CLARKSBURG, Mass. — There's very little time to get nomination papers in for the town election, which still has offices seeking candidates. 

 

Town Clerk Marilyn Gomeau is reminding citizens that the deadline to return nomination papers with 25 signatures is Monday, March 24, at noon. 

 

There's one three-year seat open on the Select Board as incumbent Robert Norcross is not running for re-election. Seth Alexander, who ran unsuccessfully for the board last year, has taken out papers but not returned them. 

 

Alexander was elected as town moderator; he has taken out papers for re-election to a one-year term but has not returned them. 

 

No one has taken out papers for two seats on the Planning Board and papers have been taken out for library trustee but returned. 

 

Candidates who have returned their papers and will be on the ballot are: Mary Giron for School Committee; Kyle Hurlbut for tree warden; Edward Denault and Michael Rivers for War Memorial trustees; Michael Rivers for Board of Health; and Richard Bernardi for Northern Berkshire Vocational (McCann) School Committee.

 

Most of those on the ballot are incumbents. Gomeau said it was disappointing that so few people seemed interested in participating in town government, noting this is a problem in many small towns now.