Election Watch: Murphy and Corona Win Board of Selectmen Race
Incumbents Retain their 3-year seats.
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The day has finally arrived.
Easton residents will have the opportunity to cast their vote in this year's Annual Town Election.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m. today. All Easton precincts will report to Oliver Ames High School on Lothrop Street to vote. Town Clerk said Monday night that he expects an approximate 10 percent, or 1,500 voter turnout. Last year approximately 6 percent of voters turned out for Town Elections.
The one contested race is for two available three-year Board of Selectmen seats. Incumbents include Colleen Corona and Dan Murphy while challengers include Michael Maloney and Patrick Goodman. For a full look at that race, check out coverage over the past month by clicking here.
Also on today's ballot, a sample of which is attached, five people are running unopposed.
Among them, Walter Galas is running for Town Moderator.
Scott Timulty is running for the Board of Assessors.
Jennifer Nichols is running for the Board of Health.
Dennis Sheedy is running for Housing Authority.
And, Colleen Less is running for School Committee.
Patch will be at the polls throughout the day with an inside look at voter turnout and traffic. We'll also have results tonight following the election. Be sure to check back here and follow us on twitter @EastonPatch.
Bill Anderson
7:39 am on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Colleen Corona and Pat Goodman have my vote. The only two selfless people in the race.
Bob Mielde
9:16 am on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
At 8am as I was driving to work, I noticed that the typical "Vote Today" signs were missing from their normal locations. DId the DPW simply forget, or is something else going on here? Also - take a look at the Town website; I challenge you to find current information relative to 'Where & When' voting takes place.
Jimmy Donnelly
2:29 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
You're right on Bob. All you have to do is get in with the movers and shakers behind the scenes, the people who only meet behind closed doors, out of the public eye. Then the signage is "forgotten" but your minions, send out supportive emails to everyone in town. It's Chicago politics in Easton with just a different money man behind it.
Jimmy Donnelly
9:09 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Wow....Congrats to Ms. Corona on her massive well faught win. Dan Murphy is a low blow artist who won because Goodman and Malone split the vote against him. He did not deserve to win. Interesting to note that Dan, the incumbent candidate, had 2000 people vote against him.
Joe Murphy
10:14 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Classy thing to say Jimmy. Did he beat you at golf?