Bill Barlow

UPPER TOWNSHIP — A slate of three newcomers faces off against the current Board of Education president and two other experienced candidates for the township Board of Education this November.

Michele Barbieri has been on the school board for more than 20 years and is running for reelection this year with Christine Lentz, also an incumbent, and Brian Teeney, a former board member, under the slogan “Students First.”

Logan Bird, Kristi Lancaster and Meghan Ludgate Miller are also on the ballot for the three seats on the school board, running under a similar slogan, “Kids First.”

“We’re all new to the school board, but we have kids in the district,” said Bird. He cited budget concerns and called for Upper Township to negotiate with Ocean City on tuition fees charged per student,

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