Curtin A Finalist For Stoneham Town Administrator

Lynnfield Assistant Town Administrator Bob Curtin is a finalist for the Town Administrator position in Stoneham. If selected, Curtin would replace Thomas Younger, who left the job last month.

A process that started with 40 applicants almost two months ago has been narrowed down to the final three. Monday night at the Stoneham Select Board meeting chair Shelly MacNeill announced the finalists to be Stoneham's new Town Administrator.

Curtin, William White, and Dennis Sheehan survived the first cut to 21, then a second cut to 8, and after being interviewed by the Town Administrator Search Committee, have become the final three.

Curtin is currently Lynnfield's Assistant to the Town Administrator and has held that position for nine years. He was interim Town Administrator for a short period last winter and was a finalist for the job with Melrose mayor Robert Dolan. The Lynnfield Board of Selectmen chose Dolan last December.

White is from Somerville where he's an Alderman At-Large and has 21 years of municipal experience. He was involved with the creation of Assembly Row as well as Somerville's High School project.

Sheehan lives in Melrose and attended St. John's Prep. He has extensive experience in property management and has worked for the Department of Public Works in Watertown since 2014.

The three candidates have been asked to complete an essay that includes two questions. The board will review the answers and then do a community site visit for each candidate. The week of Nov. 26 the candidates will appear before the board. The goal is to have a decision by mid-December with a new Town Administrator in place by Jan. 1.

Photo of Bob Curtin at December Board of Selectmen meeting by Bob Holmes

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