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2025 Annual Town Election Candidates

Preliminary List of Candidates - Subject to Proofing (02.24.2025)

Town Wide Offices

1 Select Board Member for a term of 3 years

Heidi Frail, 29 Powers St (certified)

Vikram Kaul, 63 Tudor Rd (certified)

1 Moderator for a term of 3 years

Michael K. Fee, 137 Fox Hill Rd (certified)

3 School Committee Members for a term of 3 years

Sri Devi Baqri, 497 Greendale Ave (certified)

Constance S. Barr, 205 Edgewater Dr (certified)

Andrea Longo Carter, 18 Colonial Rd (certified)

Scott Marder, 54 Norwich Rd (certified)

Leanne R. Ratti, 35 Morton St (certified)

Alisa M. Skatrud, 49 Sargent St (certified)


  1 Town Clerk for a term of 3 years

Louise L. Miller, 5 North Hill Ave (certified)

2 Park and Recreation Commissioners for a term of 3 years

Jit Basak, 1 Paul Revere Rd (certified)

Cynthia Chaston, 119 Fox Hill Rd (certified)

Michelle Geddes, 869 South St (certified)


1 Assessor for a term of 3 years

John A. Bulian, 86 Peacedale Rd (certified)

1 Commissioner of Trust Funds for a term of 3 years

Andrew D. Hopkin, 309 Hillside Ave (certified)


2 Memorial Park Trustees

1 Veteran for a term of 3 years

Matthew L. Ching, 198 Manning St (certified)

1 Non-Veteran for a term of 3 years

Michael A. Fraini, 58 Spring Rd (certified)

2 Needham Public Library Trustees for a term of 3 years

Kathleen Cahill Allison, 200 South St (certified)

Megan Mistry, 109 Richdale Rd ( certified)

Robert A. Petitt, 80 Robinwood Ave (certified)

Vipul Bhushan, 1654 Great Plain Ave (certified)

2 Board of Health Members for a term of 3 years

Tejal K. Gandhi, 16 Bess Rd (certified)

Khristy Thompson, 50 Windsor Rd (certified)

Stephen K. Epstein, 117 Richdale Rd (certified)

1 Planning Board Member for a term of 5 years

Eric Greenberg, 7 Fair Oaks Park (certified)

Kenneth G. Buckley, 221 Warren St (certified)


1 Needham Housing Authority Member for a term of 5 years

Geoffrey Engler, 100 Valley Rd (certified)

Barbara McDonald, 147 Pickering St (certified)



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Town Meeting

8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct A for a term of 3 years

Erik J. Bailey, 64 Hillside Avenue (incumbent)

Richard S. Creem, 12 Gary Rd (incumbent)

Robert S. Dangel, 28 Hewett Circle (incumbent)

Michael S. Miller, 33 William St (incumbent)

Rachel B. Miller, 33 William St (incumbent)

Elizabeth M. Sargent, 43 Webster St (incumbent)

Jennifer Scheck-Kahn, 17 Wayne Rd (incumbent)

Sharon P. Serinsky, 23 Wayne Rd (incumbent)

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Eran Hollander, 20 William St (certified)

Rushit P. Kamani, 160 Hillside Ave #7 (certified)

Sean Christopher Robbins, 138 Webster St (certified)

Joan S. Schockett, 174 Evelyn Road (certified)




8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct F for a term of 3 years

Alison Borelli, 1175 Great Plain Ave (incumbent)

Barry J. Coffman, 837 Great Plain Ave (incumbent)

Gail E. Davis, 233 Nehoiden St (incumbent)

Doug H. Fox, 43 Marked Tree Rd (incumbent)

Robyn Glazier, 59 Walnut St (incumbent)

Jeanne McKnight, 100 Rosemary Way #336 (incumbent)

Karen Price, 48 Lake Dr (incumbent)

William Zoppo, 330 Nehoiden St (incumbent)

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Terry Ajamian, 47 Meetinghouse Cir (certified)

Richard P. Earthrowl, 236 Parish Rd (certified)

Eric Greenberg, 7 Fair Oaks Park (certified)

William M. Hobbib, 150 Meadowbrook Rd (certified)

Brian Keaney, 41 Birch St (certified)

Jacqueline F. Kiley, 75 Ware Rd (certified)

William P. Lenahan, 189 Nehoiden St (certified)

Marcus Alexis Loveland, 26 Rivard Rd (certified)

Barbara McDonald, 147 Pickering St (certified)

Jeremy Sacco, 44 Dale St (certified)

Bruce Wolfeld, 208 Nehoiden St (certified)

8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct B for a term of 3 years

Peter Benfield, 865 Central Ave A504 (incumbent)

Wendy Blom, 89 Parish Rd (incumbent)

Jean W. Childs, 865 Central Ave A519 (incumbent)

Gilbert W. Cox, Jr., 865 Central Ave G402 (incumbent)

Judith Dernburg, 865 Central Ave A416 (incumbent)

William B. King, 865 Central Ave H501 (incumbent)

Kim Marie Nicols, 12 Crescent Rd (incumbent)

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Karan Bhagat, 290 West St (certified)

Allison P. Cocuzzo, 24 Castano Ct (certified)

Joseph D. Cocuzzo, 24 Castano Ct (certified)

Michael Santos, 40 Meetinghouse Circle (certified)

Jane M. Volden, 133 Brookside Rd (certified)




8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct G for a term of 3 years

John D. Crimmings, 32 Plymouth Rd (incumbent)

Robert J. Dermody, 162 Fair Oaks Park (incumbent)

James D. Flanagan, 863 Webster St (incumbent)

Stephen Frail, 29 Powers St (incumbent)

Thomas M. Harkins, 24 May St (incumbent)

Maureen McCaffrey, 285 Manning St (incumbent)

Robert T. Smart, 25 Mayo Ave (incumbent)

Susan Welby, 857 Webster St (incumbent)

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Kara-Anne Albert, 63 Melrose Ave (certified)

Amanda Berman, 689 Great Plain Ave (certified)

Kenneth G. Buckley, 221 Warren St (certified)

Abigail G. Carr, 864 Webster St (certified)

Sean Timothy Collins, 32 Cleveland Rd (certified

Zachary Wallack, 36 Wilshire Park (certified)

David L. Wertheim, 123 Beaufort (certified)

8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct C for a term of 3 years

Paul S. Alpert, 116 Pine St (incumbent)

Joseph P. Barnes, 589 High Rock St (incumbent)

Wells Blanchard, 580 High Rock St (incumbent)

Priya Bhushan, 1654 Great Plain Ave (incumbent)

Paula Callanan, 1699 Great Plain Ave (incumbent)

Andrea Longo Carter, 18 Colonial Rd (incumbent)

Michael E. O'Brien, 1600 Great Plain Ave (incumbent)

Paul Theodore Owens, 54 Whitman Rd (incumbent)

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Eliot Jekowsky, 530 High Rock St (certified)

David G. Lazarus, 115 Oxbow Rd (certified)

Dennis A. Lonigro, 43 Starr Ridge Road (certified)

Edward E. Saraiva, 34 Brackett St (certified)

Caitlin Siegrist, 54 Mackintosh Ave (certified)




8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct H for a term of 3 years

Heinz Brinkhaus, 10 Lancaster Rd (incumbent)

Hilary Hanson Bruel, 87 Thornton Rd (incumbent)

John A. Bulian, 86 Peacedale Rd (incumbent)

M. Patricia Cruickshank, 64 Elmwood Rd (incumbent)

Elizabeth P. Handler, 317 Great Plain Ave (incumbent)

Peter R. Olive, 133 Thornton Rd (incumbent)

Richard M. Reilly, 15 Whittier Rd (incumbent)

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Karen Barzilay, 77 Thornton Road (certified)

Gary M. Gillis, 71 Dawson Dr (certified)

Scott Marder, 54 Norwich Rd (certified)


Town Meeting Members - Precinct H for a term of 1 year

Erica Hitchings, 12 Petrini Circle (certified)

Kathleen Scranton, 11 Kenney Street (certified)

Teri Wittenberger, 103 Fairfield St (certified)

8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct D for a term of 3 years

Margaret Abruzese, 30 Bridle Trail Rd (incumbent)

Jeremy Chao, 96 Maples St (incumbent)

Holly A. Clarke, 1652 Central Ave (incumbent)

Bruce T. Eisenhut, 106 Marked Tree Rd (incumbent)

Justin McCullen, 22 Miller St (incumbent)

Aaron Pressman, 1012 South St (incumbent)

Evan F. Rauch, 224 Country Way (incumbent)

Janis M. Soma, 106 Marked Tree Rd (incumbent)

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Kristina Burgos, 31 Fairview Rd (certified)

Erin M. Doyle, 99 Linden St (certified)

Aryn Patentas, 10 Stonecrest Dr (certified)

Anne Cline Scott, 65 Henderson St (certified)

Edward L. Wallack, 8 Stratford Rd (certified)

Denisa Weinstein, 24 Scott Rd (certified)


8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct I for a term of 3 years

Peter Atallah, 18 Lindbergh Ave (incumbent)

Artie R. Crocker, 17 Fairlawn St (incumbent)

Maurice Handel, 3 Rosemary St (incumbent)

Daniel P. Matthews, 31 Rosemary St (incumbent)

Catherine Mertz, 67 Rybury Hillway (incumbent)

Oscar Mertz, 67 Rybury Hillway (incumbent)

Paul Robey, 38 Brookline St (incumbent)

Lois F. Sockol, 611 Greendale Ave (incumbent)

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Arthur James Carter, IV, 158 Beaufort Ave (certified)

Adam Cole, 361 Hillcrest Rd (certified)

Jacob Eisenhard, 59 Beaufort Ave (certified)

Nicholas Giudice, 64 Hawthorne Ave (certified)

Christopher Jantzen, 55 Dunster Rd (certified)


1 Town Meeting Member - Precinct I for a term of 1 year (updated 2/6/2025)

David Hruska, 21 Rosemary St (certified)

8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct E for a term of 3 years

Constance S. Barr, 205 Edgewater Dr (incumbent)

Cynthia Chaston, 119 Fox Hill Rd (incumbent)

Ann M. Cosgrove, 17 Laurel Dr (incumbent)

Carol A. Fachetti, 187 South St (incumbent)

Nordo M. Nissi IV, 450 Chestnut St (incumbent)

Philip V. Robey, 12 Fletcher Rd (incumbent)

Kate Weinograd, 153 Plymouth Rd (incumbent)

Jill Yanofsky, 111 High Rock St (incumbent)

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Erica K. Bond, 32 Emerson Rd (certified)

Stefanie M. Forman, 1022 Webster St (certified)

Nathan Levin, 39 Lantern Lane (certified)

Scott Lipshutz, 71 Emerson Rd (certified)

Allegra W. Lowitt, 89 Livingston Circle (certified)

Kathryn Raiz, 84 Wildwood Dr (certified)

Christine Dona Urban, 1106 Webster (certified)

Chester W. Yablonski, Jr, 82 Old Farm Rd (certified)

8 Town Meeting Members - Precinct J for a term of 3 years

William R. Dermody, 12 Concord St (incumbent)

Robert Deutsch, 14 Highview St (incumbent)

Paula Dickerman, 20 Burnside Rd (incumbent)

Janice Epstein, 75 Highland Terrace (incumbent)

Priya Gore, 28 Thorpe Rd (incumbent)

Michael J. Greis, 384 Webster St (incumbent)

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Jit Basak, 1 Paul Revere Road (certified)

Dina L. Creiger, 7 Utica Rd (certified)

Richard W. Epstein, 75 Highland Ter (certified)

Thomas Gillogley, 275 Second Ave, Apt 5013 (certified)

David Jordan, 67 Spring Rd (certified)

Laura London, 372 Webster St (certified)

Lynne C. Stratford, 469 Webster St (certified)




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