CRANFORD — Six candidates will be vying for three, three-year terms on the Cranford Board of Education this November.

Last week, The Leader asked incumbent Susan Shaw and her five challengers – Frank Williams, Lauren Moyle, Joseph Braxton, Craig Coughlin and Brian Niemsyk to weigh in on their thoughts about the District and its future..

“Our greatest challenge is balancing high expectations for academics, extracurriculars, and safe schools with limited state aid and a largely fixed budge...