There are three two-year seats and one four-year seat on the Berlin School Board up for election this year, with contests in both races.
Running for the two-year seats are Eamon Kelley, Caleb Page, Karen Collins, Mark Evans and Debra Foss.
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Eamon Kelley (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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Amy Poirier is a candidate for a 4-year term on the Berlin school board at the Nov. 4 election. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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Mark Evans is running for re-election to the Berlin school board, for a 2-year term. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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Karen Collins is a candidate for a 2-year term on the Berlin school board. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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Debra Foss seeks a 2-year term on the Berlin school board in the Nov. 4 citywide election. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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Johnathon Henson seeks a 4-year term to the school board in Berlin. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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Caleb Page is a candidate for a 2-year term on the school board. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
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