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No Preliminary Needed In Pittsfield Elections
Staff Reports,
10:34PM / Monday, July 24, 2017
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There won't be a need for a preliminary election.
 
The last day to file nomination papers for signature certification was Monday and not enough candidates have been nominated to require a preliminary election. However, there will be races for nearly every ward and for the at-large seats on the City Council. There are four at large, seven ward, six school committee, and a city clerk positions up for election.
 
The seat going unchallenged is that of the City Clerk's office, where Michele Cetti is seeking the job.
  • In Ward 1, Michael Circullo and Helen Moon are both qualified for the ballot to fill the shoes being left by Lisa Tully.
  • Dina Guiel is challenging incumbent Kevin Morandi for Ward 2.
  • Incumbent Nicholas Caccamo has qualified for the ballot. Challenger James Gleason has papers submitted but needs to file with the city clerk to be on the ballot.
  • William Wright is challenging incumbent Christopher Connell in Ward 4.
  • William Keane is challenging incumbent Donna Todd Rivers in Ward 5.
  • Incumbent John Krol has qualified for the ballot while challenger Craig Gaetani has signatures submitted but needs to file with the City Clerk to become a candidate.
  • Rhonda Serre is challenging Anthony Simonelli in Ward 7.
There are six potential candidates seeking four at-large seats. They are incumbents Peter Marchetti, Melissa Mazzeo, and Peter White as well as newcomers Edward James Carmel, Earl Persip. All of those have qualified for the ballot. Craig Gaetani has nomination papers submitted but still needs to register with the City Clerk to be on the ballot. Incumbent Kathleen Amuso is not seeking re-election.
 
For the School Committee, there are six candidates for six seats, while. They are William Joseph Cameron, Dennis Powell, and incumbents Joshua Cutler, Daniel Elias, Cynthia Taylor, and Katherine Yon. Craig Gaetani has submitted papers for the seat but needs to register with the City Clerk to qualify for the ballot. Anthony Riello and Pamela Farron, both incumbents, had taken out papers but never returned them for certification.
 
Gaetani has papers in for three positions but can only be on the ballot for one, so he'll need to choose which seat he'd like to seek.
 
Candidates have until Aug. 9 to withdraw from the ballot. The election will be held on Nov. 7.
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