BOE Elections To Be Held Tuesday

It’s BOE election week in Lakewood this week. After Aasim Johnson dropping out of the race, six candidates will be competing for three seats on the Board of Ed. Lakewood is the only district in the County holding elections this week, as all others chose to place the elctions with the General Elections in November.

The six candidates are: Incumbent Meir Grunhut, Irene Miccio, and Yoni Silver and the newcomers are Meir Singer, Lee Mund, Joel Schwartz. 

Elections will be held on Tuesday.

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How come
13 years ago

the Grunhut camp is dodging the issues?

Waldo
13 years ago

Where is a picture of the Singer guy. Does he really exist?

Anonymous
13 years ago

May the best men win.

Anonymous
13 years ago

My taxes aren’t going down I got over that already

So Grunhut who’s a mentch,Singer who will do as the mosdos want and Irene Miccio out of respect how much she did for us the last 30 years.

to #1
13 years ago

The best man will only win if we stop going to the polls like sheep to their slaughter, without doing proper research into the people we are voting for. If you know nothing about the race dont vote. “Shev veal taaseh odif”.

lets see
13 years ago

I know the elections are this week but could someone please tell me what the budget will be and how much my taxes will go up for a 30 something percent graduation rate within public schools and countless additional places of private education within the town… just wondering why I have to pay school taxes for private schools as I was a student of a private school as a child and I was never afforded courtesy busing nor were my parents afforded an opportunity to have my education payed for by anyone else than themselves.

to # 3
13 years ago

while your taxes may not go down if you do not vote for the lac endorsed candidates they will undoubtedly go way up. The 3.4 million dollar increase that they wanted to pas this year costing the average homeowner 300 dollars was only shot down because of the lac members. Everyone has a choice either vote for the lac candidates or get ready for 400-500 dollar yearly increases as it was before they came on scene. I continue to be flabbergasted at how few people vote their pocket book at the elections but yet go running to save money at every sale. If they would just use common sense they would have a built in savings of 400 plus dollars every year

Think
13 years ago

This is the most important election of the year!! This election will have a direct effect on your tax bill and your children’s services. Be a responsible voter and vote for the candidates who are out there and willing to fix things not the candidates who are just there in name only!!

Really in the know...
13 years ago

Definitively go out to vote!

Respecting the informed recommendation of the vast consensus of those who are Moser Nefesh on a daily basis to provide for the Chinuch of the tens of thousands of our Tzibbur’s children is the only responsibility and mature way to go.

Anonymous
13 years ago

vote silver, mund and schwartz.

Kiddus hashem
13 years ago

Shwartz, Silver and Mund.

anonymous
13 years ago

Bill Hobday and unite are endorsing silver, mund And Schwartz!! Make sure to vote for them – they’re the first three names on the ballot.

anonymous
13 years ago

Vote no on the budget. We want a decrease in the budget.

Lakewood Resident
13 years ago

To “let’s see”
Not sure what town you’re referring to. I pay thousands in tuition for my children’s private education. The same goes for all parents who choose private schooling. Not one dime is subsdized. As for bussing, the law provides for it over a set distance from the school or if there are dangerous intersections along the route.
On a side note, I ASSURE you, your taxes would be WAY higher if all the Jewish kids were to attend public school!

dovy
13 years ago

silver has done a good job. he deserves another term.

mr rogers
13 years ago

what is meir singers experience with any educational matter?

Lkwder
13 years ago

Vote for the candidates endorsed by LAC.

Anonymous
13 years ago

#11…who is “we”?

Anonymous
13 years ago

Singer Grunhut and miccio. Let’s make it happen!

?
13 years ago

there is no one that is really qualified to run the Lakewood public schools on the ballot, just name changes ,same adgenda

Anonymous
13 years ago

Who is this Singer fellow?? Can we at least get a photo of him?? Where does he live, what does he do??

Anonymous
13 years ago

I wonder what Mr. Silver meant when he spoke to the Asbury Park Press?: “Silver, an incumbent whose children attend private schools, is seeking a second term and voted to move the election to November. The children should be free of the special interests that control and influence the school board to the detriment of the children, he said.”

Anonymous
13 years ago

Chillul Hashem wont be tolerated in this town anymore

yankel
13 years ago

to #3 and #17, Why?? Don’t you ever think for yoursel?

lkwd
13 years ago

Try voting your own mind,look at the people running and make up your mind not the people you are told to vote for. Think about the students and what they are missing because of somebody saying it isn’t needed. Think about helping the teachers I have not heard one person running for the school board saying anything about them, they need some help keeping the classrooms up to date with todays education. To give a little might mean your taxes will go up a little but that is life.We all know it takes a little give and take, but Lakewood board only understands take.

lakewoodparent
13 years ago

vote LAC

lakewoodparent
13 years ago

I love Lakewood and BOE but they dont love my child who is hashems

Chaim Yankel
13 years ago

i wish the vaad (whoever thety are) would come out and speak straight ot the peple instead of just saying ‘chesed’ ‘klal’ just vote and really addreass issues and explain why they feel their candidates should be voted in. The last candidatesd they voted for increased my taxes. Why is that a good thing? Can they explain why we sghouold vote for who they say we should? Why shouldn’t we vote for Yoni who has voted for the klals benfit many times to save taxpayers money?Can anyone on the VAAD please explain instead of just treating this like people who just say yes yes yes?

informed
13 years ago

Do your research before voting. U’ll see for yoursef why Shwartz, Silver and Mund is the obvious choice.

lkwd
13 years ago

#19 are you a Lakewood parent of public schools? If so you would want more for the students.

Yosef
13 years ago

The scoop is obviously in cohoots with LAC. They only post pro LAC and are very selective when it comes to supporting the Vaad endorsed candidates. Of course this comment will also not be posted.

lakewood rebbi
13 years ago

GO MEIR SINGER! HE WILL MAKE A REAL CHANGE WE NEED HIM TO WIL !!! GUYS VOTE FOR MEIR !!!

THANKS

concerned
13 years ago

I am with #4, Besides for being a Mentch, Grunhut is an accomplished person, and I would be very happy to have his leadership and experience on the board. Everyone please vote for him, It would be a big Kiddush Hashem if a frum town was objective and voted for Miccio, I hope this reasoning translates into a large turnout and a victory for these candidates on election day.

Greaseball
13 years ago

“use your heads” why cant anybody ask their more’eh derech for advice? W hat happened to asking your Rav or Rosh Yeshiva?

lakewood rebbi says:
13 years ago

GO SCHWARTZ-SILVER AND MUND. THEY WILL MAKE REAL CHNAGE WE NEED HIM TO WIN !!!. GUYS VOTE FOR THESE CANDIDATES.

THE OTHER CANDIDATES RAISED YOUR TAXES EVERY YEAR SINCE 2000. REMEMBER THIS, DON’T BE FOOLED

MD
13 years ago

I appreciate what Rabbi Hertz is doing in bringing the facts to light. I am somewhat resigned to the fact that things wont altogether change regadinng taxes etc, but it pays to try. VOTE MUND SCHWARTZ AND SINGER, for fresh voices on the school board