On Monday, May 12, 2014, Southborough residents have the opportunity to vote in the Town Election. This year, there is a race for 5 contested seats on two different boards.
Here is the information you need to be prepared.
- Polling hours: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm. (If you don’t know where to vote, visit the Town Clerk’s website. Precinct 2 voters, please note that Voting will take place in the Trottier Middle School’s “Band Room”. There will be signs directing you to the entrance to the LEFT of the front doors.)
- Candidates running: Scroll down for the list
- Position papers: To help voters make their decision, I asked each candidate to fill out a position paper. Below, you can find the links for information on the candidates including why they are running, why you should vote for them, and how you can reach out to help.
- Candidate speeches with Q&A: On May 7th, the candidates addressed the public and answered questions at the Library’s annual Candidates night. You can click here for the video and highlights. [Note: Having finally had a chance to finish viewing it, I found that the Southborough Wicked Local coverage didn’t to the night justice. But I failed to see how I could do it justice myself. There were a wide range of random topics covered in the Q&A. So if you want to know what they had to say, it’s best to view directly and not rely on media highlights!]
- Recent endorsement comments: For some perplexing reason, I can’t get these to show up in recent comments in the sidebar or get a full recent comment list to appear on any other page than the “Recent Comments” page. You can check that link for easiest way to see if some have been made (and some have.)
- To endorse candidates yourself: If you would like to endorse any candidates, you can comment on their linked pages. This section is a mud-free zone. So only clear endorsements will be allowed in these comments, without mudslinging at other candidates. [Please note: My Southborough is not endorsing any candidates.*]
- Election coverage: For stories related to the town election, click here.
Board Of Selectmen – 3 Year seat – vote for two candidates
Daniel L. Kolenda, Blendon Woods Drive (candidate for re-election)
Lisa M. Cappello, Middle Road (Unofficially withdrawn, but name will appear on the ballot)
Paul M. Cimino, Austin Kelly Lane
Alfred C. Hamilton, Pine Hill Road
David W. Parry, Main Street
Board Of Selectmen – 2 Year seat – vote for one candidate
Louis Fazen, III, Stowe Road
Joseph E. Hubley, Winchester Street
Bonnie Phaneuf, Middle Road
School Committee (K-8) – 3 Year seat – vote for two candidates
Paul H. Desmond, Pinecone Lane (candidate for re-election)
Kathleen A. Harragan, Darlene Drive (candidate for re-election)
Timothy W. Martel, Bantry Road
*If you received a flyer that seemed to come from mysouthborough.com – it did not. I am remaining publicly neutral and not endorsing any specific candidates for election.