Selectmen, School Committee Members Face Election Challenges

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The candidates for selectmen and school committee will not have uncontested races during May's Annual Town Election.

Selectmen Chris Mitchell and Ginny Coppola are both running for reelection and resident Leah Gibson has thrown her name into the race. Mitchell is running for his second term on the board while Coppola is seeking her third. Gibson, a real estate agent, has served as the president of the Taylor Elementary School PTO.

The school committee race will also have three candidates for two seats. Christina Belanger is seeking another term while Nancy Morrison, who ran against Beverly Lord last year, is once again campaigning for a spot on the committee. Richard Pearson, who was previously an assistant principal at Foxborough High School and currently works as the associate executive director of the MIAA and MSSAA, is also on the ballot.

Committee Chairperson Bruce Gardner declined to run for reelection.

Other candidates include Lori Rudd for the board of assessors, Collin Earnst and Deborah Stone for library trustees, Kevin Weinfeld and Tracey Vasile for the planning board, and Michael Stanton for water and sewer commissioner.

The election is May 7.

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