Nominations Watch: Who’s Pulled Papers?

With 24 hours left, four candidates have yet to return papers

Here are your neighbors who have taken out, and returned, nomination papers for Town of Tewksbury elected offices. The deadline for having signature papers back to the town clerk is 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16.

No new pulls since our last update, but four candidates are to the wire on returning papers — Steve Dalin, Chris Janeczak, Jonah McCreary and Bonnie Page.

An * denotes an incumbent, and a (Q) indicates that the candidate has qualified to be on the ballot by turning in papers with at least 50 registered voters’ signatures.

Offices open for election in the year 2024 are: 

Select Board (2 Seats) 
▪ James F. Mackey III* (Q)
▪ Jomarie Buckley (Q)
▪ Thomas Bowley (Q)
▪ Eric Ryder (Q)

School Committee (2 Seats) 
▪ Bridget L. Garabedian* (Q)
▪ Collin McNaught (Q)
▪ Christopher Moncada (Q)

Planning Board (1 Seat) 
▪  Vincent Fratalia* (Q)

Board of Library Trustees (2 Seats) 
▪ Chris Castiglione* (Q)
▪ Bonnie Page*  
▪ Jonah McCreary

Board of Health (Two 3-year seats, one 2-year seat for unexpired term)  
▪ Steve Dalin, three year seat
▪ George Ferdinand, three-year seat (Q)
▪ Chris Janeczak, two-year seat

Housing Authority (1 Seat) 
▪ John Deputat* (Q)

Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Committee (1 Seat) 
▪ Robert Hutchins (Q)

Interested in running? Nomination papers for Town of Tewksbury elected offices are available at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall, 1009 Main St. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  

The last day for candidates to file their nomination papers is Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 before 12:30 p.m., at the Town Clerk’s Office. Fifty valid registered Tewksbury voter signatures and addresses are required to be put on the ballot.

The Annual Town Election will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Learn more about running for office in Tewksbury here.

The Carnation thanks the Town Clerk’s office for facilitating coverage of the election.