'Meet the Candidate' event to be held in Beach Haven Oct. 26

All registered voters in Beach Haven borough are encouraged and invited to attend the “Meet the Candidate” event at the New Jersey Maritime Museum, located at 528 Dock Rd. in Beach Haven, on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. The gathering will give taxpayers an opportunity to personally meet with the contestants who are running for the two open council seats in the Nov. 4 election.

Photo via NJ LBI
The event will be held at the New Jersey Maritime Museum.

The candidates currently running for office are Don Kakstis, Tom Lynch, Ken Muha and Bob Wynkoop.

The event is a great opportunity for residents who have not yet met the candidates as well as for voters who are undecided or whose questions were not addressed during the town hall meeting hosted by the Beach Haven Taxpayers’ Association in September, said Deborah Whitcraft, president and curator of the museum.

“The forum that was hosted by the taxpayers’ association was excellent, and it certainly gave people an opportunity to see the four candidates and get an idea of where they stand, but I think one of the disappointments by those that attended, myself included, is that the public never had a chance to ask questions themselves,” said Whitcraft. “The candidates were given questions beforehand, which gave them an opportunity to design answers to those questions, but sometimes the best judge of a candidate for public office is the ability to ask questions that they have to answer on the spot. More than a few people said to me, ‘It’s a shame we didn’t have a chance to ask them questions that we had.’ So this gives them an opportunity in a social setting to do exactly that.”

Beer, wine, cheese and other snacks and beverages will be offered throughout the night.

For more information, call 609-492-0202.

— Kelley Anne Essinger


This article was published in The SandPaper.