but not for another 3-year term. Instead, she will run for the shorter 2-year term that resulted from the resignation of Mary Beth Stolworthy from the board last year.
2. Scott Bober is the incumbent who was appointed to fill the seat of Mary Beth Stolworthy after her resignation last year. He is now running for a full 3-year term.
3. Denise Rawding is a new candidate running for a 3-year term.

According to Board Secretary Alice Bresett, the remaining seat will likely go to whomever receives the most write-in votes in the April 27 election.  A write-in candidate could be a person who decides to enter the race late or a person drafted into service by members of the community.

In either case, Bresett said, spelling counts. "If the person's name is Joseph Jones, you can't write-in Joe Jones. You have to make sure you have the full legal name." If none of the write-in candidates accepts the seat, applications will be requested and someone will be appointed for a year.

Completing their terms this year, but not running for re-election are Christopher Gardner and board president Dennis Reilly.