HADLEY/SOUTH HADLEY — Voters in Hadley and South Hadley will decide several races at town elections Tuesday, including key positions on Select Board in both communities.
In Hadley, voters will fill three seats on the Select Board, an open position on the Board of Health and the town moderator.
Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Hopkins Academy.
The two, three-year seats available on the Select Board will pit five-term incumbent Joyce A. Chunglo against challengers Christian M. Stanley and Isaac T. Ronke-Golding.
Running for the lone one-year Select Board seat, vacated by Donald Pipczynski last year, are David J. Fill II and Jessica F. Kem.
For a one-year position as moderator, incumbent Brian C. West, first elected in 2015, is facing a challenge from D. Dina Friedman.
A three-year position on the Board of Health is being sought by Emma M.H. Dragon and Gerald T. Devine with incumbent Jennifer Gould not seeking re-election.
School Committee incumbent Humera M. Fasihuddin is running for re-election, along with fellow incumbent Paul Phifer. But Phifer’s name is not on the ballot and he is running as a write-in candidate.
Other incumbents on the ballot who aren’t facing challenges include Jeffrey Mish for a three-year seat on the Board of Assessors; Jo-Ann M. Konieczny and Alison K. Donta-Venman for three-year positions as trustees for the Goodwin Memorial Library; James J. Maksimoski for a five-year term on the Planning Board; Sheila M. Konieczny for a one-year position as Elector under the Oliver Smith Will; Susan P. Glowatsky for a three-year term as tax collector; and Wilfred P. Danylieko for a five-year position on the Hadley Housing Authority.
Steven N. Higgins is running unopposed for a three-year position on the Park Commission.
In South Hadley, two of the five Select Board seats are up for election. Incumbents Bruce Forcier and John Hine are running for re-election against challengers Scott Moore and Jeffrey Cyr.
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the School Committee.
Incumbents Christine Phillips and Kevin McAllister face challenges from Charles Miles and Kyle Belanger.
Meanwhile, a single candidate, Allison Schlachter, is running for a two-year seat on the School Committee left vacant after a resignation.
All precincts will be voting at South Hadley High School, 153 Newton St. Election hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Scott Merzbach can be reached at smerzbach@gazettenet.com.
