Candidate Drops Out Of BOE Race

And then there were 10.

Board of Education candidate John Meechan, of McKinley Street, has withdrawn from the race for a school board seat in April's election, district officials said Tuesday.

Meechan, a Realtor and critic of the school board's, withdrew his candidacy on Monday, just short of a week after the filing deadline, district officials said.

Meechan did not respond to requests for comment. 

Meechan's withdrawal leaves on the nine-member board. The school election is April 27.

Incumbents David Wren,  3243 Rambling Hill Ct., Douglas Wild, 2131 Old Mill Rd., and Pamela Perrotto, 2315 Xanadu Ln., have filed to run to retain their seats. It was unclear Tuesday whether the trio would be running as a slate.

Challenging them will be a slew of newcomers:

Robin Cervantes, 2009 Tally Ho Dr.; Timothy Farrell, 1601 Walton Way; Michael Manson, 1716 Grove St.; Anne Moonan, 1910 Sherwood Dr.; Joseph Tonzola, 2400 Lincoln Ave.; Micheal Tranberg, 1604 Dubac Rd.; and John Tavis, 1610 Holly Blvd.

Tavis, Tranberg and Perotto will run for a one-year unexpired term of former board member Michael Bogner, who resigned in July, 2010.

Cervantes, Farrell, Manson,  Moonan, Tonzola, Wren and Wild are all running for full, three-year terms.