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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Two Wyckoff BOE Seats Up for Grabs Following Resignations

Following the resignations of Catherine Runge and Jill Mortimer, 2012 election losers could make a comeback.

Two school trustees resigned from the Wyckoff Public School Board of Education Monday night, leaving the seven-member body with a pair seats up for grabs. Both Catherine Runge and Jill Mortimer resigned with the remainder their 2013 term left, according to Board of Education President Rob Francin. Mortimer the superintendent of schools in Moonachie, has been "working night and day to get that district back up and running as the schools were destroyed" by Hurricane Sandy, Francin said. The vacancies come just nine weeks after elections in which township voters chose to seat Danielle Swenson, John Carolan, and Kathy Bowers on the school board. The two men who had run for the position but were not elected, Bob Buono and Chris Della Pietra, …

Monday, October 22, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Wyckoff School Board Member Endorses Della Pietra, Carolan for BOE

Send your letters to joseph.gerace@patch.com

Dear Editor: It is a sincere pleasure to write a few words about incumbent candidate Chris Della Pietra and John Carolan, who are running for seats on the Wyckoff Board of Education. As a fellow board member, I have worked closely with Chris on the Finance Committee for more than a year now. I am most impressed with his ability to identify a problem, consider [an] alternative approach for addressing it, and then make the right decision for the benefit of the school system.  He puts the required time into being prepared for meetings and attending them. His role as a board member is clearly a priority in his life. Chris deserves the opportunity to continue to serve the Wyckoff educational community. He is an asset that we do not want to …

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