Three Medford School Committee members ousted
Travis Andersen photo
Mayor Michael McGlynn watches local returns with other pols on a big
screen at the Hyatt Hotel.
Three incumbents out of five lost their School Committee seats on Tuesday, while a challenger topped the ticket. The final results will be certified in a day or two, City Clerk Ed Finn said.
Six seats were up for grabs on the committee. The winners were challenger George Scarpelli with 4,202 votes; challenger John Falco with 3,847; incumbent Ann Marie Cugno, 3,677; challenger Sharon Guzik, 3,374; incumbent Paulette Van der Kloot, 3,172; and challenger Bill O'Keefe, 3,155.
Incumbents William Brady, Lena DiGiantommaso, and Robert Skerry were ousted. All three have served on the panel for decades.
"I think [the results] reflect a strong interest in education in the community," said Superintendent Roy Belson at a reception at the Hyatt Hotel on Riverside Avenue. Belson added that the three incumbents who lost have served well on the panel.
On the City Council side, all seven incumbents won reelection. According to the preliminary results, Stephanie Muccini Burke had 4,815 votes; Paul Camuso had 4,756; Michael Marks had 4,454; Fred Dello Russo had 4,432; Robert Penta had 4,363; Robert Maiocco had 4,300; and Council President Breanna Lungo-Koehn had 4,183.
Challenger Mark Arena missed the final seat for the second straight election by about 400 votes.
Meanwhile, Mayor Michael McGlynn ran unopposed en route to his 12th straight term in the corner office.
"I want to thank all of you for your continued support," he told guests at the Hyatt.
About 9,100 voters came out, or roughly 26 percent of the city's registered voters, according to the registrar's office.
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