Candidates Forum For Westborough 2023 Election Coming Up

WESTBOROUGH, MA — The Westborough Democratic Town Committee will host a candidate forum ahead of the spring election, allowing voters to get to know the people running in contested and uncontested races in 2023.

The Westborough spring election will be held March 14 featuring contested races for seats on the school committee and library board of trustees.

"This is a great opportunity to hear from those candidates seeking your vote in March and to ask questions of the candidates," Westborough Democrats Chair Kate Donaghue said in a news release. "We very much appreciate the citizens who serve the town so generously and who take the time to meet with voters at the candidates forum."

Here are the candidates signed up to run in 2023. An (i) indicates an incumbent.

Select Board (3-year term)

• Ian Johnson (i)

School Committee (3-year term)

• Paula Mathieu
• Jakub Moskal
• Sarah Shamsuddin

Moderator (3-year term)

• John Arnold (i)

Town Clerk (3-year term)

• Deborah Ledoux

Planning Board (5-year term)

• Hazel Nourse (i)

Planning Board (2-year term)

• John Gelcich (i)

Trustees of the Public Library (3-year terms)

• Debra Cushman (i)
• Michael Karp
• Dot Mello (i)
• Julia Rissmiller

Trustees of the Public Library (1-year term)

• Jeanine Mindrum
• Ciaran O'Donnell

Trustee of the Soldier’s Memorial (3-year term, veteran)

• Brian Corcoran (i)

Trustees of Soldier’s Memorial (3-year term, non-veteran)

• Open Seat

The forum will be held March 5 beginning at 6 p.m. online. Voters can RSVP for the event here and can watch the forum on https://westboroughtv.org/.