By: Tom Duggan – August 4, 2015
In order for any candidate for public office to have their name appear on the ballot at election time, they must get nomination signatures by voters in their respective districts. Voters in each city in Massachusetts will hold primary elections in September and final elections in November of this year. Winners of the municipal elections for city council, school committee and mayor (in cities where mayoral terms are up) will take office in Januray.
In Methuen, second term mayor Steve Zanni (70 Sevoian Drive) has no opposition on the ballot this year. Zanni, a former city councilor and school committeeman will run unopposed unless someone challenges him in the primary on a write in or sticker campaign.
For At-Large (City Wide) Representative on the City Council in Methuen, five candidates have turned in nomination papers and qualify to be on the September ballot. Two incumbent, at-large councilors (Jajuga and Grayton) turned in papers, and three challengers including Sean Fountain who is finishing his term as a West End Councilor and is now running city wide.
In the Central District, incumbents Jamie Atkinson and Lisa Ferry are running unopposed, but can be challenged with write-in campaigns by residents who want their names to appear on the November ballot.
ELECT THREE
“*” Denotes Incumbent
Sharon Birchall , 8 McKinley Avenue
Sean J. Fountain, 534 Prospect Street
* Daniel Grayton, 31 Varnum Avenue
* James P. Jajuga, 146 Forest Street
Jennifer Kannan, 10B Grandview Road
EAST DISTRICT COUNCILLOR (PRECINCTS 3, 7, 9, 12)
(two to be elected)
Thomas Ciulla * 375 Merrimack Street #16
Ryan Robert DiZoglio 80 Swan Avenue
Christopher J. Lefebvre 42 Currier Street
Ronald Marsan* 10 Hawkes Brook Lane
CENTRAL DISTRICT COUNCILLOR (PRECINCTS 1, 2, 6, 10)
(two to be elected)
*James Atkinson, 7 Cochrane Street
*Lisa J. Yarid Ferry, 5 Tanglewood Circle
WEST DISTRICT COUNCILLOR (PRECINCTS 4, 5, 8, 11)
(two to be elected)
*George J. Kazanjian, 55 Sevoian Drive
Lynn C. Vidler, 908 Riverside Drive
Kenneth R. Willette, Jr. 2 Canobieola Road
METHUEN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
(six to be elected)
Joyce C. Campagnone, 2 Currier Avenue
*Dennis D.J. Deeb, 50 Conrad Street
Jana DiNatale, 170 Bay State Road
Nicholas DiZoglio, 80 Swan Avenue
Barbara Pierog Grondine, 4 Moody Avenue
* Lynne Hajjar Kumm, 180 Old Ferry Drive
* Bryan P. Sweet, 206 Pelham Street
* Robert F. Vogler, 95 Currier Street
GREATER LAWRENCE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE
(two to be elected)
*Jessica L.Finocchiaro, 22 Elsmere Avenue
*Barbara Pierog Grondine, 4 Moody Avenue
METHUEN HOUSING AUTHORITY (two to be elected)
* Frank P. Gallo* 59 Myrtle Street
* Kenneth A. Henrick* 22 Jewel Circle
NEVINS LIBRARY TRUSTEE (two to be elected)
*Josephine M. Napolitano 55 Ayer Street
* Arthur Nicholson, III 2 Boxwood Drive