People

Meet Eric Machado

MIDDLEBORO — In his 18 years working as a police officer, Eric Machado said he has spent 90 percent of his time listening. That experience taught him that “people just want to be heard.’’ He plans to bring a listening ear to the role of School...

Meet Nicholas O’Roak

Nicholas O’Roak is running to complete a School Committee term through 2025, after a previous committee member’s resignation. As he is studying to be a psychologist, O’Roak wants to bring that perspective to the School Committee as students continue...
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Meet Christopher Benson

As a public school teacher in a different community, Middleboro School Committee candidate Christopher Benson wants to utilize his experience in the classroom to help the district. Benson is running to serve the remainder of a term through 2025...

Meet Allin Frawley

MIDDLEBORO — Allin Frawley is seeking to be one of two new faces on the School Committee. But his is not an unfamiliar one. Frawley, who is seeking a three-year term, served for more than nine years on the Select Board, which he called “a pretty...

Meet Jessica Chartoff

MIDDLEBORO — Jessica Chartoff has attended her share of School Committee meetings, sitting in the audience, listening and learning about issues that impact Middleboro students. She eventually decided, with encouragement from some school staff...

Brian Day

Finance Committee member Brian Day has experience on the Select Board after finishing a 10-month unexpired term when a board member resigned in 2020, and he’s running again for a full term. Day decided against running for re-election after the...

William Hoeg

Backed by decades of experience in management and working across departments in private industry, Lakeville Select Board candidate William Hoeg wants to bring the town together to form a vision for the future. “I don’t have experience in town...

Maureen Candito

Maureen Candito is a former Lakeville Town Administrator, and now she is running for Select Board. As a single mom, Candito said her time is valuable and she has to feel truly invested when taking on extra responsibilities. Now that she works...

For 75 years, she’s been home in the Grange

MIDDLEBORO — Members of South Middleboro Grange were honored to visit with long-time grange member Sylvia Camandona earlier this month to honor her with the National Grange 75-year membership award. The members presented her with flowers and read...

Meet Nathan Demers

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro has experienced a lot of change in the past year, incumbent Select Board Vice Chair Nathan Demers said. The town has hired a new town manager, fire chief, human resources director and added staffing to the Office of Economic...

Meet Thomas White

MIDDLEBORO — Thomas White is challenging two incumbents for a seat on the Select Board and hopes to bring “integrity and honesty’’ to the position. “There’s too many inconsistencies,’’ he said.. “Too much bickering on the board, too much back and...

Meet Mark Germain

MIDDLEBORO — Mark Germain is seeking his second term on the Select Board, where he currently serves as chair. “I want to continue to do what I do every single Monday,’’ he said, noting the board’s weekly meeting schedule. Town leadership starts “at...