Residents assemble for the candidates forum at the Westfield Senior Center on Thursday evening. (Photo by Lynn Boscher)
WESTFIELD – The candidate forums for School Committee and Ward 5 were held consecutively on Thursday evening, hosted by Tina Gorman, Executive Director at the Westfield Senior Center. The forums, along with the others in the series are sponsored by The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and The Westfield News Group. Moderator was Patrick Berry, President of The Westfield News Group and Kate Phelon, Executive Director of the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, was the timekeeper. Forty-four people attended the forum on Thursday.
Each candidate was given a minute and a half for an opening statement, followed by rotating questions between the two candidates. At the end of the forum, each candidate was allowed two minutes for closing remarks.
