Candidates get on primary ballots as petition-filing ends

The petition-filing period relating to the 2019 primary election in Carbon County closes Tuesday with the close of business hours at the Carbon County Bureau of Elections.

The period, which lasted about three weeks, provided people aspiring to public office the opportunity to get their names on the ballot in their respective municipalities. Offices on the county, borough, township and school district levels are up for grabs this time around.

The latest list of people who officially became candidates for the respective offices includes:

Democrats

Joann M. Behrens: 263 Behrens Road, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Prothonotary.

Michael S. George: 835 Strohl’s Valley Road, Lehighton, seeking a six-year term on the Towamensing Township Board of Supervisors.

Paul Montemuro: 141 Bayberry Road, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

Wilmer P. Redline Jr.: 1177 Broadview Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

William J. Mansberry Jr.: 118 E. Amidon St., Summit Hill, seeking a four-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.

Rita L. Spinelli: 1822 Green St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.

Mary Beth Pelley: 2 N. Spruce St., Tresckow, seeking a six-year term on the Banks Township Board of Auditors.

William J. Nice: 49 E. Oak St., Tresckow, seeking a six-year term on the Banks Township Board of Supervisors.

John P. Marotta: 4585 State St., White Haven, seeking a four-year term on the East Side Borough Council.

Helen Stockinger: 240 Washington St., White Haven, seeking a four-year term on the East Side Borough Council.

Rudolph C. Schoch: 1095 Vine St., White Haven, seeking a four-year term on the East Side Borough Council.

Anthony Harvilla: 30 E. Maple St., Tresckow, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Sheriff.

Linda Schoenberger: 427 White St., Weissport, seeking a four-year term on the Weissport Borough Council.

Larry Stern: 151 N. Ninth St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.

Sherry A. Haas: 300 Forest Inn Road, Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.

Audrey L. Larvey: 575 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.

Doris Zellers: 3780 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.

Rocky Ahner: 58 Second Ave., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Commissioners.

Karen Ruzicka: 144 W. White St., Summit Hill, seeking a two-year term and a four-year term on the Summit Hill Borough Council.

Sara Ruch: 302 E. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, seeking a two-year term and a four-year term on the Summit Hill Borough Council.

Jean A. Engler: 307 Center St., Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County District Attorney.

John P. Ciavarella Jr.: 211 Bishop Circle, Albrightsville, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

Sherry Knappenberger: 305 Unionville Road, Jim Thorpe, seeking a six-year term on the Penn Forest Township Board of Supervisors.

Republicans

Paul Montemuro: 141 Bayberry Road, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

Wilmer P. Redline Jr.: 1177 Broadview Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

William J. Mansberry Jr.: 118 E. Amidon St., Summit Hill, seeking a four-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.

Wayne Nothstein: 17 Graver St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Commissioner.

Rita L. Spinelli: 1822 Green St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.

Lisa Perry: 323 Bridge St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton Borough Council.

John M. Cepiel: 546 Washington St., White Haven, seeking a four-year term in the East Side Borough Council.

Martin S. Ditsky: 330½ E. Abbott St., Lansford, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton Borough Council.

Larry Stern: 151 N. Ninth St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.

Sherry A. Haas: 300 Forest Inn Road, Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.

Audrey L. Larvey: 575 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.

Doris Zellers: 3780 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.

Scott Lignore: 552 Behrens Road, Jim Thorpe, seeking a six-year term on the Penn Forest Township Board of Supervisors.

Richard Flacco: 197 Piney Woods Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

John P. Ciavarella Jr.: 211 Bishop Circle, Albrightsville, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.

Donna L. Gentile: 206 Fairview St., Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Recorder of Deeds.