Middleboro Select Board, School Committee posts to be contested

Feb 21, 2023

MIDDLEBORO — Only three boards will see contested races in Middleboro at the April 1 election but there will still be a number of new faces in town government once ballots have been cast. 

Three candidates will be seeking two three-year seats on the Select Board. 

Incumbents Mark A. Germain and Nathan P. Demers are seeking re-election. Thomas S. White, who most recently served on the Housing Authority, is also in the running.

The School Committee will have three new members. 

Three candidates are vying for two, three-year seats: Jessica Rae Chartoff, Allin J. Frawley and Eric Viera Machado. They are seeking the posts now held by Teresa Kelly Farley and Meghan M. Jenness, who are not running for re-election.

Two contenders will square off for the two-year unexpired term previously held by Richard Peter Oakley Jr.

The seat is being sought by Christopher W. Benson and Nicholas A. O’Roak. The winner of the race will serve two years through 2025.

All other races on the Middleboro ballot are uncontested but some will still be filled by newcomers.

Incumbent Ellen M. Farley Wylie is seeking re-election for a three-year term on the Gas & Electric Commissioners. 

Incumbent Paula M. Burdick is running again for a three-year post on the Board of Assessors. 

The Finance Committee has no contested races but will sport some new faces. Three positions are open. 

Ryan Matthew Downey and Alan R. Kirschner, who are now sitting on the board in appointed seats, and newcomer Matthew D. Phillips are seeking the three open positions. John Jankowski and Christine Ashley Rivers are not seeking re-election. 

Incumbent John F. Healey is seeking re-election for a five-year term on the Planning Board. 

The two incumbents for the Park Commission are seeking re-election for two, three-year seats: Judith A. Bigelow-Costa and Dawn Mariann Savery.

Newcomer Scott MacDonald Bernard is running unopposed for the five-year Housing Authority position now held by Robert Eatherton, who is not seeking re-election.

Joseph T. Mandile is seeking the unexpired one-year term held by Thomas White, who has resigned from the Housing Authority and is now seeking election to the Select Board.  

Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1.