By MAUREEN DOHERTY
NORTH READING — Three more potential candidates have stepped forward to seek elective office in the town’s upcoming annual election on May 6.
Kathryn Manupelli of 33 Valley Rd., pulled nomination papers Feb. 27 for one of two seats on the Select Board. Manupelli is a former longtime member of the board who served several years as board chair prior to losing her seat in last year’s three-way race with current board members Nicholas Masse (1,106 votes) and Stephen O’Leary (1,098 votes). She polled 1,024 votes.
Charles Carucci Sr., 3 Chester St., pulled nomination papers on Feb. 26 for a five-year seat on the North Reading Housing Authority. He has served on multiple town boards and commissions over the decades.
Jonathon Coste, 70 Oakdale Road Ext., pulled nomination papers Feb. 27 for the 2-year seat on the Community Planning Commission.
To date, the nomination papers of five candidates have been certified by the Town Clerk’s Office. They are: Select Board candidates Rich Wallner (incumbent), Jeffrey Griffin and Michael Scarlata; School Committee candidate Jeffrey Friedman (incumbent); and Community Planning Commissioner Edward Sheehan (interim incumbent), candidate for the 2-year seat.
Four candidates who have pulled nomination papers but had not yet returned them as of press time Wednesday are: Catherine Morrin for Select Board; John Murphy for Moderator (incumbent); Noelle Rudloff for School Committee (incumbent); and Warren Pearce Jr. for Community Planning Commission (incumbent) for one of two 3-year seats.
Candidates who seek to run for elective office in the town’s annual election have another 12 days — until Tuesday, March 18 at 5 p.m. — to return their nomination papers to the Town Clerk’s Office at Town Hall.
At least 50 certified town-wide signatures are required (per MGL c53, §7). Town Clerk Susan Duplin recommends that all candidates obtain more than 50 signatures in case some of those signatures are not certifiable.
The elective offices on the May 6 Town Election ballot are:
• Town Moderator, 1-year term – vote for one. (Incumbent is John Murphy.)
• Select Board, 3-year term – vote for two. (Incumbents are Liane Gonzalez and Richard Wallner.)
• School Committee, 3-year term – vote for two. (Incumbents are Jeffrey Friedman and Noelle Rudloff.)
• Community Planning Commission (CPC), 3-year term – vote for two. (Incumbents are David Rudloff and Warren Pearce.)
• Community Planning Commission (CPC), 2-year term – vote for one (to fill a vacancy created after Ryan Carroll moved from town last fall.)
• Housing Authority, 5-year term – vote for one. (Incumbent is Michele Mawn.)
Those with any questions about any aspect of the Town Election may contact the Town Clerk’s Office for more information at www.northreadingma.gov/town-clerk/pages/voting-elections or call 978-357-5230.