Two File for McDougall Vacancy on Opening Day

An early sweep of cadidacy filings on day one in Salem saw two residents file for the vacancy left on the Zoning Board of Adjustment by former member Patrick McDougall.

McDougall resigned from his positions on both the ZBA and Budget Committee after he was found guilty for obstructing government administration in December.

Seeking to fill the void are John Manning, who is currently serving as an alternate, and Arthur Nobrega.

Three other familiar names on the town side filed on Wednesday.

Selectman Pat Hargreaves will run for re-election with his term set to expire in March.

Linda Harvey and Ed DeClercq have filed for Planning Board.

The Salem School District will see Patricia Corbett run for another term on the School Board.

Also seeking to renew her service as district treasurer will be Linda Cornwell.