BERKELEY – An additional candidate will be running for Berkeley’s 2nd Ward.
Patrick O’Keefe’s name was omitted in a previous Berkeley Times article because he was not yet posted on the Ocean County Clerk’s candidate list.
Candidates have filed to run for seats on both the municipal governing body and local boards of education. Election day is November 2.
The township is split geographically into four wards. Each ward has a council member representing them.
In Ward 1, Republican Councilman James Byrnes is being challenged by Democrat Alexis Loftus.
In Ward 2, Republican Councilman Angelo Guadagno is being challenged by Democrat Patrick O’Keefe.
In Ward 3, Republican Councilman Michael Signorile is being challenged by Democrat Andrew Prudente.
In Ward 4, Republican Councilwoman Sophia Gingrich is being challenged by Democrat Thomas White, Jr.
Berkeley Schools
The Berkeley School Board is elected to represent the public in the matters of the elementary schools in town. Four people are running unopposed under the slogan “Building Berkeley’s Future.” Douglas Bowens, Anne Marie Trethaway, and John MacMoyle are running for three, three-year terms, and James P. Coffey is running for a one-year term.
The Central Regional Board covers the middle and high school. It is made up of Berkeley, Ocean Gate, Island Heights, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.
The incumbents are running under the slogan “Honesty Integrity Safety.” Al Aires and George Dohn are running for the two, three-year terms while Edward Cammarato is running for the one-year term.
Aires and Dohn are being challenged by Merissa Borawski and Heather Koenig who are running under the slogan “Supporting Parental Choice.”
The Island Heights representative, Susan Cowdrick, is running unopposed for another three-year term.
