Several contested seats in upcoming town election

There’s more interest than usual in running for town office this year, as 21 residents filed papers to run for 17 seats in the March 28 election (see table below). The contested races are:

Select Board (two candidates running for one seat) — Incumbent James Craig is stepping down after two terms and Jim Hutchinson and Adam Hogue are competing for that open seat.

Planning Board (three candidates running for two seats) — Incumbents Margaret Olson and Steve Gladstone are running for reelection, and Ephraim Flint is also running. Flint previously served on the Planning Board in the 2000s.

Lincoln School Committee (two candidates running for one seat) — Newcomers Kimberly Rajdev and Joseph Dwyer are vying for the seat of Jen James, who was appointed to fill the seat of Trintje Gnazzo (who resigned mid-term) but is not running for election to a full term. Meanwhile, Adam Hogue (who is on the committee but not up for reelection) is running for a seat on the Select Board. If he wins that seat,  the School Committee and Select Board will appoint an interim member to fill his spot.

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Committee (three candidates running for two seats) — All three (two incumbents and a challenger) are Sudbury residents. The seats held by Lincoln residents Heather Cowap and Harold Engstrom are not up for reelection this year.