L80th ANNUAL REPORT [own of Wakefield - 1991 The 1991 Wakefield Annual Town Report is dedicated to John J. McCarthy, who retired on January 26, 1991 John j. McCarthy Town Accountant 1950-1990 Executive Secretary to Board of Selectmen 1957-1990 Town Accountant/Executive Secretary Emeritus 1991 Illustrations for this Annual Report were made by Junior Girl Scout Troop #1450. Members of the troop are: Meghan Butler, Alicia Costa, Lauren Emmott, Rebecca Flint, Elizabeth Henshaw, Stephanie Lemieux, Sara Masiello, Sara Owen, Katie-Lyn Rhoades, Kathleen Tyler and Melissa Wilson. Troop Leader is Cheryl Jackson. Assistant Leader is Kristen Henshaw. r ~\ 180th annual report OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF Wakefield Massachusetts including the vital Statistics for the year ending December thirty-first 1991 Wakefield Item Press, Wakefield, Mass. TOWN OF WAKEFIELD Town of Wakefield Population, 1991 Census — 23,988 1990 Federal Census — 24,825 Congressman, 7th District — Edward J. Markey of Maiden Councillor, 6th District — Vincent J. Manganello of Boston Senator, 3rd Middlesex District — Richard R. Tisei of Wakefield State Representative, Twenty-Second Middlesex — William F. Cass TOWN OFFICERS * Selectmen Judith S. Babb, Chairman, 1993 Trudy Delory, 1992 J. Edward Surette, III, 1993 Wayne M, Tarr, 1992 Brian M. Cresta, 1994 *Town Clerk Virginia M. Zingarelli, 1993 •Moderator John L. Harrington, 1992 * Treasurer Paul Lazzaro, 1992 Tax Collector Michael W. Martello, 1994 **Town Accountant Matthew J. Burns, Jr., 1994 ** Executive Secretary Thomas P. Butler, 1994 180th ANNUAL REPORT Executive Secretary/Town Accountant John J. McCarthy, Emeritus January 26, 1991 Board of Public Works Cyril R. Bode 1992 Thomas G. Carroll 1993 Roger G. Maloney 1993 Dennis P. Hogan 1994 F. Michael Nardone 1994 School Committee Paul J. Bettano 1992 William F. Connelly 1992 Betsy Sheeran 1992 John B. Encarnacao 1993 Colleen B. Murphy 1993 William E. Chetwynd 1994 Joanne T. Dumont 1994 Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Representative (4 years) Marsha A. McDonough 1993 Trustees, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Richard D. Burchill 1992 Elizabeth A. Freeman 1992 Bernard Spielman 1992 Kristina A. Carrick 1993 Harold D. Regan 1993 Mary N. Vincent 1993 Daniel Sabbatelli 1994 Gray Coughenour Sawyer 1994 John C. Sullivan, Jr. 1994 Board of Health Clarice P. Andrews 1992 Sam Stella 1993 A. Louis Giamarco 1994 Town Planning Board James T. French 1992 Richard G. Phipps 1993 Bette Belmonte Shallcross 1994 Nancy H. Cahill 1995 Caroline L. Coscia 1996 Assessors Alfred R. Razzaboni 1992 Harris Albert Cusick 1993 Brenda L. Campanella 1994 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD * Municipal Light Commissioners Chester R. Davis 1992 Gilbert J. McCarthy 1992 James H. Murphy 1993 Kenneth J. Chase, Jr. 1994 Michael P. McCarthy 1994 * Wakefield Housing Authority Rev. Robert A. Cruickshank, State Appointee 1992 Francis A. Langone 1992 Jerome V. Sweeney, II 1992 Arthur J. Rotondi, Jr. 1995 Jon L. Kennedy 1996 * Constables John R. Carr, Jr. 1992 Richard J. DeFelice 1992 Earle R. Fairfield 1993 ** Registrars of Voters William D. Berggren 1993 Ellen A. Lee, Chairperson 1993 Virginia M. Zingarelli, Clerk 1993 Jeanne Marie Delory 1994 ** Finance Committee Arnold K. Canner 1992 William F. Curry 1992 Royal H. Evans, Jr. 1992 Muriel McConville 1992 Olga C. Packard 1992 Rosco E. Irving 1993 Richard Miranda 1993 Alfred A. Palmerino 1993 George E. Snow 1993 Charles D. Willis 1993 M. Kent Fletcher 1994 Thomas W. Goodwin 1994 John J. McCarthy, Jr. 1994 Philip F. McCarty 1994 Harry Petrucci 1994 """Historical Commission Henry B. McConville 1992 Neil F. O'Neil 1992 James W. Wulff 1992 Nancy L. Bertrand 1993 Gene A. Moulton 1993 Marcia J. Phinney 1993 Michael F. Kilkelly 1994 180th ANNUAL REPORT ** Recreation Commission Scott Wishart 1992 Christine M. Gargano 1993 James B. Shevlin, Jr. 1993 Robert Bisacre 1994 Robert Romano 1994 ** Conservation Commission Robert Gonzalez 1992 Robert E. Moores, Jr. 1992 Richard L. Laramie 1993 Frank J. Luciani, Jr. 1994 Philip B. Posner 3 394 **CATV Advisory Committee Joseph Basilesco 1993 Sabatino Benedetto 1993 Robert H. Beyer 1993 Frank Orloff 1993 Eric Reid 1993 ** Commission on Disability Issues Dorothy A. Pierce 1992 T. Florence Brickett 1993 Harry S. Kasbarian 1993 John J. MacKay 1993 Michael J. Nasella 1993 Michael L. Pierce 1993 Larry A. Hardacker 1994 Barbara J. Kasbarian 1994 Lois Jarema (Alternate) 1995 """Council on Aging Elsie B. Freeman 1992 Mary A. Gallucci 1992 Gertrude F. Qualters 1993 Marguerite C. Buckless 1994 Delia M. Giuffre 1994 Loretta M. O'Brien 1994 ** Fence Viewers Sabatino Benedetto 1992 F. Leo Delory 1992 George 0. Richardson 1992 ** Board of Appeals—Zoning James E. Caffrey 1992 Franklin J. Fotino 1993 Richard 0. Bayrd 1994 Mark M. Curley (Alternate) 1992 Robert Bisacre (Alternate) 1993 James H. Sen (Alternate) 1994 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD ** Personnel Advisory Committee (Indefinite Term) Henry C. Anzalone Helen L. Boulay Richard D. Cardillo Jacquelyn J. Maher Anthony J. Pietrafitta, Jr. **Wakefield Fair Housing Partnership Committee (Indefinite Term) Caroline L. Coscia Diane M. Duratti Thomas F. Markham, III Gail A. Pelletier Bette B. Shallcross Gertrude Spaulding Gayle B. Spurr J. Edward Surette, III Elected **Appointed —- 180th ANNUAL REPORT When you VOTE you ELECT 1 I Board of Public Works Board of Selectmen Town Treasurer -Moderator Tax Collector. .Town Clerk Planning Board— —Board of Assessors School Committee- Board of Health Constables— Board of Library Trustees Municipal Light —Housing Authority Commission Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School Representative TOWN OF WAKEFIELD HOW ITS DONE IN WAKEFIELD: • VOTER REGISTRATION • LOCAL ELECTIONS • TOWN MEETING Prepared by the Town Clerk and the League of Women Voters of Wakefield TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN WAKEFIELD YOU MUST BE: • an American citizen (native-born or naturalized) • at least 18 years old on the date of the election • a resident of Wakefield, Massachusetts TO REGISTER TO VOTE YOU MUST: • appear in person before an authorized Registrar of Voters WHEN AND WHERE TO REGISTER: • 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, and during any extra hours sched- uled by the Board of Registrars (see local newspapers for times). • Town Clerk's office, first floor, William J. Lee Memorial Town Hall, One Lafayette Street, OR in any other city or town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (your registration will be forwarded to Wakefield Town Clerk for inclusion on local voting list). DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION: • To vote in state or presidential primaries or state elections, you must register to vote at least 28 days before the election. • To vote in local elections, or to vote at Annual Town Meeting, you must register to vote at least 20 days prior to the election. • To vote at a Special Town Meeting, you must register at least 10 days prior to the meeting. MORE ABOUT REGISTRATION Registration is permanent unless a voter moves to a new city or town or changes name by marriage. However, failure to respond to the Annual Cen- sus may result in being dropped from the list of Registered Voters, per Chapter 51 — Section 4. A voter, moving from one precinct to another within the town, should immediately notify the Registrars of the changes to assure being able to vote in the new precinct, otherwise he must vote in his former address. Registrations are administered by the Board of Registrars. The Board is com- posed of three citizens, appointed for three year terms by the Board of Select- men, and the Town Clerk, who by virtue of her office, serves as clerk of the board. POLLING PLACES 1. Precinct 1 — Masonic Lodge 2. Precinct 2 — Atwell-Junior High School Gym 3. Precinct 3 — Franklin School 4. Precinct 4 — Greenwood Fire Station 5. Precinct 5 — West Side Social Club 6. Precinct 6 — West Side Social Club 7. Precinct 7 — Dolbeare School 180th ANNUAL REPORT LOCAL ELECTIONS Local elections are held annually on the last Tuesday in April and are non- partisan. Write-ins are permitted, and absentee voting is allowed. TO BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR LOCAL OFFICE, A CITZEN MUST: • be a registered voter in Wakefield, Massachusetts. • obtain nomination papers from the Town Clerk (one set of papers for each office sought in the election). • obtain the signatures of 50 citizens who are registered to vote in Wakefield. • submit nomination papers to the Board of Registrars 49 days prior to the town election for certification of the signatures. • file nomination papers with the Town Clerk by 5 pm on the 35th day before the town election. This places the candidate's name officially on the ballot. TO JOIN A POLITICAL PARTY A citizen may choose to declare his/her choice of political affiliation when he/she registers to vote, or may declare his/her party choice when voting in primary elections. If a voter chooses not to declare his/her party, he/she will be listed as an "un-enrolled voter" on voting lists. TO CHANGE OR CANCEL PARTY ENROLLMENT/SERVE AS A DELEGATE A voter may appear in person at the Town Clerk's office or use the postal system to change his/her party designation. This may be done at any time. A party member is eligible to be a delegate to his/her party conventions; delegates are chosen every four years on the presidential primary ballot. PROCEDURE AT TOWN MEETING The Moderator, an elected town official, presides at Town Meetings. He/she begins by reading the call for the meeting. Usually a motion is made to waive further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return (which the law demands be read), and the motion is carried. Articles in the warrant are taken up in order as they are printed in the warrant unless it is requested by a two-thirds vote that they be taken up otherwise.* The recommendations of the Finance Committee are given before voters discuss or act upon an article.