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Date: 5/25/2022
WILBRAHAM – A total of 2,106 voters, 18.87 percent of eligible residents, cast their ballots in the Annual Town Election on May 16 and chose to stay the course with many candidates re-elected and one familiar face returning to the Board of Selectmen.
Susan Bunnell won election to the Board of Selectmen with 1,216 votes against the 854 votes for Jeff Farnsworth. Bunnell was previously a member of the Board of Selectmen from 2014 to 2020, when she left the position to take a job with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The position carries a three-year term.
Another race this year was for a seat on the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District’s School Committee. Sean Kennedy, who has served two three-year terms on the committee, was re-elected in a close contest. The incumbent received 781 votes to Joseph Lawless’s 763 votes. Michael Tirabassi came in third with 530 ballots cast in his favor.
James Rooney will serve another five-year term on the Planning Board, having received 1,132 votes against the 731 for Bruce Williams.
The Library Board of Trustees had two positions available to fill. Of the four candidates, Christine Goonan and Marjorie Williams received the most votes with 1,098 and 889 votes, respectively. Thomas Garvey came in third with 736 votes and David Sanders came fourth with 613 votes.
Several other candidates ran in uncontested races. Roger Roberge II was elected to another three-year term as an assessor and Rik Alvarez was once again elected to be water commissioner for three years. Newly seated officials include Gordon Allen for one year on the Planning Board and David Bourcier as cemetery commissioner for three-years.