Politics & Government

10th Annual Amherst Candidates Night Held Thursday

The Southern New Hampshire Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its 10th Annual Candidates Night on Feb. 24.

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AMHERST, NH — On Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, the Southern New Hampshire Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its 10th Annual Amherst Candidates Night via Zoom from 7 to 9 pm.

All candidates who have filed seeking to be elected to an Amherst town or school position have been be invited.

You must register at the Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_T7WyrNZeS2GVMxfARtQgUA

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Once you register you will receive a link to the event.

Due to changes with Zoom, we ask that you email your questions to aauwcn@gmail.com either in advance or during the meeting. Please use the subject "CN Question," indicate the position, and if the question is for all candidates or a specific candidate. We appreciate your understanding and thoughtful questions.

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This event will be recorded and can be viewed on the town’s Amherst Community Access Television at https://amherstnh.viebit.com/ and at town site: https://vimeo.com/channels/1555931.

If you are a candidate and have not RSVP’d to liz@theoverholts.net - please do so.

Election Day is Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

Amherst Town & School Positions
Town
2 Selectmen for 3 years
*Peter Lyon
Bill Stoughton
1 Moderator for 2 years
*Stephen W. Coughlan
Timothy Kachmar
1 Cemetery Trustee for 3 years
*Cynthia Dokmo
3 Library Trustees for 3 years
*Gretchen Pyles
David Hallenbeck
*Elisabeth Larson
*Stephen Mantius
2 Planning Board members for 3 years
*Tracie Adams
*Tom Silva
1 Trustee of the Trust Funds for 3 years
*Robert Grunbeck
1 Supervisor of the Checklist for 6 years
*Jeanne G. Ludt
1 Zoning Board of Adjustment member for 3 years
*Danielle Pray
Souhegan Cooperative School District
2 School Board member from Amherst for 3 years
Anna Goulet Zimmerman
Elizabeth Kuzsma
Dan Veilleux
Jacob Macedo
1 School Board member from Amherst for 1 year
Kenneth D’Ambrosio
*Christine Peters
1 School District Moderator for 3 years
*George Bower
Amherst School District
2 School Board members for 3 years
Greg Fritz
*Tom Gauthier
David Hall
Jason White
*incumbent

AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. In addition to Candidates Night, the Southern NH Branch provides scholarships for young women who are pursuing college degrees. AAUW is a non-partisan non-political organization that never endorses candidates or specific parties.

Questions about the event contact Liz Overholt at liz@theoverholts.net or 603-673-5171.

Submitted by the Southern New Hampshire Branch of the American Association of University Women with minor edits.

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