Politics & Government

Wayland Candidates Forum Coming Up Ahead Of Spring Election

The League of Women Voters is sponsoring the 70th annual candidates' night after Super Tuesday.

The League of Women Voters Wayland candidates' night will happen March 5 at the town building.
The League of Women Voters Wayland candidates' night will happen March 5 at the town building. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

WAYLAND, MA — The 70th annual Wayland League of Women Voters candidates' night will be held next Thursday at the town building. The forum gives residents a chance to ask questions and hear from the people running in the 2020 spring election.

This year, the town will elect (or in some cases re-elect) candidates running for everything from Board of Selectmen to the Recreation Commission. Here's who will be on the ballot this spring:

Board of Selectmen (pick two)
  • Cherry Karlson (I)
  • William Steinberg
  • David Watkins
Wayland School Committee (pick two)
  • Jeanne Downs (I)
  • Amanda Miles
  • Christopher Michael Ryan

Board of Assessors (pick two)

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  • Philip David Parks
  • Massimo Taurisano

Planning Board

  • Jennifer Steel (I)
Board of Health (pick two)
  • Susan Erica Green (I)
  • Arnold Soslow (I)
Commissioner of Trust Funds
  • Nicole Cissell
Library Trustees (pick two)
  • Leah Hart (I)
  • Aida Gennis
Board of Public Works (pick one)
  • Duane Galbi
  • Robert Goldsmith
Wayland Housing Authority
  • Susan Weinstein
Recreation Commission (pick one)
  • Frank Krasin
  • Leanne Mason

The Wayland spring town election will be held on March 31. The last to register to vote in the election is March 11.

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The Wayland League of Women Voters candidates' night begins at 7:15 p.m. on March 5 in the large hearing room at the Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road.

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