Local Candidates Forums Planned for October

The Medford Democratic Ward and City Committee is planning two forums for candidates running for Mayor, City Council, and School Committee.

The Mayoral and School Committee candidate forum will be held on Wednesday, October 16 from 7-10PM at Medford City Hall. The mayoral candidates will field questions prior to the School Committee candidates, beginning at 7PM.

Current Mayor Michael McGlynn is running for re-election. He is being challenged by Anthony D’Antonio.

All six current School Committee members are running for re-election: George Scarpelli, Ann Marie Cugno, Paulette Van der Kloot, John Falco, Robert E. Skerry, Jr., and Erin DiBenedetto. There are no challengers.

The City Council candidate forum will be held on Wednesday, October 23 from 7-10PM at Medford City Hall.

Six of the seven current City Councilors are running for re-election: Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Paul Camuso, Rick Caraviello, Fred Dello Russo, Jr., Mike Marks, and Robert Penta. Several newcomers are also running: Robert Cappucci, Mark Crowley, Robert FitzPatrick, Adam Knight, Jeanne Martin, Jim Morse, and Neil Osborne.

All candidates have been invited. Both forums are free and open to the public and will be broadcast live on local TV (Channel 22 for Comcast subscribers and Channel 43 for Verizon subscribers).

– Information from Medford Democratic Ward and City Committee