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Candidates file petitions before deadline

Numerous candidates filed nomination petitions in the Carbon County Board of ElectionsTuesday which was the last day for candidates to get their names on the primary election ballots.

The latest (and last) list of candidates included:DemocratsJeremy Barbosa, 560 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, council; Pearl A. Downs-Sheckler, 27 Teaberry Trail, Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe Area School Board; Jesse Walck, 295 E. Mountaintop Road, Summit Hill, commissioner; Larry E. Stern, 151 N. Ninth St., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Joshua C. Smale, 554 Lehigh Ave., Palmerton, Palmerton Area School Board; Paul F. Hoffman, 253 S. Third St., Lehighton, coroner; and Mike Principe, 87 Wolf Hollow Road, Lake Harmony, Jim Thorpe Area School Board.Also, Delroy Ruch Jr., 2656 Hemlock Drive, Lehighton, auditor, Mahoning Township; Bonita Lee Barbush, 430 First St., Weatherly, Weatherly Area School Board, two-year and four-year terms; Regina Kennedy, 265 E. Catawissa St., Nesquehoning, constable; Frank Ruch Jr., 1386 Twin Crest Road, Lehighton, supervisor, Mahoning Township; and Rose Mary Cannon, 242 W. Ridge St., Lansford, council, two-year term.Also, Sherry A. Cseh Haas, 300 Forest Inn Road, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Ray H. Bossard Jr., 20 Kenneth lane, Palmerton, coroner; Clement C. McGinley, 8 Alpine Lane, Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe Area School Board; Anthony DeMarco, 29 E. Garibaldi Ave., Nesquehoning, Panther Valley School Board; Byron J. Arner, 1001 Coal St., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Frank Tamburri, 375 Jefferson St., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; and Richard R. Beltz, 3517 Interchange Road, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board.Also, Holly F. SellHausman, 105 Lehigh Ave., Palmerton, council; Kyle J. Sheckler, 75 North Ave., Jim Thorpe, council; John T. McGuire, 1325 Center St., Jim Thorpe, council; Mary Soberick, 109 W. Abbott St., Lansford, council, four-year term; Roger L. Meckes, 20 Helmer Lane, Jim Thorpe, supervisor, Penn Forest Township; and Thomas Boyko, 119 Railroad St., Lehighton, commissioner.RepublicansPearl A. Downs-Sheckler, 27 Teaberry Trail, Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe Area School Board; Mike Principe, 87 Wolf Hollow Road, Lake Harmony, Jim Thorpe Area School Board; Bonita Lee Barbush, 430 First St., Weatherly, Weatherly Area School Board, two-year and four-year terms; John Kreitz, 259 N. Second St., Lehighton, council; and Jay Mullikin, 210 Woods Road, Palmerton, supervisor, Lower Towamensing Township.Also Clement C. McGinley, 8 Alpine Lane, Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe Area School Board; Jared McEvoy, 321 Mahoning St., Lehighton, council;Anthony DeMarco,29 E. Garibaldi Ave., Nesquehoning, Panther Valley School Board; and John Wayne Bird, 147Alum St., Lehighton,council.Also Byron J. Arner,1001 Coal St., Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Frank Tamburri, 375 Jefferson St.,Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Gerard W. Bonamarte, 50 Innsbruck Drive, Lehighton, Lehighton Area School Board; Renee DeMelfi, 31 Club Drive, Nesquehoning, Panther Valley School Board; and Adam R. Weaver, 40 E. Holland St., Summit Hill, district attorney.