The Town Election Heats Up

It looked right down to the wire as if no one was going to run for Select Board to fill the seat of outgoing Selectman Dorothy Heinrichs in next month's election. But we're told that Pat Mercer has filed. She'll be the only candidate on the ballot. Don Pfaefflin has also agreed to run, as a write-in candidate. The winner will be expected to serve a three-year term. And that appears to be the only contested election.

Other Orangeites have stepped up to run uncontested for town offices:

Town Clerk: Sophie Seace. Treasurer: Henry Minasian. Tax Collector: Sharon Proulx. Deeding Agent: Sharon Proulx. Road Agent: Scott Sanborn. Cemetary Agent: Edward Saulen. Overseer of Public Welfare: Pat Mercer. Budget Committee: Bob Proulx. Supervisor of the Checklist: Beth DiFrancesco. Planning Board Member: Judith Lindahl. Planning Board Member (two seats are open): George White. 

Four Town offices have no one on the ballot. Danny Hazelton has agreed to be a write-in candidate for Town Moderator. And the ballot will remain blank for Cemetery Trustee, Trustee of Trust Funds, and School Budget Committee Member.

We haven't received confirmation of the ballot and candidates. Please comment if you see any errors of omission or commission.

Update on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 3:44PM by OrangeNH

Also, no one seems to have filed for Auditor, and we don't know of any write-in candidates.