Get Ready To Go To The Polls On Tuesday, Amherst

AMHERST, NH — Voters in Amherst will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a number of competitive school and town races, as well as make decisions on budgets and other items.

Polls will be open in Amherst from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, at Souhegan High School, 412 Boston Post Road.

There are a number of competitive races in town this year.

There are three candidates seeking two three-year Board of Selectmen seats: John D'Angelo, Raymond Kong, and Danielle Pray.

Three zoning board candidates are also seeking two three-year seats: Timothy Kachmar, Douglas Kirkwood, and Tracy Lee McInnis.

There are three active planning board races.

Three candidates are seeking two three-year seats on the board: William Stoughton, Craig Urquhart, and Christopher Yates.

Five candidates are running for two two-year planning board seats: Peter Hansen, Robert Kula, Arnold Rosenblatt, Thomas Silvia, and Thomas Quinn.

There are also three candidates seeking two one-year planning board seats: Tracie Adams, Eugene Anctil, and Christy Houpis.

Voters will eye 13 town warrant articles including $6 million to purchase open space; a proposed operating budget of nearly $14.9 million (with a default budget of $14.6 million); money for reserve fund transfers; $257,000 for a new fire rescue vehicle and $120,000 for DPW vehicles; $200,000 to complete the police station renovation; and a nonbinding vote calling for fair nonpartisan redistricting.

On the school ballot, Victoria Parisi and Jason White are facing off for a single three-year school board seat while John Glover and Tony LaBranche are challenging each other for a single three-year Souhegan Cooperative School District seat.

Voters have seven local and regional school district warrant articles including a proposal for a $30.4 million local school budget (with a default budget of $30.1 million); a proposal to continue to accept Mont Vernon students at the Amherst Middle School for five years; and a lease agreement and $500,000 capital repairs fund transfer.

Amherst voters will also consider at $19.8 million regional school budget (with a default budget of about $19.4 million) and well as trust fund transfers.

Don't know who to vote for? Check out the Ninth Annual Amherst Candidates Night, which was held on Zoom on May 25, by the Southern NH Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Watch here: https://amherstnh.viebit.com/player.php?hash=rgCmZhB1dydv

To view the town and school sample ballots, click on this link here.

Patch candidate profiles can be found in the Politics and Government section of Amherst NH Patch.

For election information, click on the town clerk's website here.

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