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posted by G.M.Heller at Friday, March 25, 2005
Friday, March 25, 2005
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I'll just thank Goodness we have the slate of councilors that we now do. They have been thoughtful in their approach to issues and civil in their workings with each other, the public and the mayor. I hope they all run again!
Pittsfield: 28 candidates vying for public office
By Scott Stafford, Berkshire Eagle Staff
The Berkshire Eagle
Article Last Updated: 08/22/2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
PITTSFIELD — The filing deadline for City Council and School Committee candidates passed yesterday at 5 p.m., leaving in its wake 11 candidates for six seats on the School Committee, three mayoral candidates, five candidates for four at-large City Council seats, two candidates for Ward 1 councilor, and two candidates for Ward 2 councilor.
Incumbent candidates for Wards 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are running unopposed.
The School Committee race seems to be drawing the most attention this year because the field of candidates is so large, as are the issues facing the School Committee. Two years ago, there were only six candidates for the six seats.
School Committee incumbents seeking re-election are Chairwoman Kathleen A. Amuso, Vice Chairman Daniel C. Elias, S. Daltry Turner, Dorothy J. van den Honert and Angel D. Ramirez.
Former members seeking a spot on the committee are two former School Committee chairmen — Berkshire County Sheriff Carmen C. Massimiano and George J. Desnoyers Jr.
Newcomers running for School Committee are Erin Sullivan, one of the founders of political action group Women Helping to Empower Neighborhoods (WHEN); William S. Ballen, superintendent of elementary schools for the Mount Greylock Regional School District for the past 17 years; Peter White, once an at-large City Council candidate; and Churchill Cotton, a member of the Master Plan advisory committee.
Running for mayor are two-term incumbent James M. Ruberto; Donna M. Walto, who lost to Ruberto two years ago; and newcomer Stephen R. Fillio.
Seeking re-election to at-large City Council seats are Gerald M. Lee, Matthew Kerwood and Peter Marchetti. Also running for an at-large place on council are Marjorie E. Cohan and Kevin J. Sherman.
Running for Ward 1 councilor are incumbent Lewis Markham Jr. and William D. Bean.
In Ward 2, incumbent Lewis A. Costi is opposed by Kevin J. Morandi.
Monday, WHEN threw its support behind four School Committee candidates — Amuso, Cotton, Sullivan and Turner — and two City Council candidates, Cohan and Tyer.
In the mayoral race, because there are three candidates, there will be a preliminary election to narrow the field to two on the third Tuesday of September, or Sept. 25.
Ruberto expressed confidence in his ability to win again.
"I fully intend to run on my record — on the increased economic activity we see in the city, the solid support the school system has received from this administration, the downtown revival initiatives, increased cultural development, the addition of more man-hours to the police department to address public safety, and a fully engaged competitive grant effort," he said.
Ruberto added that he looks forward to seeing "responsible ideas from our opponents."
Walto and Fillio did not return requests for comments about their intentions for the mayoral campaign.
To reach Scott Stafford: sstafford at berkshireeagle dot com, (413) 496-6240.
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