LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The annual town election next week has several races, including for a seat on the Board of Selectmen.
Mount Greylock Regional High School Committee member Robert Ericson is running against former Selectman Joseph Szczepaniak Jr. The seat is that of longtime Selectman William Prendergast, who is not running for re-election.
Ericson currently sits on the high school committee and formerly served on the Lanesborough School Committee. Szczepaniak was on the Board of Selectmen from 2008 until 2011, when he was defeated by a write-in campaign by Robert Barton.
Barton is resigning from the board to run for School Committee. However, because the resignation was too close for this election, that seat is not on the ballot next week.
For the School Committee, Barton is running against incumbent Renee Poplaski.
Three people are vying for two seats on the Finance Committee. Incumbent Al Terranova is facing newcomers Ronald Tinkham and Stephen Wentworth for the three-year seats. Incumbent Christine Galib is running unopposed for a one-year seat on the committee.
Incumbent Cemetery Trustee Mary Reilly is being challenged by Gregory Wolf for that position.
The remaining candidates are running unopposed. They are Robert Reilly for both moderator and representative to the Northern Berkshire Regional School Committee and Christa Sidway for library trustee. Two seats on the Planning Board and two seats on the Sewer Commission have no candidates.
The election will be held Tuesday, June 25, from 7 a.m. until 8 pm. at Town Hall.
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