Town Clerk receives final candidate filings for April election
Nomination papers for the following elected positions were due today at the Town Clerk’s Office, and the candidate filing period has now closed. Below is the final list of candidates who submitted papers for placement on the April 6, 2026, local election ballot.
To qualify, candidates for town-wide elected offices were required to submit at least 50 certified signatures, while Town Meeting candidates were required to submit at least 10 certified signatures from their own precinct. Submitted papers have been certified by the Town Clerk’s Office.
Elected Officers - Terms to Expire 2026
Position: Incumbent, Address
Moderator: Alan Foulds, Ide Street
Select Board: Carlo Bacci, Main Street
Karen Gately Herrick, Dividence Road
Board of Library Trustees: Christian Alery Popp, Pine Ridge Road
Monette Dugas Verrier, Kurchian Lane
Municipal Light Board: Robert Coulter, Arcadia Avenue
School Committee: Erin Elizabeth Gaffen, Hemlock Road
Carla Nazarro, Lawrence Road
Town Meeting: Each of Reading’s eight (8) precincts will elect eight (8) Town Meeting members for a 3-year term.
As well as electing to fill the following vacancies:
Precinct 2 – One (1) Town Meeting member for a 2-year term
Precinct 3 – One (1) Town Meeting member for a 1-year term
Precinct 4 – One (1) Town Meeting member for a 1-year term
Precinct 6 – One (1) Town Meeting member for a 1-year term
Returned papers
The following individuals have returned papers:
Moderator:
Alan Foulds (incumbent), Ide Road
RMLD Board of Commissioners:
Robert Coulter (incumbent), Arcadia Avenue
Select Board:
Salvatore Bramante, Haverhill Street
Carlo Bacci (incumbent), Main Street
Anthony D’Arezzo, John Street
Karen Gately Herrick (incumbent), Dividence Road
School Committee:
Erin Gaffen (incumbent), Hemlock Road
Geoffrey Coram, Ridge Road
Lori Lynn Hayes, Forest Street
Board of Library Trustees:
Christian “Cappy” Popp (incumbent), Pine Ridge Road
Monette Verrier (incumbent), Kurchian Lane
