Barnegat Township Commiteeman Albert Bille, a Republican, isbeing challenged by Democrat Peg Houle in the Nov. 5 election. He is aretired postmaster from Bayonne and currently an independent agent from the Van Dyk Group in Barnegat.

Houle is the current Democratic municipal chairwoman. She is a retired schoolteacher from Morris County and a former Fortune 500 manager within several companies. Houle also hadher own business, Lumberjacks, a children’s fitness center.