Candidates Night Tonight at Marblehead High School

Local residents are invited to attend The League of Women Voters' Candidates Night at tonight, an annual event aimed at introducing the candidates running in contested races on this year's ballot.

The night will begin at 7 p.m. in the school's library and will be moderated by former selectman Jeff Shribman.  The meeting will introduce the candidates running in four contested races for seats on the town's Board of Selectmen, Light Commission, Recreation and Parks Commission and School Committee.

The League of Women Voters will go contest by contest, asking candidates to offer  a two-minute introduction and then give one-minute answers to several prepared questions. Following the question-and-answer format, candidates will have the chance to give a one-minute closing statement. At the end of the program, those running in uncontested races will be introduced.

Questions submitted by the general public have been incorporated into the program wherever possible and if time permits, candidates will field questions from members of the audience.

Check Marblehead Patch Tuesday morning for details about the event and profiles of the candidates.

Here is a list of the departments with available seats this year:

Board of Selectmen

Available seats: 5

Term Length: 1 year

Candidates:

• Jackie Belf-Becker, 8 Ferry Lane, candidate for re-election
• Judith R. Jacobi, 135 Front Street, candidate for re-election
• James E. Nye, 14 Coolidge Road, candidate for re-election
• Thomas Michael Rockett, 2 Wallingford Road, candidate for re-election
• Harry C. Christensen Jr., 19 Overlook Road
• Rose Ann Wheeler McCarthy, 23 Robert Road
• Bret T. Murray, 33 Jersey St. 

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Moderator (uncontested)

Available seats: 1

Term length: 1 year

Candidate:

• Gary A. Spiess, 2 Davis Road, candidate for re-election

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Assessor's Office (uncontested)

Available seats: 1

Term length: 3 years

Candidate:

• John P. Kelley, 22 Merritt St., candidate for re-election

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Cemetery Commission (uncontested)

Available seats: 1

Term length: 3 years

Candidate:

• Rose Ann Wheeler McCarthy, 23 Robert Road, candidate for re-election

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Abbot Public Library Trustees (uncontested)

Available seats: 2

Term length: 3 years

Candidates:

• Jean Y. Howe, 3 Mill Pond, candidate for re-election
• Susan Indresano, 114 Front St.

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Municipal Light Commissioner

Available seats: 1

Term length: 3 years

Candidates:

• Charles O. Phillips, 51 Gregory St., candidate for re-election
• John W. Arata, 6 Glover Square

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Planning Board (uncontested)

Available seats: 2

Term length: 3 years

Candidates:

• Philip Helmes, 94 Harbor Ave., candidate for re-election
• Kurt A. James, 56 Norman St., candidate for re-election

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Housing Authority (uncontested)

Available seats: 1

Term length: 5 years

Candidate:

• Jean R. Eldridge, 1 Lattimer St., candidate for re-election

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Recreation & Park Commission

Available seats: 5

Term length: 1 year

Candidates:

• Linda A. Rice Collins, 2 Hibbard Road, candidate for re-election
• Sam K. Ganglani, 5 Saturn Road, candidate for re-election
• Derek Y. Norcross, 3 Longview Drive, candidate for re-election
• Charles Edward Osborne Jr., 11 Laurel St., candidate for re-election
• David Andrew Deutsch, 5 Warwick Terrace
• Gerald P. Tucker Jr., 3 Prospect Court

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School Committee 

Available seats: 2

Term length: 3 years

Candidates:

• Richard S. Nohelty, 23 Leicester Road, candidate for re-election
• Thomas F. Connolly, 2 Gerald Road
• Barton K. Hyte, 17 Alden Road

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Water and Sewer Commission (uncontested)

Available Seats: 1

Term length: 3 years

Candidate:

• John P. Doane, 22 Reed St., candidate for re-election