Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 10, 2023 Town Election 2023 Town Election 2023 Townwide races at a glance An asterisk (*) denotes incumbent candidate; winners are boldfaced. Board of Selectmen (Vote for 5) Candidate.......................................................................... *Debra Carol Panetta .................................................... *Jeffrey V. Cicolini ........................................................... *Michael J. Serino ........................................................... *Anthony William Cogliano ........................................ *Corinne R. Riley ............................................................. Sebastian DiModica ...................................................... Sandrio Pansini Souza .................................................. Blanks ................................................................................. School Committee (Vote for 5) Candidate.......................................................................... *Vincent A. Serino .......................................................... Thomas Richard Whittredge ...................................... Stephanie Lauren Mastrocola .................................... *John S. Hatch ................................................................. *Ryan P. Fisher ................................................................. *Joseph D. Gould............................................................ *Leigh M. Gerow ............................................................. Blanks ................................................................................. Housing Authority (Vote for 2) Candidate.......................................................................... *Maureen Whitcomb .................................................... *James A. Tozza ............................................................... Nicholas V. Melanchook ............................................... Blanks ................................................................................. TOWN ELECTION | FROM PAGE 2 members from Moving Saugus Forward who received enough votes to sit on the nine-member Charter Commission. Meanwhile, there were seven Charter Commission candidates that a Moving Saugus Forward ad told voters “DO NOT VOTE FOR” who Total 3,025 2,552 2,424 2,266 2,212 1,611 1,554 9,527 Total 2,482 2,461 2,232 1,968 1,790 1,596 1,583 11,224 Total 2,539 1,943 1,472 4,159 would have won seats if the Charter Commission were approved: Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian, Selectman Michael Serino, School Committee Chair Vincent Serino, Jeanette Meredith, Selectman Debra Panetta, Town Meeting Member Robert Long and School Committee Member Ryan Fisher. Need a hall for your special event? 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These 27 candidates for the nine seats on the Charter Commission were listed alphabetically on the Nov. 7 election ballot. The Moving Saugus Forward Committee identified 13* of them as being members of the committee and support“Bringing about change is tough; I knew that going in,” Cogliano said yesterday, refl ecting on the defeat of the ballot question. “Obviously, I’m disappointed; the detractors certainly got their misinformation out, so I have to hand it to them. The scare tactics worked,” he said. “I want to thank everyone that worked so hard alongside me to bring about necessary change, we fell short. On a positive note, it brought out some new candidates, like Frank Federico who topped the ticket for Town meeting in Precinct 9 and another newcomer, Matt Pallante who I expect big things from representing Precinct Two,” Cogliano said. “Another rising star from the Charter race was Lori Gallivan who will be an amazing leader in Saugus politics should she decide to run in the future.” “I put my heart and soul into this, and placed it in front of my family, something I don’t intend to do in the future. I Saugus Charter Commission: how the 27 candidates fi nished *Robert James Camuso: ive of the Charter Commission campaign. The boldfaced names were identified by the Moving Saugus Forward Committee as candidates whom voters who support Question 1 should not vote for. 1) Debra Carol Panetta: 2,219. *2) Anthony William Cogliano: 1,779. *3) Peter A. Rossetti, Jr: 1,619. 4) Michael J. Serino: 1,585. 5) Peter Z. Manoogian, Sr. 1,456. 6) Vincent A. Serino: 1,394. 7) Jeannette E. Meredith: 1,353. 8) Ryan P. Fisher: 1,196. 9) Robert J. Long: 1,045. *Donald Cicolini: 991. *Judith A. Worthley: 979. 973. Stephen Doherty: 938. Joseph John Vecchione IV: 917. *Julie Ann Mitchell. 914. *Frank V. Federico: 900. *Lori A. Gallivan: 885. *Christopher M. Tarantino: 812. John J. O’Brien: 798. Sue Palomba: 791. *Thomas E. Traverse: 789. Kenneth L. DePatto: 762. *Eugene F. Decareau: 693. Matthew David Parlante: 596. *Anthony D. Speziale: 557. Richard Edward Thompson: 443. *Lawrence Anthony Mingolelli: 279. Blanks: 17,341. HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS Maureen Whitcomb and James A. Tozza were sworn in by Town Clerk Ellen Schena after being elected to another four-year term this week. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) have no regrets, I’m not going anywhere and Saugus will always be my home,” he said. Moving forward as a board – again At Wednesday night ’s swearing-in ceremony in the second floor auditorium at Saugus Town Hall, it appeared that Cogliano and the other four members on the board who have already served together for four years were focusing on a spirit of collaboration as they begin their third two-year term together. Newly elected Board of SeTOWN ELECTION | SEE PAGE 7
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