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Aidan Pollard May 18, 2021
Jodi Lynn Bauer won the race against Nicki Demakis for Paul Silva’s position on the Board of Selectmen.
Jim Muse (left) and Tiffini Reedy (right) were elected to the Mattapoisett School Committee.
Town Clerk Catherine Heuberger reads the election results to residents. Photo by: Aidan Pollard
MATTAPOISETT The voters have decided: Jodi Lynn Bauer will be Mattapoisett’s newest Select Board member.
Of the 5,593 eligible voters in town, 1,994 about 35.7% turned out to vote in Tuesday’s Town Election.
Bauer won retiring Board Chair Paul Silva’s seat with 1,154 votes. Her competitor, Nicki Demakis, earned 821 votes. There were no write-ins, but 19 voters left the ballot question blank.
Aidan Pollard May 12, 2021
MATTAPOISETT Town Election will be on May 18, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Old Hammondtown School, with 11 elected offices and a question on the ballot.
Leading the ballot is the race for the newly renamed Select Board, between Nicki Demakis and Jodi Lynn Bauer. The two are vying for Paul Silva’s position on the board, as he chose not to seek another term.
Two positions on the Mattapoisett School Committee are open: Incumbent Jim Muse’s seat, for which he is seeking reelection, and a seat left open by Carol Clifford, who chose not to run for reelection.
By Aidan Pollard
Town elections are coming up in May for Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and candidates are starting to submit their intent.
Town Election in Marion is on May 14, and seats are availabe on the Board of Health, Board of Assessors, Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission, and the Marion School Committee.
Two spots each are up for election on the Marion School Committee and Planning Board. Board Vice Chair Andrew Davis and Kristen St. Don Campbell who resigned are up on the Planning Board. Michelle Ouellette Smith and April Rios are up on the School Committee.