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Who’s running in the Hampton area March 9 election?
By Staff Report
Hampton
Four residents are running for two seats on the Hampton Board of Selectmen at the March 9 election.
Incumbents Jim Waddell and Mary-Louise Woolsey will be challenged by Sharleen Page Hurst and recently retired police chief Richard Sawyer.
In other contested races, four residents are running for two slots on the Budget Committee. They are incumbents Brian Warburton and Michael Plouffe and political newcomers Katherine Harake and Matthew Saunders.
Tracey Emerick, Ken Sheffert and Anne “Tocky” Bialobrzeski are running for two seats on the Planning Board.
Four residents are running for two seats on the Lane Library Board of Trustees. They are Elizabeth Keroack, Theresa Evans, Kimberly Olson and Karen L. Ragle.