By Amanda Truett –

Just as one election cycle closes yet another is here. The last day and hour for submitting nomination papers to the Election Commission for certification of signatures was on May 11, at 5:00 PM.

The following candidates have been nominated for Councilor At-Large for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

Bill Coleman
Deborah Hall
Donna M. Colorio (Incumbent)
Guillermo Creamer Jr.
Joseph M. Petty (Incumbent)
Kate Toomey (Incumbent)
Khrystian E. King (Incumbent)
Mathew E. Wally
Morris A. Bergman (Incumbent)
Peter A. Stefan
Thu Nguyen

The following candidates have been nominated for District 1 Councilor for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

David Shea Jr.
Richard Cipro
Sean Rose (Incumbent)

The following candidates have been nominated for District 2 Councilor for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

Candy F. Mero-Carlson (Incumbent)
Johanna Hampton-Dance

The following candidates have been nominated for District 3 Councilor for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

George J. Russell (Incumbent)

The following candidates have been nominated for District 4 Councilor for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

Sarai Rivera (Incumbent)

The following candidates have been nominated for District 5 Councilor for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

Etel Haxhiaj
Gregory L. Stratman
Stephen Quist
Yenni Desroches

The following candidates have been nominated for School Committee for the municipal preliminary election on Tuesday, September 14, 2021:

Dianna Biancheria (Incumbent)
Jermaine L. Johnson
Jermoh V. Kamara
Laura B. Clancey (Incumbent)
Molly O. McCullough (Incumbent)
Shanel C. Soucy
Susan M. Mailman
Tracy O’Connell Novick (Incumbent)

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