WESTFIELD – In an update to our story on Saturday of the candidate list for the Westfield fall elections, there was information from the City Clerk’s office that was overlooked about candidates that have chosen to remove their names from the ballot although they had the requisite signature verifications.
Daniel D. Call of Granville Road removed his name for consideration of Ward 4 Councilor leaving Bernard W. Fitzgerald-Rosenblum of St. James Avenue, Dawn Thomas of Loomis Ridge and Michael Burns of Kylie Lane as the candidates who will square off in the City’s only preliminary election on September 26 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In Ward 3, Alexandra N. Herbert-Sutter of Western Avenue removed her name for consideration leaving incumbent Andrew Surprise of Bates Street and Robert Atkocaitis of Birch Terrace as the only two vying for representation in this Ward.
Here is the complete list of candidates:
Mayor: Brian Sullivan of Sherwood Avenue, incumbent
City Council Ward 1: Mary Ann Babinski of Rogers Avenue, incumbent
City Council Ward 2: Ralph J. Figy of Brookline Avenue, incumbent
City Council Ward 3: Incumbent Andrew Surprise of Bates Street and Robert Atkocaitis of Birch Terrace
City Council Ward 4: Bernard W. Fitzgerald-Rosenblum of St. James Avenue, Dawn Thomas of Loomis Ridge and Michael Burns of Kylie Lane
City Council Ward 5: Incumbent Robert A. Paul, Sr., of Camelot Lane, and Leslie D. LeFebvre of Rambling Drive
City Council Ward 6: William J. Onyski of Hillcrest Circle, incumbent
City Council At Large: Incumbents – Dan Allie of Union Street, Brent B. Bean II of Ridgecrest Drive, John J. Beltrandi III of Jeanne Marie Drive, Steve C. Dondley of Kane Brothers Circle, Dave A. Flaherty of Marla Circle, Cindy C. Harris of South Maple Street and Matthew Van Heynigen of Belden Drive.
Challengers – Frank L. Bush of Thomas Street, Jeffrey J. Chagnon of Ridgecrest Drive, Matt Emmershy of Fowler Street, Muneeb “Moon” Mahmood of Union Street, Nicholas J. Morganelli, Jr. of Prospect Street and Gary D. Wolfe of Taylor Avenue
Municipal Light Board: Ward 1 has Kevin M. Kelleher, Sr., of Prospect Street Extension; Ward 2 is Ray Rivera of Mechanic Street; Ward 3 is Jane C. Wensley of Lathrop Avenue; Ward 4 is Francis L. Liptak of City View Boulevard; Ward 5 is Thomas P. Flaherty, Sr., of Wild Flower Circle and Ward 6 Robert C. Sacco of Devon Terrace
Westfield Athenaeum Trustee: Incumbent Jayne M. Mulligan of Granville Road and Jason Phillips of Meadowbrook Lane
The Westfield News, in collaboration with the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, will once again host candidate forums this October. Candidate forums will be held for the contested seats of City Council At Large, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 5. Dates and times will be announced soon.
