Pittsfield Voters to Chose City Council, School Committee Tuesday| 04:22PM / Monday, November 01, 2021 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Voters in Pittsfield will head to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new City Council and School Committee.
Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations:
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Ward 1, Precinct A: Reid Middle School, 950 North St.
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Ward 1, Precinct B: Reid Middle School, 950 North St.
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Ward 2, Precinct A: Morningside Community School, 100 Burbank St.
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Ward 2, Precinct B: Somerset Fire Station, Somerset Ave.
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Ward 3, Precinct A: Providence Court, 379 East St.
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Ward 3, Precinct B: Egremont Elementary School, 84 Egremont Ave.
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Ward 4, Precinct A: Herberg Middle School, 501 Pomeroy Ave.
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Ward 4, Precinct B: Williams School, 50 Bushey Road
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Ward 5, Precinct A: Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave.
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Ward 5, Precinct B: Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave.
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Ward 6, Precinct A: Columbus Arms Housing, 65 Columbus Ave.
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Ward 6, Precinct B: Conte Community School, 200 W. Union St.
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Ward 7, Precinct A: Fire Station, 54 Peck's Road
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Ward 7, Precinct B: Capeless Elementary School, 86 Brooks Ave.
There is no election for mayor, which is now a four-year position. Michele Benjamin is running unopposed for city clerk.
Voters will decide who will be the four councilors at large and four wards will determine their representatives on the council.
The candidates also participated in a debate hosted by iBerkshires and Pittsfield Community Television; the debate in its entirety can be watched here and the article about it can be found here.
Ward 1: Kenneth Warren and Andrea Wilson are vying to represent Ward 1 for the next two years. There is no incumbent running as Helen Moon has declined to try for a third term. Warren was a councilor in the 1980s and Wilson is a newcomer. Their debate can be watched here.
School Committee
There are eight candidates for the six seats on the School Committee but voters will have 10 names on the ballot. Nyanna Slaughter and Kate Lauzon are not running but their names are on the ballot because the deadline passed before they could withdraw.
Incumbents William Cameron, Mark Brazeau, Alison McGee, and Daniel Elias are seeking re-election; they are being challenged by Vicky Smith, Sara Hathaway, Karen Reis Kaveney Murray, and William Tyer.
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