Reading is a town in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States,16 miles (26 km) north of central Boston. The population was 25,518 at the 2020 census.
Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,in the Greater Boston metropolitan area,incorporated in 1812 and located about 12.5 mi (20.1 km) north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census. Wakefield offers an assortment of activities around the local lake,Lake Quannapowitt.
The select board or board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members,with or without staggered terms. Three is the most common number,historically.
Mark A. Howland is a former representative to the Massachusetts General Court from New Bedford,Massachusetts.
Mark V. Falzone is an American political figure who is the President of Scenic America and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Todd M. Smola is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Smola represents the 1st Hampden District,serving the towns of Brimfield,Holland,Palmer,Sturbridge,Wales,Ware,and Warren.
Sarah K. Peake is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. She represents the Fourth Barnstable district,a Cape Cod district that includes her hometown of Provincetown. She previously served on the Provincetown Board of Selectmen.
Steven V. Angelo is a former state representative and Town Manager.
Bradley H. Jones Jr. is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since January 1995. He has also been the minority leader of the House since 2003. Jones represents the 20th Middlesex district,which includes Lynnfield,parts of Middleton,North Reading and parts of Reading.
Donald H. Wong is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,Wong has represented the 9th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2011. His constituency consists of parts of Lynn,Lynnfield,Wakefield and Saugus. He is also the President of Mandarin House,Inc.,which manages the Kowloon Restaurant.
Peter Forman is president and CEO of the South Shore (MA) Chamber of Commerce. He was formerly an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,Sheriff of Plymouth County,Massachusetts,and as a member of the Paul Celucci and Jane M. Swift administrations.
Joseph R. Gallitano was an American and politician who represented the 1st Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1997 to 1999 was and a member of the Plymouth,Massachusetts board of selectmen from 1979 to 1982
Forrester Andrew "Tim" Clark,Jr. is an American investment banker and politician who represented the 4th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1979 to 1995 and again from 1997 to 1999. Prior to serving in the House,Clark was a member of the Hamilton,Massachusetts Board of Selectmen.
Daniel Tyler Jr. was a Massachusetts political figure who served as Chairman of the Republican State Committee from 1950 to 1953,the Massachusetts State Housing Board from 1953 to 1957,and the Massachusetts Transit Authority from 1961 to 1963. He was also a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention from Massachusetts and a member of the Brookline,Massachusetts Board of Selectmen.
Maurice F. Cunningham was an American attorney,educator,and political figure who served as Town Manager of Saugus,Massachusetts from 1974 to 1976.
Norman B. Hansen was an American politician and government official who held various positions in Saugus,Massachusetts. He served as town manager from 1987 to 1992 and on four occasions served as temporary Town Manager.
Vernon Wynne Evans was an American politician and educator from Saugus,Massachusetts who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,Superintendent of the Saugus Public Schools,and as a member of the Saugus Board of Selectmen.
Josh S. Cutler is an attorney and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the 6th Plymouth district of Massachusetts,which represents every precinct in the towns of Pembroke and Hanson,and precincts 2,3,4,5,and 6 of Duxbury. Cutler was elected on November,6th 2012 becoming the first Democrat to hold the seat for the 6th Plymouth District dating back to the Reconstruction era.
Brenda Kupchick is an American politician who served as the First Selectman of Fairfield,Connecticut from 2019 to 2023. She served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 132nd district from 2011 to 2019. She resigned on November 22,2019,after she was elected First Selectman of Fairfield,Connecticut. She was the second elected female First Selectman of Fairfield,after Jacquelyn Durrell,who served from 1983 to 1993.
Rick Hayes is an American politician currently serving as a Connecticut State Representative from the 51st District,which encompasses the towns of Putnam,Thompson,and parts of Killingly. A member of the Republican Party,Hayes first ran for the seat in 2018 in an election where he would win over Democratic candidate Larry Groh Jr. Hayes was re-elected in 2020,once again defeating Groh. Hayes currently serves as a member of the House General Law Committee,the Environment Committee,and the Public Safety and Security Committee. He is also a member of the Putnam Board of Selectman,serving in that position since 2017.
