Medfield's annual Town Election is Monday and the one contested race on this year's ballot is for one of the town's most important offices – Board of Selectmen. Current selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson is running for reelection Monday and has been challenged by Medfield resident and local business owner Nikolaos "Nick" Athanasiadis for a seat on the Board to serve with selectmen Ann Thompson and Mark Fisher as the collective Chief Executive Officer of the town. An important factor to consider when choosing a candidate to represent the town is understanding where the candidate stands on issues …
Despite running in uncontested races, four candidates for Medfield Town Offices took time Wednesday to introduce themselves to voters and participate in democracy through the town’s League of Women Voters (LWV) event. Uncontested on Monday’s town ballot are Tom Caragliano, running for Park Commissioner; Thomas Sweeney Jr., running for Board of Assessors; Maryanne Sullivan, running for School Committee and Steven Pelosi, running for Library Trustee. The candidates each introduced themselves to the public before engaging in a question and answer period at Wednesday’s LWV Candidates’ Evening at …
Editor’s note: Medfield’s Town Election is Monday, March 26 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Center at Medfield on Ice House Road. Click here to view Medfield Patch's voter's guide. The old saying “democracy is a participatory sport” rang true Wednesday during the Medfield League of Women Voters’ Candidates’ Evening event at Town Hall. LWV, a volunteer group in town, hosted a public forum featuring several candidates on this year’s town election ballot, including both candidates running for selectman – the town’s only contested race this year. Medfield resident Nikolaos “Nick” Athanasiadis …
Osler “Pete” Peterson has been a member of the Medfield Board of Selectmen for the past 12 years but has been committed to public service much longer. “My mother instilled in me this idea of public service,” Peterson said. “She was always very active everywhere that she lived and we lived in a lot of different places but everywhere that we lived she found something that she was active in.” Inspired by his mother's work and his coming of age in the 1960s, "when politics was at the forefront," Peterson said he was always interested in the public process, which sparked his desire to get involved…
Nikolaos "Nick" Athanasiadis has lived in Medfield for 17 years and never thought about running for a town office – until now. Inspired to get more involved in the town, Athanasiadis is campaigning against current selectman Osler “Pete” Peterson, a 12-year member of the board who is up for reelection this March. Meet Athanasiadis: The Candidate Athanasiadis said his campaign is focused on making a difference in Medfield and getting involved in a town he has called home for nearly two decades. “It’s no political dreams, I just want to make a difference … just want to help out,” Athanasiadis …
