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30-07-2025
- Politics
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Imagine running for mayor for the first time ‒ and you're unopposed
Acting Weymouth Mayor Michael Molisse will run unopposed for his first full term as mayor. Virtually the only way Molisse wouldn't become mayor is a wildly successful write-in campaign on election day. Nomination papers for the Nov. 4 town election were due back to the town clerk by Tuesday, July 29. The town will not need to hold a primary election. Molisse, the town council president, took over as acting mayor with Robert Hedlund's July 15 resignation. Hedlund announced his resignation June 17, citing family and health concerns. Those wishing to run for mayor then had six weeks ‒ until July 29 ‒ to return nomination papers. There are five open seats for councilors at large. Incumbents Christopher Heffernan, Fred Happel and Richard Coughlin will seek reelection, and Stephen Shinney, Andrew Donovan, Alyson Dossett and James Melody have also thrown their hats in the ring. Molisse and Greg Shanahan will not seek reelection. District 1 incumbent Pascale Burga will face challenger Kathleen Kelly. In District two, former mayoral candidate Edward Cowen will face Rebecca Sherlock-Shangraw, a current school committee member who is not seeking reelection. Incumbent Maureen Kiely is not running for the seat. The exit interview: Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund on his 9 1/2 years leading the town The school committee has three open seats, with none of the incumbents with expiring terms – Sherlock-Shangraw, Kathy Curran, and Dana Scott – running for reelection. The six candidates who have submitted nomination papers are Ashley Dickerman, Joseph Bronske, Cynthia Lyons, Allegra Marrone, Kelly McClean and Peter Krawciw. This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Weymouth election: Who is on the November ballot? Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Politics
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Mayor of Mass. town announces plans to resign next month
Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund announced Tuesday that he is resigning from his position as of July 15, ending his third four-year term two and a half years early. The timing of the Republican mayor's resignation will allow for a mayoral election to be held along with the Town Council elections on Nov. 4 and eliminate the need for a special election, Hedlund said in a statement. Until then, Town Council President Mike Molisse will serve as interim mayor, and Chief of Staff Ted Langill will stay on in his role. 'Reflecting on my tenure as Mayor, it has been a privilege and honor to have repeatedly earned the trust of Weymouth residents, not only as Mayor but also during my 21 years as State Senator,' Hedlund said in the statement. Hedlund, 63, has served nine and a half years as mayor after first being elected to the position in 2015. In the statement, the mayor expressed confidence in the ability of other town officials' to lead the town in his absence. 'I could not have accomplished all that has been accomplished without each and every one of them. I am confident that I am leaving Weymouth in very good hands and that the future will only continue to get brighter,' he said. Hedlund cited concern for his health and family as the reason for cutting his time as mayor short, The Patriot Ledger reported. He told the newspaper he has no definite plans for how he will continue his career, but that he doesn't plan on retiring. Molisse — a real estate agent and 25-year Town Council veteran — told The Patriot Ledger he is not only ready to serve as mayor, but that he will run for the position for the first time ever in November. Nomination papers are already available at the Town Clerk's Office and will remain so until July 25, the newspaper reported. They are due back by July 29. Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Tuesday's $280 million jackpot? Boston police seek man involved in hit-and-run that left victim seriously injured What's open and closed in Massachusetts on Juneteenth 2025 Wilyer Abreu, planning to return to Red Sox Friday, says he'll play anywhere Chef and Food Network star Anne Burrell dead at 55 Read the original article on MassLive.
