Jackie Bermudez (left) president of the Ocean County School Boards Association, congratulates Joan Speroni, of the Point Pleasant Borough School Board, for her 15 years of service.The Pinelands Regional School District Board of Education members received their Board Certification award last week. From left to right, Kim Hanadel, Karen Poklikuha, NJSBA Field Service Representative Mary Ann Friedman, Patricia Chambers, Betty Ann McVey, and Nicholas Brown.Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri spoke last week to the Mercer County School Boards Association about combating opioid abuse.