Becky Padera pumped up the volume in her bid to be elected to the school Committee yesterday afternoon with a campaign kick off fundraiser hosted by the O’Keefe family. Ms. Padera was appointed to the school committee to serve out the term of Denis Keohane who was elected to the Board of Selectmen last April.
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Milton Speaks Candidates Night
Update: Off and running: the 2013 slate of candidates
Link added for all candidates including those for town meeting. Click “Read more” for the link.
When the clock struck 5:00 yesterday afternoon the following candidates had submitted their nomination papers. These papers are being reviewed by the Town Clerk’s office and if signatures are in order (candidates for town wide office require 50 signatures) they will be on the ballot for the election on April 30. There were some surprises.
Conlon Kicks Off Campaign
Katie Conlon, candidate for Milton Selectman, kicked off her campaign yesterday afternoon at an event in a back room at Steel & Rye. The room, festooned with red and yellow balloons, was crowded and loud.
Becky Padera enters race for School Committee
The following was submitted by the candidate
My name is Becky Padera, and I am asking for your support in the upcoming Milton School Committee election. For the past year, I have been serving as an interim member on the School Committee, having been hand-picked out of a large pool of candidates to fill an open seat.
Bob Sweeney to run for re-election as Selectman
The following was submitted by the candidate
At a recent gathering of supporters, Bob Sweeney announced that he is a candidate for re-election as Selectman. Bob resides at 156 Whittier Road with his wife, Gert, and eight year old daughter, Christina, who is a second grader in the Milton Public Schools. He is a lifelong Milton resident who grew up in East Milton on Governors Road. Bob is a graduate of Saint Agatha’s Grammar School and Milton High School.
Mike Zullas announces school committee bid
The following was submitted by the candidate.
My wife Marianne and I live on Fairbanks Road with our two daughters – Melina, who is four years old and Alyssa, who is two. We moved to Milton nearly eight years ago because of all the wonderful things that this Town has to offer – great neighborhoods, a strong public school system, and a diverse community active in sports and the arts.
Katie Conlon Announces Candidacy for Selectman
The following was submitted by the candidate.
I am running for Selectman because I love Milton and want to give something back to the town in which I was raised and have been fortunate to spend most of my life. I also want to contribute my service in town government and my experience as an attorney to help make the Board of Selectmen more independent and effective and its decision making process more transparent.
Potential selectman race starts to take shape in Milton
from The PatriotLedger.com
Nomination papers for the April 30 town election are available, and a potential race for selectman is taking shape.
Selectman Robert Sweeney and former warrant committee Chairwoman Kathleen Conlon took out papers for a seat on the board of selectmen Monday, the first day the documents became available, Town Clerk Susan Galvin said. (Read the full story here.)