Salem Town Meeting 2013 Voter's Guide

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The Warrants

School District Warrant

School District Sample Ballot

Town Warrant

Town Sample Ballot

The Candidates

SAU 57

School Board (2 open seats) – 3 year terms

• Patricia Corbett (incumbent)
• John J. Manning
• Peter Morgan (incumbent)

School District Moderator (1 open seat) - 3 year term

• Kelly Bryant (incumbent)
  

School District Clerk (1 open seat) – 3 year term

• Linda Cornwell (incumbent)
  

School District Treasurer (1 open seat) – 3 year term

• Mark Pearson (incumbent)

Town of Salem

Selectmen (1 open seat) – 3 year term

• Pat Hargreaves (incumbent)
• Stephen Kelly (has announced that he is no longer seeking the seat)

Budget Committee (2 open seats) – 3 year terms

• Josef E. Brown
• Paul Welch
• Eugene M. Morgan
• Stephan Coufos
• Martha Spaulding

Budget Committee (1 open seat) – 1 year term

• Russell Frydryck (incumbent)
• Steven Plante

Planning Board (2 open seats) – 3 year terms

• Edward DeClercq (incumbent)
• Linda Harvey (incumbent)

Zoning Board of Adjustment (1 open seat) – 3 year term

• John J. Manning
• Arthur Nobrega
• Jeff Hatch (write-in candidate)

Trustee of the Library (1 open seat) – 3 year term

• Martha Breen (incumbent)
• Genevieve Lord

Trustee of the Trust Fund (1 open seat) – 1 year term

• Harley Featherston (incumbent)
• Thomas Linehan

The Stories

• Salem Set to Appoint Casino Advisory Committee Members
• Building and Trades Council Calls Casino Report 'Flawed'
• Morse: Casino Host Community Will Get About $13.5 Million
• Study Says Costs of Casino Will Cancel Out Benefits
• Anti-Casino Group Tells Residents to Ask Hassan the 'Tough Questions'
• Passage of School Improvements Will Mean $750K in State Aid
• Hassan Stands Behind Casino Pledge at Governors Meeting
• Hassan: NH 'Can No Longer Pretend' Gambling Isn't Coming
• Selectman Candidate has Second Thoughts
• Selectmen Excited About Governor's Backing of Gaming
• Hassan's Gaming Stance Slammed by Former Gubernatorial Candidates
• Survey Shows Gaming in N.H. Gaining Support
• Morse on Gaming: 'Things Have Changed in Concord'
• Millennium Gaming CEO: Rockingham Park is Best Site in New England
• Town Begins Casino Committee Outreach
• Morse: Expanded Gaming Bill Would Award One License
• Non-Elected Citizens to Make Up Majority of Casino Committee
• Residents Band Together to Get Local Road Fixed
• Selectmen Won't Back Any Non-Profit Petitions
• Bridge Reconstruction Warrant to Total Over $1.6 Million
• Selectmen Slammed by BudCom for Road Program Warrant
• BudCom Approves School Improvements Warrant
• Selectmen Weigh Lease Vs. Purchase of New Fire Engine
• Selectmen Recommend Casino Referendum
• BudCom Trims $82K From School Budget
• Selectmen Change Course on '13 Default Budget

All prior stories can be found in the Salem, N.H. Patch archives

The Deliberative Sessions

Town of Salem Deliberative Session took place on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. at Salem High School auditorium. Social Agencies Story, Keewaydin Drive Story.

The Salem School District Deliberative Session will take place on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Salem High School auditorium. Read the story here.

The Opinions

• Vote 'Yes' for Expanded Gaming
• Voting is a Privilege? or a Hassle? Or is only Important if I get Something out of it?
• Let's Complete the Job by Approving Phase 2 on March 12
• Two Phase 2 Questions and Answers
• Answer to Phase 2 Questions and Answers
• Everyday Math has not Panned out in Salem
• Rules and Exceptions; Facilities and Penicillin
• Response to Peter Morgan's Blog Post 'Rules and Exceptions; Facilities and Penicillin
• Why Don't I 'Allow Comments' on by Blog Posts?
• Response to "Why Don't I 'Allow Comments" on my Blog Posts?"
• Response to Peter Morgan on School Renovations; Add Your Responses Here

Election Day

Voting will take place on Tuesday, March 12 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at four polling places.