Chloe Shelford Jan 25, 2021
Nomination papers are now available for the upcoming Town Election, and a race for a seat on the Board of Selectmen is on the horizon.
The Town Election will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4.
Board of Selectmen
He will be facing one challenger: Glenn Lawrence, a current member of the Finance Committee.
Slavin was first elected to the Board of Selectman in 2012, and is a longtime member of the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District, the Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association and the Massachusetts Municipal Association.
Asked why he is running again, Slavin said there are a number of large town projects that he has been working on for years and would like to see through, including bringing the commuter rail to Wareham, fixing up Merchants Way, and building a new police station and community center.
Wicked Local
WAREHAM – School Superintendent Kimberly Shaver-Hood is suing the town, the School Committee and three members individually for discrimination based on her sexual orientation, gender, age and protected activity.
Shaver-Hood is described in the complaint as a 64-year-old lesbian. The complaint was filed with Plymouth County Superior Court on Dec. 24. The protected activity comes into play because she had previously made a formal complaint to the town of discrimination.
The individual members named are Michael Flaherty, Mary Morgan and Apryl Rossi. Morgan and Rossi are also being sued for defamation, according to the complaint.
Shaver-Hood has been Wareham superintendent since 2013. She filed a complaint with the town on Nov. 15, 2019 alleging discriminatory employment practices and harassment by the committee and its members.