See Who's Running In Milford 2023 Election

MILFORD, MA — About halfway through the filing period, Milford's roster of candidates for the spring election is growing.

The Town Clerk on Friday reported that 21 candidates had pulled papers to run for various seats up for election this spring, and almost half had handed in papers ahead of a Feb. 14 deadline. Candidates have until Feb. 10 to pull papers to run. Election Day is April 4.

To run in the election, candidates must obtain 50 or more valid signatures from registered Milford voters for seats on boards and commissions. Residents seeking a Town Meeting seat for the first time need to collect 30 valid signatures.

Here are the candidates who had pulled papers and returned papers as of Friday. An (i) indicates an incumbent, a * indicates a candidate has returned filing papers.

Select Board (one 3-year term)

• Thomas O'Loughlin (i)*

Milford School Committee (two 3-year terms)

• Brendan Rickert
• Martin Montoya

Incumbents Jennifer Parson and Michael Aghajanian had not pulled papers as of Jan. 20

Town Moderator (one 3-year term)

• Michelangelo Bon Tempo (i)

Town Clerk (one 3-year term)

• Amy Hennessy Neves (i)*

Highway Surveyor (one 3-year term)

• Scott Crisafulli

Tree Warden

• Charles Reneau (i)

Planning Board (one 5-year term)

• Michael Visconti*
• John Ted DePaolo Jr.
• Scott Vecchiolla*

Board of Health (one 3-year term)

• Leonard Izzo Sr. (i)

Water Commissioner

• Jonathan Bruce* (2-year term)
• Philip Ciaramicoli* (3-year term)
• Jamie Luchini (1-year term)

Sewer Commissioner (one 3-year term)

• Leonardo Morcone (i)*

Board of Assessors (one 3-year term)

• Steven Borges (i)

Board of Library Trustees (one 3-year term)

• Edward Bertorelli (i)*
• Mary Frances Best
• Ann Ragosta (i)

Vernon Grove Trustee (one 3-year term)

• Scott Crisafulli (i)

Parks Commission (one 3-year term)

• Paul Braza (i)*

In addition to those, the following Town Meeting candidates had pulled papers: Angelo Calagione (precinct 6); Douglas Rennie (precinct 3); Robert DeDominick (precinct 4); Mitchell Ruscitti (precinct 5); Donato Niro (precinct 8); Kathryn Mastroianni (precinct 1); and Jane Casey (precinct 2).