The filing of nominating petitions on behalf of people who are seeking elective offices in Carbon County, its boroughs, townships and schools, continued late last week and Monday in the Carbon County Board of Elections.

To get a name placed on either the Democratic of Republican ballots for the May 19 Primary Election, candidates are required to get a designated number of signatures from registered voters within their party. Today was the last day for filings.Meanwhile, those who filed more recent petitions include:DemocratsDonato P. DeMarco, 29 E. Garibaldi Ave., Nesquehoning, council, four-year term; Justin Wehr, 210 Watson Park Blvd., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Bruce Knepper, 133 Tamaqua St., Audenried, constable, Banks Township; Michael Kokinda II, 252 E. Hazard St., Summit Hill, council, four-year term; Warren Reiner, 1053 Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, supervisor, Penn Forest Township.Jay T. Miller, 1 W. Chipmunk Trail, Jim Thorpe, council, four-year term; Jean A. Engler, 307 Center St., Jim Thorpe, Carbon County District Attorney; Anthony C. Harvilla, 30 E. Maple St., Tresckow, sheriff; David Bodnar Jr., 49 E. Market St., Tresckow, auditor, Banks Township.Michelle M. Markovich, 324 W. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, Panther Valley School Board; Jeffrey J. Markovich, 324 W. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, Panther Valley School Board; Richard Porpiglia, 34 Maple St., Tresckow, supervisor, Banks Township; Wayne W. Wentz, 650 Fairyland Road, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; George T. Bottomley, 230 W. Bertsch St., Lansford, constable, Lansford; Robert W. Miller Jr., 983 Mill Road, Lehighton, coroner; Wayne V. Gryzik, 13 W. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, Panther Valley School Board; Kara Scott, 422 Ore St., Bowmanstown, council, four-year term; William J. O'Gurek, 228 W. Hazard St., Summit Hill, commissioner.Robert M. Crampsie, 324 W. White St., Summit Hill, controller; Joann M. Behrens, 263 Behrens Road, Jim Thorpe, prothonotary; Daniel J. Blazosky, 340 E. Bertsch St., Lansford, coroner; LaMar A. Fronheiser, 3565 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton, constable, Lower Towamensing Township; Joseph D. Homanko, 40 Third St., Beaver Meadows, Magisterial District 56-3-04 judge.Marianne Dwyer, 204 Orioles Drive, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Rocky Ahner, 58 Second Ave., Lehighton, commissioner; Matthew D. vonFrisch, 1418 Brenkman Drive, Weatherly, Weatherly Area School Board, two-year term and four-year term; Chad M. Obert, 318 Fourth St., Weatherly, Weatherly Area School Board, two-year term and four-year term; Sue Ann Lewine, 109 Washington Road, Lehighton, supervisor, Mahoning Township.RepublicansJustin Wehr, 210 Watson Park Blvd., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Wayne E. Nothstein, 17 Graver St., Lehighton, Carbon County Commissioner; Barbara Beltz, 208 Maple Ave., Lehighton, supervisor, Franklin Township; Michelle M. Markovich, 324 W. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, Panther Valley School Board.Jeffrey J. Markovich, 324 W. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, Panther Valley School Board; Larry E. Stern, 151 N. Ninth St., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Michelle Clark, 1275 S. Stagecoach Road, Weatherly, supervisor, Lehigh Township; Wayne W. Wentz, 950 Fairyland Road, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; George E. Miller Jr., 306 Third St., Weatherly, council, four-year term; Tom J. Gerhard, 1298 Brenkman Drive, Weatherly, commissioner.Wayne V. Gryzik, 13 W. White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, Panther Valley School Board; Joseph D. Homanko Sr., 40 Third St., Beaver Meadows, Magisterial District 56-3-04 judge; Dean R. Kercsmar, 992 E. Lizard Creek Road, Lehighton, supervisor, East Penn Township.Marianne Dwyer, 204 Orioles Drive, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Matthew D. vonFrisch, 1418 Brenkman Drive, Weatherly, Weatherly Area School Board, two-year term and four-year term; Chad M. Obert, 318 Fourth St., Weatherly, Weatherly Area School Board, two-year term and four-year term; William G. Schwab, 1154 Municipal Road, Lehighton, supervisor, East Penn Township.