Election Day nears: Voters to cast ballots on contested Select Board races and more
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Voters will decide the outcome of two contested Select Board races and cast votes for several other open positions on Election Day, Tuesday, May 6.
Incumbent Jared Chadwick and newcomers Joseph Still and Mark Swan are vying for two open three-year terms on the Select Board.
Chadwick has served on the Select Board for three years and said he plans to continue ongoing initiatives such as increasing pay for emergency medical service workers. He’d also like to bring a bike park to town if reelected.
Still currently serves on the Conservation Commission and has recently organized street cleanups around town. If elected, he said he hopes to bring a recreational sports complex to Wareham.
Swan has described himself as an “America first and Wareham first candidate” and ran for the Republican State Committee in 2024. Immigration has been a driving factor for Swan, saying he doesn’t believe Wareham should be a sanctuary town. He added that investigating school spending is something he would do if elected.
For a full profile on each candidate, click on the following links.
There are also three candidates — Marcus S. Gomes, Rick Coletti and Bob Powilatis — running for one two-year unexpired term on the Select Board left vacant by the resignation of current member Sherry Quirk. Quirk announced her resignation March 4 to take effect May 5.
Gomes is the current chair of the Wareham Cultural Council and wants to encourage outdoor recreation by spreading his love of disc golf by working to install a disc golf course in town. If elected, he would also work to get more Wareham kids in Wareham High School instead of kids choosing to go elsewhere.
As a former mountaineer, Coletti wants to preserve natural landscapes in town by working to prevent clear cutting of forests for solar fields. If elected he also aims to help people better understand their taxes and where their tax money is going.
Powilatis has several ideas to boost "efficient and economical” spending. He proposed increasing boat excise tax, adjusting the town sewer rate for single family homes and renovating abandoned buildings to attract more taxable businesses.
For a full profile on each candidate, click on the following links.
Voters will also decide on several other positions.
For the School Committee, Roger Bonin is running unopposed for the one available three-year term.
Margaret Ishihara is running for reelection as town moderator.
Former Select Board member Jim Munise is running for a Housing Authority position.
Scott Soby and Carey Paster are running for the two available Sewer Commissioner seats.
David Halberstadt is seeking reelection to the Board of Assessors.
Voting will take place at Town Hall, Ethel E. Hammond School and Redmen Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Precincts One and Six will vote at Town Hall, 54 Marion Road.
Precincts Two and Three will vote at Ethel E. Hammond School, 13 Highland Avenue.
Precincts Four and Five will vote at Redmen Hall, 845 Main Street.
