the following was submitted by the candidate

Brian M. Cronin of 293 Thacher Street has announced his candidacy for the Board of Assessors at the April 29th annual Town election. Brian is a graduate of Milton High School and Stonehill College. He has represented Precinct 4 as a Town Meeting Member for 27 years. He is a project manager for General Dynamics in Needham.

The vacancy on the Board of Assessors resulted from the retirement of M. Joseph Manning who has served since 1957.