Two Republican Candidates for Congress to Visit Sharon

Sharon Republican Town Committee hosting Elizabeth Childs and David Steinhof next Thursday.

Sharon returns to the Fourth Congressional District spotlight next week, when two Republican candidates visit the town. The Sharon Republican Town Committee hosts Dr. Elizabeth Childs and Dr. David Steinhof from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Sharon VFW Hall. Admission is free. Childs, of Brookline, and Steinhof, of Fall River, are among those vying for the Congressional seat and seeking to succeed Barney Frank, who is not seeking re-election in November. Democrat Joseph Kennedy III attended a Sharon house party in March.

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Borderland Mansion to Undergo Renovations This Summer

The first phase began last week.

The former home of Oakes and Blanche Ames on Massapoag Avenue in Sharon and Easton will receive a facelift this spring and summer. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation announced plans for restoration last week as part of "Preservation Month." The first phase, including $75,000 of work on the third floor, will address damage caused by leaks. The work will include lead paint removal and asbestos abatement, replacement of plumbing lines, ceiling repair and painting, DCR said in a press release. The second phase, which will include remaining masonry work to address chronic water leaks, will be completed by the end of August, DCR said. The cost of the second phase will be assessed following the review of bid submittals. …

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Sharon Voters Choose Levin, Weinstein for Library Trustee

Sharon's annual town election was Tuesday.

The Sharon Public Library Board of Trustees kept a longtime member and added a newcomer Tuesday. Sharon's annual town election ended with Robert Levin earning a fourth three-year term on the library board. Levin received 642 of the 1,764 votes cast for trustee, according to unofficial results. Cheryl Weinstein also earned a three-year term. She received 621 votes, according to the unofficial results. Kirstin Gray was third with 499 votes, according to the unofficial results. Incumbent Amie Beth Saphire did not seek re-election. The election drew 1,245 voters, or 10.07 percent, of Sharon's registered voters to the Sharon High School polls. Sharon Patch expects to update this story later today.

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Sharon Voters Elect New Planning Board Member, Two to School Board

The candidates were unopposed at Sharon's annual town election.

Sharon voters elected two new Sharon School Committee members and a new planning board member Tuesday. Veronica Wiseman and Kathleen Currul-Dykeman were unopposed at Sharon's annual town election for three-year terms on the school board. Robert Maidman was unopposed for a five-year term on the planning board. Incumbent school committee members Glenn Allen and Mitch Blaustein, and planning board member Susan Price, did not seek re-election. According to unofficial results Tuesday night, Wiseman received 824 votes, Currul-Dykeman 721 votes and Maidman 893 votes. There were 1,567 votes cast for school committee, and 906 votes for planning board. Richard Gorden was elected unopposed to a fourth three-year term on the board of assessors. Gorden…

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2012 Sharon Annual Town Election Profile

Incumbent Selectman Calls Maintaining Fiscal Stability Top Priority

Richard Powell seeks his third three-year term Tuesday. Write-in candidate Michael O'Shea also seeks the office.

Sharon's finances would remain Richard Powell's main focus if voters re-elect him to the board of selectmen Tuesday, he says. "I think it's important that we maintain our fiscal stability. And I think we've done that in a lot of ways," Powell says. "We've limited spending. We've reduced our borrowing. And most recently, we engaged in health insurance reform with town employees that has the potential to save up to $800,000 over the next two years. It's something that needed to be done. I think in the long term, it's certainly going to benefit the town. But I think it's also going to benefit the town employees by bringing a level of financial stability to the town going forward. "It's certainly not unusual. I think there's up to 100 …

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2012 Sharon Annual Town Election Profile

Friends of Sharon Library Member Seeks Trustees Seat

Kirstin Gray is among three candidates for two three-year terms on Tuesday's annual town election ballot.

Kirstin Gray says she has participated in the Friends of the Sharon Public Library the past few years. "As I got into that, I realized I'd like to learn more about the operations," says Gray, one of three candidates for library trustee on Tuesday's annual town ballot. Gray says she also attended a library long-range planning meeting, which was held last spring. "That was very interesting. That was the vision of the library for the next five years, and how does the community see the library," she says. Gray says those experiences inspired her to seek a three-year term as a library trustee this spring. The Sharon High School polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Two three-year terms on the library trustees are on the ballot. Gray, …

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