Politics & Government

Updated: Challengers Sweep the Field in Local Elections

The School Committee has two new members, Amy O'Connor and Carin Marshall.

Two challengers won School Committee seats in local elections Tuesday.

And the selectmen's race had no incumbents, so the two winners are new faces. 

But one of this year's winners in the selectmen's race was an incumbent who lost last year — Matt Strauss.

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This time around he was the leading vote getter among all candidates in contested races, tallying 1,676 votes.

The difference? He worked the campaign trail, knocking on doors — about 600 of them — and talking with residents, said Strauss. He was in high spirits at Town Hall. 

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"(2012) I didn't work hard enough," he said.

He learned his lesson and now he looks forward to working with selectmen and the town administrator and for residents, he said.

Strauss will be joined by John Callahan, who received 1,289 votes.

Callahan said he is relieved to have the race over and grateful for the help, countless hours, he received from voters, friends and neighbors, and his wife Amanda and family.  

"I now look forward to reaching out to the other board members and starting a dialogue of cooperation so we can quickly get started on the work at hand," he said.  He is also eager to start reaching out to those in neighborhoods who feel disenfranchised and to begin working on resolving that.

Charles Patsios came in third with 730 votes and Patryk Januszewski came in fourth with 472 votes.

The School Committee race results surprised several people waiting to hear them at Town Hall.

Challengers Amy O'Connor and Carin Marshall, each won seats to the School Committee, topping incumbent Jaren Landen in a close race.

O'Connor received 1,440 votes, Marshall 1,341 votes and Landen 1,296 votes.

Marshall said she was thrilled with the news that she was elected.

"I am grateful to all the voters and for the support of my family and friends throughout the campaign," she said.

O'Connor said she is likewise thrilled with her election to the committee.

 

Editor's Note: We will add candidate responses as we receive them.

Election Results

Total Registered Voters 1585 1647 1554 1682 1668 1783 9,919     Prec.1 Prec.2 Prec.3 Prec.4 Prec.5 Prec.6 Totals MODERATOR               Blanks   130 174 121 224 154 189 992 JOSEPH MARKARIAN, JR 247 326 220 373 262 318 1746 Write-Ins/All Others 3 6 2 7 7 5 30 Total   380 506 343 604 423 512 2768 BOARD OF SELECTMEN               Blanks   189 248 166 273 212 266 1354 JOHN J. CALLAHAN 159 226 168 333 178 225 1289 PATRYK JANUSZEWSKI 74 85 95 103 55 60 472 CHARLES PATSIOS 96 102 87 149 135 161 730 MATTHEW W. STRAUSS 240 349 169 347 264 307 1676 Write-Ins/All Others 2 2 1 3 2 5 15 Total   760 1012 686 1208 846 1024 5536 BOARD OF ASSESSORS               Blanks   132 187 119 248 169 207 1062 NEIL G. SHEEHAN 247 317 223 355 252 303 1697 Write-Ins/All Others 1 2 1 1 2 2 9 Total   380 506 343 604 423 512 2768 SCHOOL COMMITTEE               Blanks   210 251 188 333 215 255 1452 AMY L. O'CONNOR 183 223 173 310 230 321 1440 JAREN LANDEN 185 232 140 278 219 242 1296 CARIN T. MARSHALL 181 306 184 285 180 205 1341 Write-Ins/All Others 1 0 1 2 2 1 7 Total   760 1012 686 1208 846 1024 5536 TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY               Blanks   114 172 104 219 147 160 916 MARIANNE MCDERMOTT 265 332 238 384 276 350 1845 Write-Ins/All Others 1 2 1 1 0 2 7 Total   380 506 343 604 423 512 2768 BOARD OF HEALTH               Blanks   107 192 113 207 140 177 936 LAWRENCE S. BLOCK, MD 269 312 228 390 278 334 1811 Write-Ins/All Others 4 2 2 7 5 1 21 Total   380 506 343 604 423 512 2768 PLANNING BOARD               Blanks   144 203 134 252 173 216 1122 JOSEPH R. YOUNG 235 301 209 351 248 294 1638 Write-Ins/All Others 1 2 0 1 2 2 8 Total   380 506 343 604 423 512 2768 HOUSING AUTHORITY               Blanks   133 204 117 269 172 211 1106 RICHARD M. CALLAHAN 245 300 226 335 248 297 1651 Write-Ins/All Others 2 2 0 0 3 4 11 Total   380 506 343 604 423 512 2768 CONSTABLE               Blanks   487 701 439 844 575 709 3755 CHRISTOPHER DIPIETRO 230 295 219 330 238 270 1582 PAUL MINSKY 225 265 187 330 237 290 1534 STEPHEN B. SIMMONS 197 256 183 304 218 263 1421 Write-Ins/All Others 1 1 1 4 1 4 12 Total   1140 1518 1029 1812 1269 1536 8304 Town Meeting Members   PRECINCT 1     Blanks   6066 CANDACE I. DELANO 223 RICHARD M. CALLAHAN 184 KENNETH E. WASHBURN 179 MARY R. TITCOMB 180 JOHN R. DUBE 197 TODD A. NOTTINGHAM 191 BECKY A. GROOTHUIS 184 MERCEDES BALCELLS-CAMPS 175 ROBERT F. FAULKNER 203 CATHERINE PORTER 168 WRITE-IN/ALL OTHERS 30 TOTAL   7980 Town Meeting Members   PRECINCT 2     Blanks   5232 NANCY S. HANLON 165 MATTHEW M. MCDONALD 157 JOHN J. MARSHALL 146 DAVID E. RICHMOND 121 PATRICK JONES 160 JOHN F. HOGAN 119 DEBORAH A. BOGGS 161 ROBERT BELL 124 MAUREEN E. LOCKE 147 LORENZ J. OLIVETTI 128 JOHN BOSCHETTI 108 HUGH JIM SCHULTZ 153 CYNTHIA P. TENNANT 157 PHILLIP T. DAVIDSON 90 GARGI COOPER 113 RICHARD SMITH 98 MOLLY CONNER 132 MARTHA G. KELLEHER 175 ALLISON S. NORTON 140 ELIZABETH A. MACDONALD 116 LORETTA MUELLER 113 JONATHAN J. LOCKE 143 WILLIAM A. TRAVASCIO 156 ALEX ESTEVERENA 119 WILLIAM D. JONES 121 CARIN T. MARSHALL 202 GREG E. MCDONALD 114 KENNETH A. NORTON 158 WRITE-IN/ALL OTHERS 40 TOTAL   9108 Town Meeting Members   PRECINCT 3     Blanks   4410 PATRYK JANUSZEWSKI 165 SANDRA L. REEN 157 MARK A. SHILO 138 NICO C. FLANNERY-PITCHER 141 JOSEPH CALLAHAN 170 DIANE O'BRIEN 150 MAURA MCMAHON 160 DAVID E. PITCHER 139 CLAIRE B. CALLAHAN 173 WILLIAM L. VOUSBOUKIS 174 BRENDAN REEN 149 WRITE-IN/ALL OTHERS 48 TOTAL   6174 Town Meeting Members   PRECINCT 4     Blanks   6126 MARK J. STERN 141 RICHARD RAYMOND 133 JAMES LOMBARD 120 JASON A. MAHLER 135 TIMOTHY J. DORSEY 136 MELISSA DEFILIPPI 146 JOSEPH R. YOUNG 98 KATHRYN H. HUBENY 116 CHRISTIAN J. URBANO 137 DAVID MATELA 126 SIOBHAN M.GIANTIS 98 ANDREW BROWN 140 MELISSA A. STERN 141 LYN BLUM 148 JEREMIAH J. SULLIVAN 106 DAVID L. BRODSKY 111 FREDRIC A. PHILLIPS 111 KEVIN C. ROGERS 186 GEORGE A. ALLEN 98 JOHN N. GIANTIS 76 TIMOTHY M. ZIMMER 126 FIONA BARRETT 162 NEIL DONNENFELD 141 JOHN MOYNIHAN 151 ROBERT H. BEGIN, JR. 120 JAMES A. DEFILIPPI, JR. 106 SYDNEY PIERCE 114 ANN M. BUSH 201 ADAM W. JACOBS 127 CHRISTOPHER HOWE 126 DAVID KALPIN 176 RICHARD KANE 131 GREGORY J. FITZGERALD 109 JEFFREY C. SPRAGUE 140 THERESA KEETER 150 EDWARD KENNEDY 156 WRITE-IN/ALL OTHERS 7 TOTAL   10872 Town Meeting Members   PRECINCT 5     Blanks   5699 PHILIP D. LIPSON 156 KENNETH G.Y. GRANT 146 SUSAN STEPHENS 186 ABBEY SMITH 166 ELLEN LONG KELLER 153 GERALDINE GERRIE SHORE 181 LAWRENCE J. WEINER 153 THOMAS STEPHENS 182 BRUCE WHEAR 156 MARC A. EICHLER 152 JOHN R. CASSIDY 152 JACLYN BELSON 149 PAUL A. SHERRY 158 BARUCH HALEVI 184 WRITE-IN/ALL OTHERS 64 TOTAL   8037 Town Meeting Members   PRECINCT 6     Blanks   5756 JUDITH A. BEVIS 141 JOSH FIELD 156 PAUL BARTRAM 164 CHARLES PATSIOS 161 ANDREW WHITMAN 125 THOMAS O. LEVENBERG 128 IRENE S. LEAMON 96 THOMAS J. HEALEY 135 PAUL MORAN 149 TARA L. CASSIDY-DRISCOLL 226 DAWN M. THOMPSON 111 JONATHAN A. LEAMON 103 LAURIER BEAUPRE 135 SCOTT FILLENWORTH 147 MARC KORNITSKY 135 RALPH VINNIE CAMERLENGO 103 SUSAN POST MUNAFO 100 AMY L. O'CONNOR 260 SARAH D. PRUETT 128 SHELLEY A. SACKETT 144 COLLEEN M. SPROUL 62 LISA HICKEY 103 PAUL LOGIUDICE 133 RONALD BROOKS 126 SCOTT D. BURKE 171 WRITE-IN/ALL OTHERS 18 TOTAL   9216


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