Milford 2021 Election: Mazzuchelli Seeking Open Selectmen Seat

MILFORD, MA — The 2021 Milford election season kicked off this week with a campaign announcement for the Board of Selectmen race, one of more than a dozen seats on the ballot in the April election.

Board of Health member and former town health agent Paul Mazzuchelli said Tuesday he will run for the seat on the Board of Selectmen held by William Kingkade, who is not seeking reelection in 2021. Mazzuchelli, 65, has held a variety of positions on local boards and committees, including the Milford School Committee, the Milford Housing Authority and the Milford Retirement Board.

"Our town faces many important challenges during these unprecedented times and my years of service prepares me well to help solve them," he said in a Tuesday news release.

He listed accomplishments like his hand in the construction of the Milford Transfer Facility, the development of a former landfill into Plains Park and establishing a curbside recycling program. Mazzuchelli has also served on the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project during recent Eastern equine encephalitis outbreaks.

"I am fully invested in Milford’s success and prosperity and I have learned throughout the years that a good member of any board or committee should constantly strive to improve the effectiveness that a board has on the community," he said. "This not only demonstrates good public service, but also good public leadership."

No other candidates have announced a run for Kingkade's seat, but nomination papers won't be available until Jan. 4.

The Board of Selectmen race won't be the only one on the ballot in April. Here's what else voters will decide, according to the town clerk:

• Board of Assessors — One seat held by Joshua Lioce (three-year term)
• Board of Health — One seat held by Kenneth Evans (three-year term)
• Board of Library Trustees — Two seats held by Jennifer Demanche-Yohn and Marco BonTempo (three-year terms)
• Milford Housing Authority — One seat held by Katherine Consigli (five-year term)
• Park Commission — One seat held by Joseph Acrudi (three-year term)
• Planning Board — One seat held by Lena McCarthy (five-year term)
• Sewer Commissioner — One seat held by Rudolph Lioce III (three-year term)
• Town Moderator — Open race after Oct. 24 death of Michael Noferi (two years remaining)
• School Committee — Three seats held by Meghan Hornberger, Laura Ingemi and Christopher Wilson (three years each)
• Vernon Grove Cemetery Trustees — Two seats held by Mary Ann Fiske and Ronald Gray (three years each)

Each precinct in Milford will also elect 10 Town Meeting members for three, two and one-year terms.