Common Council Races

There will be a number of new faces on the Council, as well as many of the "old ones." This is how the Council races shook themselves out:

Ward 1: Perrenial favorite Wayne Matewsky topped the ticket again, despite running for Alderman-at-large at the same time. Many had criticized Wayne for running for both seats, but it didn't hurt him in the Ward. Coming in second was Millie Cardello, and third was Michael Mangan, in his third run for the seat. Sergio Cornelio ran a spirited race, but fell short of grabbing the third spot. Joe Messina and Mary Silva came in with respectable votes, but not enough to overtake the incumbents.

Ward 2: Lou Sierra topped the ticket, with Joe King and Peter Simonelli taking second and third respectively. Anthony Fragione came in fourth, but pulled a very respectable vote.

Ward 3: Ticket topper Sal DiDomenico ran a solid race, setting the pace for Ward 3. Coming in second was Stephanie Smith and coming in third was James Keane, in his maiden run for office. Laurie Flagg and Bill Bowdridge pulled a respectable vote for their first runs at elective office.

Ward 4: No surprises with Joe Hickey taking the top spot, with Leo McKinnon polling second. Third place finisher for the final seat was Bernie D'Onofrio, who pulled quite a vote out of Ward 4 in his second run for elective office. Business owner, Stacy Caralis came in four, but pulled a nice vote in his maiden run for Common Council.

Ward 5: Topping the ticket was Lori Bruno, pulling a very nice vote out of the ward, with newcomer Rosa DiFlorio coming in second. Ten votes behind Rosa was veteran councilor Billy Cardello. Coming in fourth was Attorney Victor Dragone, who pulled a very respectable vote, and fifth was Eamon Kernan, who did well in his first, but very quiet run for office.

Ward 6: No surprises for Ward 6, with Kay Hicks topping the ticket again. Anthony Ranieri pulled in second place, with newcomer Cynthia Sarnie coming in third. Trailing behind Cynthia were Stephen Faia, and William Breining.

Congratulations once again!