Polls will be open until 8 p.m. on May 17 at the Old Hammondtown School on 20 Shaw St. 

The Sippican Week has profiled each of the contested races up for votes at the May 17, 2022 town election.

Two candidates are seeking the select board seat. Incumbent Jordan Collyer, who has held the seat for the past 18 years, and newcomer Donald LaMarr. Read their candidate profiles here.

The other contested race on the ballot is for two seats on the Board of Trustees for the Public Library. Barbara Gasper has opted not to return to the board, but incumbent Michael Rosa is throwing his hat back in the ring. William Coquillette and Donald Fleming have entered the race to vie for the open seats.

Read their candidate profiles here.

Additionally, no papers were returned for the two open seats on the Mattapoisett School Committee.

Four residents have announced a write-in candidacy: Amanda Hastings, Cristin Cowles, Lynne Bailey Pelland and Rich Reilly. 

Read their candidate profiles here.

The remaining candidates are running unopposed. They are: Cary Leblanc, assessor; Rosemary Bowman, Old Rochester Regional School Committee; John Eklund, moderator; John Mathieu, Planning Board; Suzanne Kennedy, Mattapoisett Housing Authority; Kenneth Pacheco, constable; Roland Cote, tree warden; James Andrew Pierson and Susan Wilbur, Community Preservation Committee.

A couple of positions will require voters providing write-in names. These include a three-year term as the Water and Sewer Commissioner and a three-year term on the Board of Health.