THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 10, 2023 Page 5 Town Election 2023 Ten of 37 incumbent members running for reelection in Town meeting races lost their seats; 13 new members elected By Mark E. Vogler N ewcomers running for Town Meeting in Tuesday’s Town Election excelled, taking away seats from 10 incumbents while winning 13 seats overall. In three of the precincts, a first-time candidate received the most votes. Overall, 37 incumbents held onto their seats – one of them was former Precinct 9 Town Meeting Member Bob Long, who ran and got elected in Precinct 4 because of a change in voting districts after the last election. Only six of the 19 new candidates who ran for Town Meeting lost in their respective races. Precinct 10 was the only precinct where all fi ve incumbent Town Meeting members were reelected. Two new members were elected in fi ve of the precincts. Four of the precincts had one new member elected. Here is a summary of the vote in each of the precincts PRECINCT ONE: Newcomer Stacey Marie Herman-Dorant topped the fi eld with 273 votes to win a seat. Incumbents Sue Palomba (269), Susan C. Dunn (222) and Mark J. Bell (218) were reelected. Newcomer John J. O’Brien (223), the Planning Board chair, was elected. Incumbent members Anthony Roger Arone (213) and Christopher Russell Jones (144) lost their seats. PRECINCT TWO: All three incumbent members who ran for reelection won their seats: Peter A. Rossetti, Jr. (254), Robert J. Camuso (235) and Christine INVESTIGATION | FROM PAGE 4 lence Refl ex Consulting LLC) to charge the District in excess of amounts actually earned for the services provided to the District. –Superintendent McMahon either intentionally or negligently permitted a professional development provider (Excellence Refl ex Consulting LLC) to charge the District for the purchase of alcohol on one occasion from Title I grant funds, and did so in spite of her receipt of an admonition from at least one member of the District’s leadership team that such charges could not be made to the District, through permitting the use of multiple revised invoices from said professional development provider. –Between July 1, 2022, and January 19, 2023 (the date on which she began administraMaria Moreschi (206). Challengers Jeanette E. Meredith (250) – a former School Committee member – and Matthew David Parlante (247) were elected. Candidates Joseph Stephen Malone (162) and Yves J. Lamitie (117) lost in their bids to win a seat. PRECINCT THREE: Newcomers Leonard Joseph Ferrari Jr. (279) and Mark Victor Sacco (233) both got elected while finishing as the top vote-getters in their precinct. Incumbent members Daniel I Schena (225), Arthur David Connors, Jr. (195) and Richard Edward Thompson (175) were reelected. Town Meeting Members Annemarie E. Tesora (170) and Rick Anthony Smith (130) lost their seats. PRECINCT FOUR: Challengers Robert J. Long (182) and Stephanie M. Shalkoski (150) topped the field in winning seats on Town Meeting. Long had served previously as a Precinct 9 Town Meeting member, but his neighborhood wound up in Precinct 4 when the voting boundaries were changed. Town Meeting Members Maureen Whitcomb (142), Glen R. Davis (138) and Stephen Doherty (138) were reelected. Incumbent members William Louis Leuci (114) and Robert C. Northrop (101) lost their seats. PRECINCT FIVE: Incumbent members Pamela J. Goodwin (320), Jaclyn Annette Hickman (281), Ronald Mark Wallace (237) and Brenton H. Spencer (230) were reelected. Challenger Mark S. Panetta (232), the husband of Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta, was elected. Incumtive leave), Superintendent McMahon was out of district 40.5 days, nearly double the amount of time the previous superintendent spent out of district. McMahon asked the committee to read packets of information she prepared for them rebutting the allegations before voting to fi re her. But members declined to consider the information she provided them. She called the investigation of her alleged misconduct unfair, claiming it violated her contract and due process rights. “I’ve made signifi - cant gains for the school community in the two years I’ve served, and I’m Saugus’s fi rst female superintendent, and yet I have suff ered three full years of gross incompetence, deep corruption and blatant discrimination,” McMahon told the School Committee at last week’s hearing. bent Member Mary Frances Migliore (219) lost her seat. PRECINCT SIX: Incumbent Members Jean M. Bartolo (272), Allen V. Panico (227), Kevin D. Currie (226) and William S. Brown (208) were reelected. Challenger Karen Rakinic (222) was elected. Town Meeting Member Elisa LeBrasseur (177) lost her seat. PRECINCT SEVEN: First-time candidate Frank V. Federico (217) topped the field in getting elected. Incumbents Michael J. Paolini (207), Stephen F. McCarthy (205), John George Chipouras (186) and Robert A. Palleschi (166) were reelected. Town Meeting Member Stefano D’Anna (149) lost his seat. PRECINCT EIGHT: Incumbents Thomas E. Traverse (253), Anthony J. Lopresti (206) and William Edward Cross III (194) were reelected. Challengers Darren R. McCullough (250) and Arthur Grabowski (172) – a former School Committee member – won seats. Town Meeting Member William Kramich, Jr. (136) lost his seat, and Challenger Kristi A. Talagan (168) just missed by four votes. PRECINCT NINE: All four incumbents who were running for reelection – Judith A. Worthley (220), Daniel Kelly (215), Katrina L. Berube (194) and Robert M. Strasnick (172) – won another two-year term. Challenger John S. Cottam (167) won the fifth seat, just beating out newcomer Linda Lee Bell (160). Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 PRECINCT TEN: All fi ve Town Meeting Members – Peter Z. Manoogian, Sr. (278), Carla A. Scuzzarella (248), Peter Delios, Jr. (198), Martin J. Costello (195) and Darren Steven Ring (178) – were reelected. Challengers: James A. Tozza (163) and Steven C. DiVirgilio (143), a former Town Meeting member, failed in their bids to win a seat.
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