Ballots stuffed as many file
Perhaps it’s the recession speaking – people have less outside work to distract them and are more concerned about getting their money’s worth out of government – but there are fewer empty races on local ballots than usual this year.
With a few exceptions – notably the three Code of Ethics seats in Hudson and a few positions in Lyndeborough that may have been affected because the school clerk went home sick Friday, the last day to register to run – voters will see relatively few blank spots on their March 10 ballots.
Following are the names of candidates who have filed for open positions, as reported by town and school clerks. Incumbents are marked with an “i.”
Town of Amherst
Board of Selectmen (2 seats for 3 years)
Joe Esposito
Jim O’Mara Jr.
Bruce Bowler (i)
Linda Siwik
Library Trustee (2 seats for 3 years)
David Hallenbeck (i)
Richard Martini (i)
Nancy T. Baker
Cemetery Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Kevin Grassett (i)
William Belvin
Trustee of Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
Richard Kimball
Treasurer (1 seat for 3 years)
Elizabeth Overholt (i)
Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 seats for 3 years)
Douglas Kirkwood (i)
Carl Miller (i)
Amherst School District
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
Peter Maresco
School Board (1 seat for 1 year)
Dwight Brew (i)
Souhegan School District, Amherst representative
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
Jeanne Ludt (i)
Lawrence Ierardi
Town of Brookline
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 3 years)
Tad Putney (i)
John J. Carr
William A. Batte, Jr.
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 1 year)
Clarence Farwell (i)
Board of assessors (1 seat for 3 years)
Marcia Farwell (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Russell Heinselman (i)
Road Agent (1 seat for 1 year)
Gerald Farwell (i)
Fire Ward (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Recreation Commission (2 seats for 3 years)
None
Finance Committee (3 seats for 1 year)
Janice A. Tremblay
Philip W. Magnuszewski
Richard D. Bergskaugh
Ben Cargill (i)
Ernie Pispor (i)
Library Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Louise C. Price
Town Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Bruce Garvin (i)
Supervisor of Checklist (1 seat for 1 year)
Ruth E. Bobich
Brookline School District
School Board (2 seats for 3 years)
Benjamin Cargill
Patricia Lynch
Wanda Meagher (i)
Forrest Milkowski
School Board (1 seat for 2 years remaining on term)
Beth Lukovits (i)
Ernie Pistor
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
Peter Webb (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Russell Heinselman (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District
School Board, Brookline seat (1 seat for 3 years)
Tom Solon (i)
Budget Committee, Brookline seat (1 seat for 3 years)
Greg McHale (i)
Town of Hollis
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 3 years)
Peter Band (i)
Dennis Johnson
Thomas Stawasz
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 1 year)
David Petry (i)
Budget Committee (2 seats for 3 years)
Michael Harris (i)
Thomas Jambard (i)
Budget Committee (1 seat for 2 years)
None
Cemetery Trustee (2 seats for 3 years)
Nancy Bell (i)
Chris Buzzy (i)
Christopher Stawasz
Treasurer (1 seat for 2 years)
Paul Cain
Mark Kowalski
Library Trustee (2 seats for 3 years)
Marcia Beckett, (i)
Robert Bartis, (i)
J. Howard Bigelow, (i)
Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
John Callahan, (i)
Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat for 1 year)
Laura Gargasz
Hollis School District
School Board (2 seats for 3 years)
William Beauregard (i)
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
Jim Belanger (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Claudia Dufresne (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District
School Board, Hollis seat (1 seat for 3 years)
Tom Enright (i)
Robert Mann
Budget Committee, Hollis seat (1 seat for 3 years)
Raymond Valle (i)
Town of Hudson
Board of Selectmen (2 seats for 3 years)
Benjamin Nadeau (i)
Marilyn McGrath
Shawn Jasper (i)
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 1 year)
Roger Coutu (i)
Jacob Nazarian
Maryellen Davis
Budget Committee (3 seats for 3 years)
Jonathan Maltz (i)
Norman Martin
Susan Guarino
Steve Hellwig (i)
Budget Committee (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Cemetery Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Bob Haefner (i)
Code of Ethics (1 seat for 3 years, 1 seat for 2 years, 1 seat for 1 year)
None filed
Library Trustee (1 seat of 3 years)
Arlene Creeden (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 3 years)
Karen Burnell (i)
Town Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
Paul Inderbitzen
Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
Edmond Duchesne (i)
Hudson School District
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
David Alukonis (i)
Laura Bisson
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
Paul Inderbitzen (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
J. Bradford Seabury (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Cecile Nichols (i)
School District Moderator
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
David Alukonis (i)
Laura Bisson
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
Paul Inderbitzen (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
J. Bradford Seabury (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Cecile Nichols (i)
Town of Litchfield
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 3 years)
Steve Perry
Alfred C. Raccio (i)
Moderator (1 seat for 3 years)
John Regan (i)
Budget Committee (2 seats for 3 years)
Michael Falzone (i)
William F. Spencer
Treasurer (1 seat for 3 years)
Sharon Harding-Reed (i)
Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Library Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Gail Musco (i)
Road Agent (1 seat for 2 years)
Gerald DeCosta (i)
John E. Pinciaro
Litchfield School District
School Board (2 seats for 3 years)
Jason Guerrette
Kerri Hagerty
Dennis J. Miller (i)
Andrew Santom
Town of Lyndeborough
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 3 years)
Andrew Roper (i)
Laurent Boisvert Jr.
Arnold Byam III
Town Clerk (1 seat for 3 years)
Patricia Schultz
Cemetery Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Lawrence Cassidy
Sharon Boisvert
Library Trustee (2 seats for 3 years)
Nadine Preftakes
Chase Wilson Roeper
Trustee of the Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
Sally Reynolds
Budget Committee (3 seats for 3 years)
Burton Reynolds (i)
James Button (i)
Donald Guertin (i)
Paul Martin
Laurent Boisvert Jr.
Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 seats for 3 years)
Sharon Boisvert
Gary LeBlanc (i)
Karen Grybko
David Roemer (i)
Lyndeborough School District
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
Geoffrey Brock (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Stanley Greene
Auditor (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Wilton-Lyndeborough Co-op School District
School Board, Lyndeborough seat (1 seat for 3 years)
Robert Nields
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Auditor (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Budget Committee, Lyndeborough seat (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Town of Milford
Board of Selectmen (2 seats for 3 years)
Nathaniel Carmen
Cemetery Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Library Trustee (3 seat for 3 years)
Kristie Popp
Tim Barr (i)
Trustee of Trust Funds (1 seats for 3 years)
None
Water and Wastewater Commission (1 seat for 3 years, 1 seat for 2 years)
Mike Putnam (3-year seat)
Robert Courage (2-year seat)
Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat for 1 year)
Polly Cote
Milford School District
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
Peter Bragdon (i)
Town of Mont Vernon
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 3 years)
Paul Apple (i)
Trustee of Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
John H. Morison III (i)
Library Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Cemetery Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Karen Lundquist
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Laurie Brown (i)
Tax Collector (1 seat for 1 year)
Sue Leger (i)
Director of Public Welfare (1 seat for 1 year)
Richard Masters (i)
Board of Fire Wards (1 seat for 3 years)
Randal Wilson
Mont Vernon School District
School Board (2 seats for 3 years)
Kim Roberge (i)
Auditor (1 seat for 2 years, 1 seat for 1 year)
None
School District Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
Barbara Millar (i)
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Lyn Jennings (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
Patrick Steenhoek (i)
Souhegan School District, Mont Vernon seat
No opening this year
Town of Wilton
Board of Selectmen (1 seat for 3 years)
Richard Rockwood
Supervisor of the Checklist (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
Mark Whitehill
Trustee of Trust Funds (1 seat for 3 years)
None
Planning Board (2 seats for 3 years, 1 seat for 1 year)
Neil Faiman; Alex MacMartin (3 years)
Walter Zuber (1 year)
Water Commissioner (1 seat for 3 years)
Charles McGettigan Jr.
Steven Elliott
Sewer Commissioner (1 seat for 3 years)
James Tuttle
Cemetery Trustee (1 seat for 3 years)
Brian Adams
Wilton School District
School Board (1 seat for 3 years)
Alex LoVerme
Ingrid Howard
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
William Keefe (i)
Clerk (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Treasurer (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Auditors (2 seats for 1 year)
None
Wilton-Lyndeborough Co-op School District
School Board, Wilton seat (1 seat for 3 years)
Richard Griffen
Kim Reynolds
Moderator (1 seat for 1 year)
None
Auditor (1 seat for 1 year)
None
