Steve O'Leary and Joe Foti Win North Reading Election
Steve O'Leary will remain on the board and Joe Foti is a new selectman.
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Incumbent Steve O'Leary and Joe Foti won the election for Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. The unofficial numbers say that O'Leary will remain a member of the board and Foti is a new member.
Water Commission Chairman Joe Foti had 1,222 votes, Steve O'Leary gained 1,165 votes and former School Committee member Maureen Harty-Vacca collected 784 votes.
The selectmen race were the only contested seats on Tuesday.
Election workers said that the polls were slow as there was not as big of a turn out as they had hoped.
The new selectmen will meet with the rest of the board on Thursday night for a re-organization.
Here are two profiles that will help you get to know your new selectmen better:
North Reading Selectman Candidate Profile: Steve O'Leary
North Reading Selectman Candidate Profile: Joe Foti
Check back to Patch for the complete breakdown of the numbers on Wednesday morning.
Jim Pothier
8:51 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Congratulations to Steve O'Leary and Joe Foti on their election to the North Reading Board of Selectmen. And a thank you to my friend Maureen Harty Vacca for her honest campaign for a seat on the board!
Ed Canney
11:47 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Ditto Jim.
robert foti
5:47 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Congratulations to Joe and Steve on their victory.
Mel Webster
11:26 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Congratulations to the winners, but shame on the voters of North Reading. The fact that only 17.83 percent of registered voters went to the polls is appalling. Is it really that difficult to spend 5 minutes to elect the leaders of our town?
Ed Canney
3:06 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012
"Hello", I agree w/your arguments. In Massachusetts we have addressed these issues you cite. I have friends,relatives and acquaintances that are gay and lesbian. What positions they hold in the schools is no one's business. I would hope there is no sex-orientation litmus test to teach! It would certainly be a violation of their rights and violate the Massachusetts Constitution as well as The U.S. Constitution.
I just feel these issues are not best raised in a Selectman's race. I supported Steve O'Leary. Steve and I disagreed on many issues when I served w/him. He listened to my arguments and I his. Its all about persuasion and vigorous debate. I don't know where Steve O'Leary stands on gun ownership. If he were to run for state or federal elective office, I would inquire. But as a Selectman, his view has no bearing to that position on gun control
I just don't see the link to local elective office and national social policies. I thought it was unfair to single out Ms. Vacca on this issue when the question was not proposed to all the candidates.
Your position has great merit. But not in that forum. Just my opinion.