Challengers Running For Burlington Selectmen, School Committee

BURLINGTON, MA -- Nicholas Priest, who unsuccessfully ran for Burlington Board of Selectmen last year, will try again in the town election on April 6. Priest has not only withdrawn nomination papers, but he was the first to return them with the 50 signatures needed to be included on the ballot, according to the town clerk's office. Incumbents Robert C. Hogan and Christopher Hartling have both taken out nomination papers, signaling they will run for reelection.

School committee members Christine Monaco and Thomas Murphy, who are both up for reelection and have both taken out nomination papers, may have a challenger. Sonia Haleem of Lexington Street has taken out nomination papers setting up a potential three-way race for the two seats up for reelection on the school committee.

Last year Kim Milne shook up an otherwise sleepy, Burlington town election with her last minute write-in run for school committee. Milne has not said publicly whether or not she will run this year.

Related Story: Read Burlington Patch's candidate profile of Nicholas Priest from 2018.

Candidates have until 5 pm on Feb. 13 to return nomination papers with signatures from 50 registered Burlington voters to have their name included on the ballot.

Moderator Bill Beyer and Planning Board Vice Chair Carol A. Perna have also taken out nomination papers. The complete list of positions up for reelection in this year's election includes:

• Moderator (1 yr) (1 seat)
• Selectmen (3 yr) (2 seats)
• Treasurer/Collector (3 yr) (1 seat)
• School Committee (3 yr) (2 seats)
• Library Trustees (3 yr) (2 seats)
• Library Trustees (1 yr) (1 seat)
• Planning Board (5 yr) (1 seat)
• Board of Health (3 yr) (2 seats)
• Constable (3 yr) (2 seats)
• Housing Authority (5 yr) (1 seat)
• Recreation Commission (3 yr) (1 seat)
• Precinct 1 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)
• Precinct 2 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)
• Precinct 2 TMM (1 yr) (2 seats)
• Precinct 3 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)
• Precinct 4 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)
• Precinct 4 TMM (2 yr) (1 seat)
• Precinct 5 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)
• Precinct 6 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)
• Precinct 7 TMM (3 yr) (6 seats)

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Patch file photo of Nicholas Priest.

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