SCHOOL DIRECTOR | Laurel Schools

Seven candidates are seeking five seats on the Laurel school board. The term is for four years. The district consists of Hickory, Scott and Slippery Rock townships. Only Christopher Donegan, who filed on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, responded to a Vindicator request for a candidate r & eacute;sum & eacute;. Other candidates are Democrats Dennis McCurdy and Emelie McFarland; and Earl Williams, incumbent Tim Redfoot, Michael Zubasic and incumbent Todd Fennick, who all cross-filed on both ballots.
An * denotes an incumbent.
*CHRISTOPHER DONEGAN
Age: 40
Home: 1650 Harlansburg Road, New Castle
Employment: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, toll collector since 1999.
Education: Laurel High School graduate
Family: Wife, Kathleen
Priority: To continue the work of running the finest public education facility in Lawrence County and perhaps all of Pennsylvania, while at the same time keeping the burden to the taxpayers low.