​10th Annual Amherst Candidates Night Slated For Feb. 24

AMHERST, NH — The Southern New Hampshire Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold the 10th Annual Amherst Candidates Night via Zoom from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 24.

All candidates who have filed seeking to be elected to an Amherst town or school position will be invited. The Zoom link will be published closer to the event on the Amherst Facebook page, the town website, the Citizens e-newsletter, on Amherst Patch and other sources.

This event will be recorded and can be viewed on the Town’s Amherst Community Access Television http://amherstnh.viebit.com and on TV at Comcast Channel 20.

Election Day is Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

Amherst Town Positions

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

1 Trustee of the Trust Funds for 3 years
*Robert Grunbeck

1 Zoning Board of Adjustment member for 3 years
*Danielle Pray

2 Planning Board members for 3 years
*Tracie Adams
*Tom Silva

3 Library Trustees for 3 years
*Gretchen Pyles
David Hallenbeck
*Elisabeth Larson
*Stephen Mantius

1 Supervisor of the Checklist for 6 years
*Jeanne G. Ludt

Amherst School District

2 School Board members for 3 years
Greg Fritz
*Tom Gauthier
David Hall
Jason White

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

* denotes 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. For more information about AAUW contact Membership Chair Ingrid Michaelis at 603-494-6671 or ingrid.michaelis@nemoves.com.

Submitted by the Southern New Hampshire Branch of the American Association of University Women