WATERVILLE — City Council Chairman Fred Stubbert, D-Ward 1, and Councilor Karen Rancourt-Thomas, D-Ward 7, were nominated Sunday night by city Democrats to run for re-election in November.

About 25 people turned out for the 45-minute Democratic City Committee caucus in the City Council chambers, according to committee Vice Chairman Ed Lachowicz.

Sara Sylvester and Pamela Trinward were nominated to run for re-election to the Board of Education in wards 1 and 7, respectively.

Bernard Huebner was nominated to run for Charter Commission in Ward 1, Lachowicz was nominated in Ward 2, Rosemary Winslow in Ward 3, Alicia Barnes in Ward 4, Donald Dufour in Ward 5 and Roland Hallee in Ward 6.

Winslow is a current city councilor, Barnes is a Planning Board member, Dufour is a former city councilor and School Board member, and Hallee is a former councilor.

Lachowicz said no one was nominated for Charter Commission in Ward 7, so the committee voted to have Lachowicz choose a candidate. That person’s name will be placed on the November ballot.

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No nominations were received for warden positions in wards 1, 3, 4 and 7 or ward clerk positions in wards 1, 3 and 7, according to Lachowicz. Anyone interested in serving in those positions should contact City Clerk Patti Dubois, he said. Her number is 680-4210.

The Republican City Committee was scheduled to caucus Monday night. Nominees chosen at that caucus will face Democratic nominees and possibly others in November.

Dubois said Monday that all city candidates except warden and ward clerk must collect petition signatures in order for their names to be placed on the ballot. Petition forms are available at Dubois’ office. Nominees for City Council and Board of Education must collect 25 to 50 signatures from registered votes in their respective wards, Dubois said.

The signed petitions must be returned to her office by Sept. 7.


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