Milford 2023 Election Candidates Finalized: See Full List

MILFORD, MA — The moment all Milford political watchers have been waiting for is here: the list of candidates running in the 2023 town election is final.

The deadline to hand in nominating signatures came and went at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Several candidates who pulled papers to run ended up not returning them, leaving fewer contested races than previously thought.

In 2023, only races for seats on the Milford School Committee and the Milford Planning Board will be contested.

On the school committee side, only Michael Aghajanian is returning to run for reelection. Longtime member Jennifer Parson has bowed out after nearly a decade on the committee.

The Planning Board is also guaranteed to see new faces. There are two separate races for two seats, and incumbent Patrick Kennelly has opted not run. John Ted DePaolo Jr. is running for the remaining three years of a seat he was appointed to last year.

Milford's 2023 election will be held on April 4. The town will not offer early voting this year, but voters can get a mail-in ballot application on the town website.

Here are the candidates who returned papers by Tuesday's deadline:

Select Board (one seat, 3-year term)

• Thomas O'Loughlin (i)

School Committee (two seats, 3-year term)

• Brendan Rickert
• Martin Montoya
• Michael Aghajanian (i)
• RJ Sheedy
• Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.

Water Commissioner (one seat, 2-year term

• Jonathan M. Bruce

Water Commissioner (one seat, 3-year term

• Philip J. Ciaramicoli

Water Commissioner (one seat, 1-year term)

• Jamie Luchini

Town Moderator (3-year term)

• Michelangelo BonTempo (i)

Town Clerk (3-year term)

• Amy Hennessy Neves (i)

Planning Board (one seat, 3-year unexpired term)

• Michael Visconti
• John Ted DePaolo Jr.

Planning Board (one seat, 5-year term)

• Scott Vecchiolla
• Christopher Wilson

Sewer Commissioner (one seat, 3-year term)

• Leonardo Morcone (i)

Board of Assessors (one seat, 3-year term)

• Steven Borges

Board of Library Trustees (two seats, 3-year term)

• Edward Bertorelli (i)
• Mary Frances Best

Board of Health (one seat, 3-year term)

• Leonard Izzo Sr.

Vernon Grove Trustees (two seats, 3-year term)

• Scott Crisafulli (i)

Highway Surveyor (one seat, 3-year term)

• Scott Crisafulli (i)

Park Commissioner (one seat, 3-year term)

• Paul Braza (i)

Tree Warden (3-year term)

• Charles Reneau (i)

Town Meeting

• Precinct 2 — Jane Casey
• Precinct 3 — Douglas Rennie
• Precinct 5 — Mitchell Ruscitti
• Precinct 6 — Angelo Calagione, Matthew Zacchilli