Not since Pat Adair was a candidate for the Ship Bottom Borough Council 27 years ago has a woman run for a seat on the governing body. Until now.
Mary Alice Basile is throwing her hat in the ring for a seat at the table in the June 4 Republican primary election. She will face off against incumbent Councilman Joe Valyo; Ken Yankowski, current chair of the borough land use board; and William Fenimore, former president of the LBI Consolidated Board of Education.
Adair, co-owner of the Country Corner Farm Market, was first elected in 1997 and served until 2003.
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