Nomination Papers Available for Clarksburg Election
There's five days left to run for office and five seats that need to be filled.
The deadline to obtain nomination papers is this Friday, April 5, by 5 p.m. As of March 29, no one has taken out papers for the following seats:
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Select Board, one-year term
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School Committee, three-year term
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Planning Board, five-year term
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War Memorial Trustee, three-year term
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Moderator, one-year term
Reposting: CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Nominations are open for elective office in Clarksburg. The annual town election will be held on Tuesday, May 28.
Two seats on the Select Board are up for election: a three-year seat currently held by Karin V. Robert and a vacant one-year seat.
Robert plans to run for re-election in May for the full term. She was elected in 2018 to complete the last year of a three-year term. Danielle Luchi of Middle Road has indicated she will run against Robert for the three-year term.
The one-year term up for election would also complete the last year of a three-year term that had been held by Kimberly Goodell, who resigned at the end of last year.
A three-year term for School Committee will also be vacant as Patricia Preguber, currently chairman, has indicated she will no run for re-election after seven years on the committee. She was first elected in 2013 after being appointed to complete a term the year before.
Also up for election are a five-year seat on the Planning Board currently held by Audry Matys, who has not taken out papers so far; a three-year seat on the Board of Health held by Michael G. Rivers; a three-year seat on the library board of trustees held by Patricia Denault; a three-year seat on the War Memorial board of trustees held by Edward J. Denault; a one-year term as tree warden, held for many years by Ernest Dix; a one-year term as moderator held by Bryan Tanner; a three-year term on the McCann School Committee held by Richard Bernardi; and a three-year term as town clerk held by Carol Jammalo.
Nomination papers may be obtained by leaving a message for the town clerk at 413-663-8255 or
ClarksburgTClerk@gmail.com. The last day to obtain papers is Friday, April 5.
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