Who's Running So Far in the Marlborough Election?

Nomination papers were available in early April for those interested in running for several positions up for grabs in the next Marlborough election.

Open seats are one for mayor (two-year term), four at-large councilors (two-year term), seven ward councilors (two-year term), three school committee members (four-year term) and one district committee member for the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School.

According to the town clerk, 33 residents have pulled papers to run for seats in the election.

For Mayor:

• Arthur Vigeant
• Patrick Hogan
• Edward Bigelow
• Paul Polewacyk
• Charles Larkin
• Eric Jewett

For Ward Councilor

• Julia Lopez (Ward 3)
• Matthew Elder (Ward 3)
• Donald Landers (Ward 7)
• Robert Tunnera (Ward 4)
• Edward Clancy (Ward 6)
• Robert Page (Ward 2)
• Jerry Christian Dumas (Ward 3)
• John Irish (Ward 5)
• Joseph Delano, Jr. (Ward 1)
• David Doucette (Ward 2)
• Paul Ferro Ward 2)
• Charles Larkin (Ward 4)
• Frank Thetonia (Ward 6)

Councilor at Large

• Patricia Pope
• James Jumonville
• Mark Oram
• Michael Ossing
• Peter Juaire
• Julia Lopez
• Maureen Brennan
• Ken Vigeant
• Kathleen (Katie) Robey

For School Committee

• Katherine Hennessy
• Mark Walter
• Heidi Matthews

For Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School Member

• Mark Stukonis
• Domenic Valarioti

The deadline to pick up papers to run is Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. and the deadline to have them certified is Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to file the certified papers, making these candidates official.

A preliminary election (if needed) will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and the municipal election is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Candidates are welcome to submit his or her letters of candidacy for publishing on Marlborough Patch to charlene.arsenault@patch.com.