Arlington – Retired Police Lieutenant Kenneth Hughes* and retired Fire Chief Robert Johnson were both reelected to the Arlington Retirement Board without opposition. Ken was elected to his seventh term and Robert was elected to his fourth term on the Board. The other Board members unanimously declaring the election were Richard Keshian Esq., Ida Cody, and Alfred Fantini, who also serves on the Cambridge School Committee. The retirement administrator is Rich Greco.
Danvers – The Select Board named Conor MacCorkle as their new town accountant, who will also serve as the Danvers Retirement Board’s first member. MacCorkle is the former Gloucester treasurer. The other members making the appointment were Rodney Conley, Dana Hagan, Joseph Collins* and Vincent Malgeri, Esq. The retirement administrator is Cory Grace.
Fitchburg – Retired City Clerk Anna Farrell was reelected to her third term on the Board, as she was the only qualified nomination. Also serving on the Board is retired Wachusett teacher, Mary Cringan, Jacquelyn Cronin, retired Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Dateo Jr.* and retired Wilmington Fire Lieutenant and Vice President of MACRS John Brown. The board administrator is Steffani Santiago.
Gloucester – Police Detective Edward Hardy was elected without opposition to replace Doug MacArthur. In addition, James Hannon, Jr. was reelected without opposition to his third term on the Gloucester Retirement Board. The other members serving on the Board are retired Concord Retirement Board Director Linda Boucher*, Kelly Dolan, and Kenny Costa. The new executive director is Meaghan Mclaughlin, who was the asst. director at the Beverly Retirement Board.
Lynn – Bob “Moona” Mullins, retired firefighter and former Local 739 Secretary/Treasurer, was reelected without opposition to the Lynn Retirement Board for his second term. The other board members are retired firefighter, Richard Biagiotti, CFA, Michael Marks, Esq.*, Comptroller Stephen Spencer and Mass Retirees President Frank Valeri. The executive director of the Board is Gary Brenner.
Maynard – The Maynard Select Board appointed Assistant Town Clerk James Alexander as their representative to the Maynard Retirement Board. The other Board members are Kevin Petersen, Kyle Brainard, Sandra Baltazar* and Fall River Retirement Board Executive Director Michael Pasternak. The executive director is Kenneth DeMars.
North Attleboro – Police Officer Craig Chapman* received 202 votes was reelected to his 5th term. In the same election, retired Retirement Board Director Deb Bush received 205 votes and was also elected as the other elected member of the North Attleboro Retirement Board. The other Board members include, retired Town Administrator Michael Gallagher, Stacy Blaisdell and Plymouth County Retirement Board Executive Director Lauren Durham. The Board’s recently appointed executive director is Nathaniel Chen.
Northampton – Administrative Assistant to Police Chief & Captains Tammy Suprenant was reelected without opposition to her second term on the Northampton Retirement Board. The other Board members declaring Suprenant elected were Kala Fisher, Charlene Nardi*, Thomas Sullivan and Karen LaFleche. The Board’s executive director is David Shipka.
Norwood – The Norwood Retirement Board declared retired Police Officer Thomas O’Toole reelected to his seventh term on the Board, as he was the only candidate nominated. The Board members making the election declaration were Jeffrey O’Neill, Ted Mulvehill*, Eileen Hickey and Thomas Rorrie. The Board’s executive director is Debra Wilkes.
Taunton – The only candidate to file nomination papers for the Taunton Retirement Board election was retired Police Officer Dennis Smith*. It will be Dennis’ fourth term on the Board. The Board members declaring the election were Ian Fortes, Patrick DelloRusso, Jr., retired Fire Lieutenant Thomas Bernier and Edward Spellman, Jr. The Board’s executive director is Paul Silivinski.
Worcester Regional – Worcester Regional Retirement Board members appointed retired Shrewsbury Treasurer Charles Patterson as its 5th member on the Board. The other members on the Board making the appointment were Advisory Board representative and Dudley Treasurer Richard Caringnani, Jr., Kevin Blanchette*, June Hubbard-Ward and retired County Treasurer Michael Donoghue. The executive director for the Board is Rachel Grimaldi.
(* denotes chair)