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Home My WebLink About1985-03-18 Annual Town Election2103 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 18, 1985 Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a Town Election was held at the time and places specified in the Warrant and was called to order by the Wardens in the precincts as follows: Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School Joseph E. Callahan Precinct 2 J. Warren Killam School Leon A. LaFreniere Precinct 3 Joshua Eaton School Francis X. Day Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School John H. Crooker Precinct 5 Alice M. Barrows School Edward P.Cameron Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School C. Dewey Smith Precinct 7 Birch Meadow School Henry A. Murphy, Jr. Precinct 8 Birch Meadow School Kenneth C. Latham who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Elizabeth C. Cronin, Eleanor M. Brown, Mary S. Ziegler, Virginia M. Adams, Ann Cusato, John Andreola, Florence G. Kelly and John F. Cronin in precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the Warrant, except the Officer's Return which was then read by the respective Wardens. The ballot boxes were examined by the Wardens in charge and each found to be empty and all registered 000. The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A.M. and were closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following results: Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Prec 5 Prec 6 Prec 7 Prec 8 Total MODERATOR for One Year - Vote for One MICHAEL P. 179 166 91 252 145 246 230 225 1534* McCARRON 84 71 58 152 85 144 124 121 839 STEPHEN J. O'LEARY 152 170 70 144 80 117 156 160 1049* BLANKS 22 21 13 28 23 45 41 49 242 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 BOARD OF SELECTMEN for Three Years - Vote for One EUGENE R. NIGRO 179 166 91 252 145 246 230 225 1534* GAIL F. WOOD 73 90 45 66 41 53 82 86 536 BLANKS 6 6 5 6 2 7 9 19 60 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 COLLECTOR for Three Years - Vote for One 330 2130 BD. OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Two C. DEWEY SMITH 213 210 115 255 147 246 253 261 1700* BLANKS 45 52 26 69 41 60 68 69 430 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 TREASURER for Three Years - Vote for One BOARD OF ASSESSORS for Three Years - Vote for One WILLIAM E. LOCKE 198 200 102 245 135 237 230 240 1587* BLANKS 60 62 39 79 53 69 91 90 543 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 * Elected ELIZABETH W. KLEPEIS 220 218 114 263 151 243 257 278 1744* OTHERS 1 2 3 BLANKS 38 44 27 61 37 62 62 52 383 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 BD. OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Two EDWARD F. FULLER 196 188 100 244 128 208 223 230 1517* JAMES J.SULLIVAN,Jr. 197 188 102 220 140 215 223 233 1518* BLANKS 123 148 80 184 108 189 196 197 1225 TOTAL 516 524 282 648 376 612 642 660 4260 BOARD OF ASSESSORS for Three Years - Vote for One WILLIAM E. LOCKE 198 200 102 245 135 237 230 240 1587* BLANKS 60 62 39 79 53 69 91 90 543 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 * Elected ') n 1 r Town Election March 18, 1985 Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Prec 5 Prec 6 Prec 7 Prec 8 Total MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD for Three Years - Vote for One ALLAN E. AMES 197 202 105 245 131 237 232 236 1585* BLANKS 61 60 36 79 57 69 89 94 545 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 PLANNING BOARD for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Two MAUREEN RICH 186 157 83 213 109 200 195 211 1354* DAVID A DEVINE 113 154 80 156 98 132 159 157 1049* KEVIN J. KIERNAN 115 110 67 138 71 144 165 145 955 BLANKS 102 103 52 141 98 136 123 147 902 TOTAL 516 524 282 648 376 612 642 660 4260 PLANNING BOARD for One Year - Vote For Not More Than Two STEPHEN M. DiPIETRO 118 139 68 145 87 115 132 151 955 MICHAEL F. SLEZAK 117 114 62 135 82 154 150 144 958* SANDRA J. TRAINOR 164 154 88 210 114 206 224 210 1370* BLANKS 117 117 64 158 93 137 136 155 977 TOTAL 516 524 282 648 376 612 642 660 4260 REGIONAL SCHOOL DIST. COMMITTEE for Four Years - Vote for One JOHN B. PACINO 192 206 108 233 137 238 237 235 1586* BLANKS 66 56 33 91 51 68 84 95 544 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 SCHOOL COMMITTEE for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Two WILLIAM J. GRISET, Jr. 125 116 54 119 67 115 131 152 879 WAYNE M. LEWIS 122 131 68 176 100 172 169 158 1096* GEORGE J. SHANNON 123 147 93 183 118 180 195 177 1216* BLANKS 146 130 67 170 91 145 147 173 1069 TOTAL 516 524 282 648 376 612 642 660 4260 BD. OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Two CAROL S. BECKWITH 184 168 107 214 119 222 239 220 1473* RUSSELL L. JEFFERY 111 118 74 176 94 166 140 132 1011 CHERRIE M. DUBOIS 137 135 56 151 87 129 154 193 1042* BLANKS 84 103 45 107 76 95 109 115 734 TOTAL 516 524 282 648 376 612 642 660 4260 BD. OF PUBIC WORKS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Two AUTHUR POLYCHRONES 195 195 101 212 132 218 223 236 1512* JAMES R. BOUCHER 48 15 11 20 8 13 23 28 166* OTHERS 1 3 4 BLANKS 273 314 170 416 235 378 396 396 2578 TOTAL 516 524 282 648 376 612 642 660 4260 HOUSING AUTHORITY for Five Years - Vote for One PHILIP R. WHITE, Jr. 201 197 102 239 136 241 230 234 1580* BLANKS 57 65 39 85 52 65 91 96 550 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 BOARD OF HEALTH for Three Years - Vote for One JILL CATHERINE DUGAN 144 128 42 136 78 132 146 140 946* PENNY J. RICHARDS 78 103 81 130 76 123 122 130 843 BLANKS 36 31 18 58 34 51 53 60 341 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 * Elected 01 1 1 ra iZ iJ Town Election March 18, 1985 Prec 1 Prec 2 Prec 3 Prec 4 Prec 5 Prec 6 Prec 7 Prec 8 Total CHARTER COMMISSION- Vote for Not More Than Nine QUESTION YES MARY E. COPITHORNE 153 143 79 190 106 173 211 203 1258* 48 GAIL A. FALLER 131 134 87 169 93 151 155 172 1092* 25 JOHN W. FARIA 187 191 97 202 124 185 207 220 1413* 141 GERALD A. FIORE 140 139 88 207 106 154 170 189 1193* ALAN E. FOULDS 96 135 65 131 79 132 137 142 917 FRANCIS P. GORGONE 130 125 65 126 86 132 148 178 990* GLEN M. HARTZLER 109 115 73 159 83 148 141 142 970* GEORGE V. HINES 126 146 84 165 108 163 193 170 1155* JOHN E.RATTIGAN, Jr. 129 133 70 150 90 148 160 165 1045* EDWARD J.TAYLOR,Jr. 146 142 79 203 112 179 173 182 1216* BLANKS 975 955 482 1214 705 1189 1194 1207 7921 TOTAL 2322 2358 1269 2916 1692 2754 2889 2970 19170 QUESTION YES 176 166 95 221 124 225 223 225 1455* NO 48 71 33 54 39 46 65 63 419 BLANKS 34 25 13 49 25 35 33 42 256 TOTAL 258 262 141 324 188 306 321 330 2130 PRECINCT 1 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight FRANK H. BAGGS, JR. 174* JOSEPH E CALLAHAN 181* PAUL N. CHAPMAN 163* JOHN M. DEVIR 170* DEAN R. ESTABROOK 170* SHARON K. OFENSTEIN 179* THOMAS J. RYAN 179* JAMES R. BOUCHER 34* MATT CRONIN 1 BLANKS 813 TOTAL 2064 TOWN MEETING MEMBER for Two Years - Vote for One MARGARET K. PLANSKY BLANKS TOTAL 199 59 258 TOWN MEETING MEMBER for One Year - Vote for One MARY K. SHIPP 200* BLANKS 58 TOTAL 258 PRECINCT 2 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight HENRY F. ADAMS 160* VIRGINIA M. ADAMS 170* JANET A. ALLEN 158* ALAN E. FOULDS 150* ROBERT G. THOMPSON 152* THEODORE N. WOOD 145* DAVID A. DEVINE 170* JOHN W. FARIA 182* SUSAN A. O'LEARY 144 BLANKS 665 TOTAL 2096 TOWN MEETING MEMBER for One Year - Vote for One MARTHA J. CARRIERS 178* BLANKS 84 TOTAL 262 * Elected Town Election PRECINCT 3 March 18,1985 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight VICTOR R. CARLSON 97* WILLIAM L. CHILDRESS 97* GAIL A. FALLER 103* ROBERT L. FULLER 85* THOMAS F. GALVIN 86* ROBERT P. GRIFFIN 94* ROBERT J. MURPHY 88* CHARLES A. HUSSEY 90* BLANKS 388 TOTAL 1128 PRECINCT 4 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight CARL H. AMON, Jr. 215* CHARLES W. HEWITT 180* NILS L. NORDBERG 235* PHILIP B. PACINO 170* RONALD A. WINSLOW 213* MARY S. ZIEGLER 221 * RUSSELL T. GRAHAM 178* MALCOLM E. REED 144 NICHOLAS J. SIMIONE, Jr. 119 MARY R. VINCENT 173* BLANKS 744 TOTAL 2592 PRECINCT 5 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight GEORGE A. MANSFIELD, III 123* EDWARD F. MURPHY, Jr. 124* S. LESTER RALPH 122 PAUL F. CASELLE 117* GEORGE R. RAINVILLE 126* LAURENCE F. HAYES, Jr. 2* ROSEMARY E. SMITH 1* SUZANNE M. SMITH 1* BLANKS 888 TOTAL 1504 TOWN MEETING MEMBER for One Year - Vote for Not More Than Two LAWRENCE E. MABIUS 127* BLANKS 249 TOTAL 376 PRECINCT 6 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight 1 SALLY M. HOYT PATRICIA L. KEANE 221 * 206* JUDITH A. MITCHEL 202* JAMES J. SULLIVAN, Jr. 211* CORLISS T. VAN HORN 198* LESLIE H. YORK 188* JOAN M. COCO 199* GRETCHEN LATOWSKY 210* BLANKS 813 TOTAL 2448 * Elected March 18, 1985 TOWN MEETING MEMBER for Two Years - Vote for Not More Than Two CHESTER C. PUTNEY MARY ANN WRIGHT BLANKS TOTAL 210* 189 213 612 PRECINCT 7 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight DOROTHY M. ANDERSON 224* LINDA LONG 218* THOMAS P. O'LEARY 215* SANDRA J. TRAINOR 245* SUMNER H. WESTON 198* GEORGE V. HINES 226* JOHN L. HOYT 226* JAMES K. TAYLOR 224* BLANKS 792 TOTAL 2568 TOWN MEETING MEMBER for Two Years - Vote for Not More Than Two JAMES V. LUTHER DEBRA A. O'LEARY BLANKS TOTAL 232 1 409 642 PRECINCT 8 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight JANET M. HASKELL 163* f ROBERT I. NORDSTRAND 186* JAMES B. PERRY 165* JOHN H. RUSSELL 181* JOHN M. SILVAGGI 193* C. DEWEY SMITH 191* NATHAN C. WHITE 170* FREDRICK ALTIERI 99 DANIEL A. ENSMINGER 157* FRANCIS P. GORGONE 105 LORRAINE HYNES LOUANIS 127 BLANKS 903 TOTAL 2640 * Elected The polls were closed at 8:00 P. M. with the following result: Whole number of votes cast 2130 The votes were declared in open Town Meeting by the Town Clerk, the ballots were locked in ballot cases by the Town Clerk and secured in the vault . On motion of the Town Clerk it was voted that this meeting stand adjourned until 7:30 P. M. on April 8th, 1985, to meet at the Reading Memorial High School. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P. M. A true copy. Attest: Lawrence Drew Town Clerk 30i