Time Winding Down For Potential Candidates

With just over 48 hours remain for potential candidates to return nomination papers to the Town Clerk's Office to secure a place on the April 6 ballot, there are still some noteable names in the "maybe" column.

Candidates have until 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 to return nomination papers with at least 50 valid signatures of registered Tewskbury voters.

There are guaranteed to be several contested races on the ballot, including Board of Selectman, Board of Health (both 3-year and 2-year terms) and School Committee. But there are still some intresting questions to be answered in the next two days.

Planning Board: Incumbent Robert Fowler is the only potential candidate to take out nomination papers but has yet to return them. If he fails to do so, the race could be decided by write-in votes.

Shawsheen Tech School Committee: Incumbent Patrticia Meuse is already on the ballot. Former Tewksbury School Committee member Richard O'Neil has taken out nomination papers and could be a formidable foe but he has yet to return those papers.

Board of Selectmen: There is already a five-person race guaranteed for the two seats up for grab. However, it could turn into a seven-person race if Robert Marcin and Robert Rosa turn in their nomination papers by Tuesday's deadline.

Stay tuned.

Candidates (As of Feb. 15)

Took out Papers

Returned Papers

Board of Selectmen (2 seats for three years)

I-Todd Johnson

Yes

Yes

Mary Ellen Fernald

Yes

Yes

Robert Rosa

Yes

No

Ken Miano

Yes

Yes

Jim Wentworth

Yes

Yes

Richard Menard

Yes

Yes

Robert Marcin

Yes

No

Board of Health (2 seats for three years)

I-Christine Kinnon

Yes

Yes

 James M. Killion

 Yes

Yes

I- Philip French

 Yes

 Yes

Board of Health (1 seat for two years)

 Raymond Barry

Yes

Yes

 Joseph F. Knight

 Yes

Yes

Planning Board (1 seat for five years)

I-Robert Fowler

Yes

 No

School Committee (2 seats for three years)

I-Kristen Polimeno

 Yes

 Yes

Raymond Lisiecki

 Yes

Yes

 Lisa Puccia

 Yes

Yes

Library Board of Trustees (2 seats for three years)

I-Joseph Frank

Yes

Yes

I-Eugene Walsh

Yes

 No

Housing Authority (1 seat for 5 years)

 I-John W. Deputat

 Yes

Yes

Shawsheen Tech Regional School Committee (1 seat for three years)

I- Patricia Meuse

Yes

Yes

 Richard O'Neill Jr.

Yes

No

I- Incumbent