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School board election

Riverhead voters approve budget, elect Healy, Murphy, Redmond and Scudder to school board

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Riverhead school district voters approved a $192 million spending plan for the 2023-2024 school year Tuesday by a vote of 1,333 to 769 — a margin of 63% to 37%.

In their own words: meet the seven candidates vying for the four seats on the Riverhead school board

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Seven candidates are vying to fill four seats on the Riverhead Board of Education this year. Read short profiles on them and some of their views on the future of the school district.

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate James Scudder

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James Scudder, 49, of Aquebogue, is seeking his first term on the board. He has been a district resident for 18 years...

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate David Dougherty

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David Dougherty, 44, of Flanders, is seeking his first term on the board. He has been a district resident for 10 years...

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate Kimberly Wilder

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Kimberly Wilder, 54, of Riverhead, is seeking her first term on the board. She has been a district resident for 10 years...

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate Cynthia Redmond

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Cynthia Redmond, 50, of Aquebogue, is seeking her first term on the board. She has been a district resident for 19 years...

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate Erica Murphy

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Erica Murphy, 38, of Manorville, is seeking her first term on the board. She has been a district resident for 14 years...

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate Virginia Healy

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Virginia Healy, 61, of Wading River, is the only incumbent member of the current Board of Education seeking reelection this year, having...

In their own words: 2023 school board candidate Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht

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Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht, 50, of Riverhead, is seeking her first term on the board. She has been a district resident for 23 years...

Seven candidates running for four school board seats, as proposed $192.4 million budget is slated for board adoption Wednesday

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A field of seven candidates will vie for four seats in next month's school board vote, but there's only one incumbent among them.
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