Slate Set For Burlington's Municipal Election

BURLINGTON, MA -- Tuesday was the deadline for candidates in the Burlington town election on April 7 to return nomination papers to the town clerk's office for certification. Selectmen Joseph E. Morandi and Michael S. Runyan, who are both up for reelection, will be challenged by Virginia E. Mooney of Mohawk Road and Nicholas C. Priest of Prouty Road.

Mooney served on the board of selectmen from 1988 to 1991. Last year she lost a three-way race with Joan Kennedy-Constant to Zoning Board of Appeals member and Burlington Police Department Detective James M. Tigges.

Outside of town meeting, the only other contested race is for three-year terms as library trustee, where Hiral Gandhi of Mohawk Road, Kevin Sheehan of Beaverbrook Road and Ram Voruganti of Tinkham Avenue are running for two seats. Jane H. Calo of Polk Street had taken out nomination papers to run but did not return them for certification by Tuesday's deadline.

School Committee Member Martha Simon and Moderator William Beyer are both running unopposed for reelection, as are board of health members David McSweeney and Elizabeth Walendziewicz.

The other uncontested races include:

• Incumbent Paul Sheehan for the board of assessors.
• Adam Woodbury for a two-year seat on the board of library trustees.
• Incumbent Paul Raymond for planning board.
• Incumbent David Norden for a seat on the recreation commission.
• Incumbent Paul Gedick for a seat on the Shawsheen tech school committee.

Frederick Fitzgerald had taken out nomination papers to run for a seat on the housing authority, but had not returned them by Tuesday's 5 pm deadline, according to the town clerk's office. That means there are no candidates running for the open seat, which has a five-year term.

The races for town meeting representative are as follows. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk:

• Precinct One (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Donna D. Gregorio *, Michael J. Hardy *, Mark S. Saia *, Adam Senesi *, David J. Woodilla *, William S. Boivin, Michael Espejo and Ram Voruganti.
• Precinct Two (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Eleanor N. O'Connell *, Gene J. Rossi *, John J. Ryan *, Myrna A. Saltman *, Kimberly A. Trainer * and Laura Vittum.
• Precinct Two (1 seat for a one-year term up for reelection): Heidi Brosnan.
• Precinct Three (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Lucy M Damiani *, Joanne Frustaci *, Stephen G. Marchese Sr. *, Mildred J. Nash *, Paul Gerard Noonan *, and Julianne Ouellet *.
• Precinct Three (1 seat for a one-year term up for reelection): Andrew Bean.
• Precinct Four (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Joan B. Hastings *, Frank P. Monaco *, Virginia E. Mooney *, Laura G. Nichols *, Eileen Claire Sickler *, Kelley Lax, Sally Willard and Schiffan Wong.
• Precinct Five (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Patricia J. Angelo *, Albert l. Fay Jr. *, Christopher Paul Murphy *, Norman A. Steeves *, Ernest R. Zabolotny * and Thomas Carlson.
• Precinct Six (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Roger A. Bell *, Diane Kendrigan Creedon *, Daniel R. DiTucci *, Gary B. Kasky *, Sonia S. Rollins * and Salvana Shakaib *.
• Precinct Seven (6 seats for three-year terms up for reelection): Elliot C. Brown *, Cody A. Case *, Anne P. Coady *, Brenda Haney *, Lois Smith-Martin * and Mark E. Woods *.

Joan Kennedy-Constant had taken out nomination papers for a two-year seat representing precinct two in town meeting, but had not returned them by Tuesday's 5 pm deadline, according to the town clerk's office.

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Photo by Burlington Town Meeting Moderator William Beyer.

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