Milford town election fields are set. What town races have competition in the April 2 vote

Tom Benoit, The Milford Daily News
Updated ·3 min read

MILFORD — There are only three contested races in this year's annual election, according to a list of people who have pulled papers provided by the Town Clerk's Office.

Nomination papers with signatures were originally due Feb. 9, but that was extended to Feb. 13. This year's town election is April 2.

Three people are seeking a single three-year seat on the Board of Health. The seat has been vacant since Kenneth Evans died in November.

Instead, Charles Skaff, a town constable, is running against Diana Haynes and Loriann Braz for the seat. The winner will join Chair Leonard Izzo and longtime member Paul Mazzuchelli.

Milford Town Hall, Feb. 7, 2022.
Milford Town Hall, Feb. 7, 2022.

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Also contested is the School Committee race. Three seats are available, and Chair Christopher Wilson and members Matthew Zacchilli and Meghan Hornberger are each running for re-election. Newcomer Gregory Allegrezza is also running for a seat on the board.

The third contested race is for Vernon Cemetery Trustees, which also has four people vying for three seats. Trustees are responsible for the preservation, upkeep and continuation of the cemetery.

Incumbents Skaff and Michael Lenza are each running for reelection, along with newcomers Paul Boisclair and Youth Commission member Jason Vaz. Current Chair Robert Gray did not pull papers for re-election.

Who else is on the ballot?

Mazzuchelli, who currently chairs the Select Board, is running for a second three-year term. He has previously served as the town's public health director, as chairman of the Milford Housing Authority and is a former School Committee member. In 2007, Mazzuchelli was the Daily News' Person of the Year for Greater Milford.

Because Milford uses an open Town Meeting format, residents must vote for people from their respective precincts to represent them at Town Meeting. Only four people have pulled papers to be Town Meeting members: Nicolas Valorie in Precinct 1; Michael Barney and True Davis in Precinct 2; and Marco Bon Tempo and Andrew Lizotte for Precinct 8.

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Jennifer Daniel and Joseph Neuman, both from Precinct 6 pulled papers but did not return them; therefore, they will not appear on the ballot but can run write-in campaigns.

Milford's annual Town Meeting is scheduled for May 20.

Bon Tempo is running unopposed for reelection to the Library Board of Trustees. Also running unopposed is newcomer Johnna O'Loughlin, as incumbent Scott Vecchiolla did not pull papers.

Planning Board Chair Joseph Calagione is also running for reelection; his seat is the only one on the board up for election. Similarly, Joseph Arcudi, chair of the Parks Commission, is running unopposed for reelection to that panel.

Jamie Luchini (Water Commission), Joshua Lioce (Board of Assessors), Rudolph Lioce III (Sewer Commission) and Patrick Holland (Housing Authority) are all also running uncontested for reelection.

Where to vote in Milford

Milford contains eight voting precincts. Residents vote at the following locations:

  • Precincts 1 and 6: Milford Senior Center, 60 North Bow St.

  • Precincts 2 and 3: Italian American World War Veterans Of The U.S. Post 40, 4 Hayward Field.

  • Precincts 4, 5, 7 and 8: Milford Portuguese Club, 119 Prospect Heights.

Applications to vote by mail must be returned to the Town Clerk's Office by March 19.

This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Milford town election: Who voters can cast ballots for on April 2