Phillip C. Heiney, Sr. has resigned as president of the Dunellen Board of Education (BOE). The long-time Dunellen resident had been arrested last month on charges that he used a file-sharing network to share videos of child pornography over the Internet.
Heiney was not in attendance when the BOE voted 7-0 at its regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, September 6 to accept the resignation. The board then voted to approve Jeffrey Portik, who had been vice-president as the new president and George Johnson as vice-president.
The resignation leaves the BOE with a postion open on the board. According to a message posted on the official Dunellen school website, candidates must submit a letter of interest by 3:00PM Tuesday September 13, 2016 to Board Secretary Brian P. De Lucia, 400 High Street, Dunellen, NJ 08812. Candidates must comply with the eligibility regulations of the State of New Jersey and must be fingerprinted immediately upon appointment.