Brockton – The Brockton Retirement Board reappointed retired Plymouth Retirement Board Executive Director Bill Farmer* as their 5th member. Bill was the only candidate making application for the position, and began his twelfth term on the Board. In addition, retired Fire Lieutenant Archie Gormley was unopposed in his reelection for his third term. The other members on the Board include, Deputy Fire Chief Scott Albanese, Irene Giannopoulos, and retired Brockton CFO John Condon. The Board’s executive director is Jeanne Martineau.
Easthampton – Mayor Nicole LaChapelle replaced Jessica Hebert with Emily Russo to be her appointment on the Easthampton Retirement Board. The other members of Board include, retired Fire Chief, David Mottor, Hetal Patel, retired Police Captain Donald Emerson* and retired Springfield Fire Lieutenant Connie Sullivan. The Easthampton Retirement Board administrator is Kymme Wood.
Franklin County – In a Special Election held to replace retired Deerfield Treasurer/Collector/Town Clerk Mary Stokarski, Paula Light received 231 votes and was elected to fill the remainder of her term. Paula defeated Diana Parsons who received 173 votes and Carolyn Manley who received 132 votes. Board members certifying the vote were Sandra Hanks*, Angelina Bragdon, Gabrielle Voelker and Paul Mokrzecki. The Board’s’ executive director is Kristine Mathis.
Middlesex County Retirement Board – Burlington Housing Authority Treasurer Brian Curtin, was reelected by the Advisory Council’s as the elected representative to the Middlesex County Retirement Board. Brian has served as the Advisory Council’s representative for the past 43 years. The others serving on the Board include retired Wilmington Fire Lieutenant John Brown, who also serves as Vice President and Executive Board member of the Mass Association of Contributory Retirement Systems, Thomas Gibson, Esq*, Tewksbury Fire Chief, Joseph Kerns and Robert Healy. The chief administrative officer for Middlesex is Lisa Maloney, Esq.
Somerville – Retired Deputy Fire Chief John Memory received 473 votes to defeat Emergency 911 Operator John Hickey with 134 votes and was reelected to the Somerville Retirement Board. This will be John’s eleventh term as one of the elected members of the Board. The Board members certifying the votes were, Edward Bean*, Michael Mastrobuoni, Firefighter Thomas Ross and David Castellarin. The Board’s executive director is Michael Pasquariello, CPA.
*denotes chair