Tomorrow, November 5th, is the Medford municipal election for mayor, city council, and school committee. Polls will be open from 7am to 8pm. You can check your polling location here.
Mayor
The mayoral election features 13 term (26 year) mayor Michael J. McGlynn against challenger Anthony D'Antonio.
Mayor Michael J. McGlynn City mayor website WickedLocal article
Anthony D’Antonio Campaign website WickedLocal article
I'll be voting for Anthony D'Antonio over Mayor McGlynn,
in large part because I think 26 years is quite enough for anyone to
hold the same office. McGlynn has done some good work, but seems focused
primarily on finishing the projects he has already started, not taking
on new challenges. I'm also strongly swayed by the fact that D'Antonio
advocates a modernized, user-friendly website for the city which I must
say it desperately needs. Mayor McGlynn doesn't see the need for making
information on project bids and city spending available online. He
strikes me as behind the times in terms of technology - he doesn't even
have a personal/campaign website. I honestly can't say I think D'Antonio
is brilliant, but I sure do think McGlynn's time has past.
The Medford city council consists of 7 seats for a term of 2 years. All 7 seats are up for re-election tomorrow. There are 13 candidates: 6 incumbents and 7 challengers. You can vote for up to 7 candidates.
Incumbents;
Robert Penta WickedLocal article
Breanna Lungo-Koehn WickedLocal article
Michael Marks WickedLocal article Campaign website
Paul Camuso WickedLocal article
Fred Dello Russo Jr. WickedLocal article
Rick Caraviello WickedLocal article Campaign website
Challengers:
Bob Fitzpatrick WickedLocal article Campaign website
Neil Osborne WickedLocal article Campaign website
Jim Morse WickedLocal article Campaign website
Jeanne Martin WickedLocal article Campaign website
Robert Cappucci WickedLocal article
Adam Knight WickedLocal article Campaign website
Mark Crowley WickedLocal article Campaign website
Useful in writing this post was: