Monday, March 11, 2013
Five-person race emerges for School Committee, four-person race for Board of Selectmen.
Residents will find just two contested races when they go to the polls on April 30 for the 2013 Municipal Election. But they promise to be interesting. With three seats up for grabs on the Wilmington School Committee, five candidates have emerged. Incumbents Margaret Kane and Kathleen Carroll will be challenged by Julie Broussard, Jennifer Spear and Donna Leone. With incumbent Robert Hayes opting not to seek re-election, there is guaranteed to be at least one new member on the school committee. There is a four-way race in place for two seats on the Board of Selectmen. Incumbents Lou Cimaglia and Michael Newhouse will be challeged by Kevin MacDonald and Daniel Murphy. Given the friction between MacDonald and the board in the past, the …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
One candidate takes out nomination papers for three different offices.
Just when it looked like the Board of Selectmen race might be the most interesting in the upcoming Municipal Election, the School Committee now looks as thought it ready to take center stage. Three additional potential candidates --Jennifer DeFeo, Jennifer Spear and Donna Leone -- took out nomination papers this week, joining Kathleen Carroll, Julie Broussard and incumbent Margaret Kane. This creates the potential for a six-way race (or more) for three seats on the committee. DeFeo employed the interesting strategy of taking out nomination papers for Housing Authority and Shawsheen Tech School Committee, in addition to the Wilmington School Committee. While it's unlikely she would run for all three seats, there is no law forbidding it. She…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Town Clerk recommends change for voter convenience and cost savings.
In a rare move, the Board of Selectmen has accepted a recommendation by the Town Clerk to change the date of the annual Municipal Election. At its meeting Monday night, the board voted, 3-0, to switch the Municipal Election from Saturday, April 27 to Tuesday, April 30. Board Chairman Mike Newhouse and Selectman Louis Cimaglia abstained, as they are candidates in the election. By shifting to April 30, Wilmington will merge its Municipal Election with the Primary Election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated when John Kerry was sworn in as Sec. of State. On Feb. 1, Gov. Deval Patrick signed a piece of special legislation allowing Massachusetts communities with spring municipal elections with the Senate Primary as a cost-saving measure. Town …
Jenn Spear
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