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North Reading Select Board
How the North Reading Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. On May 4, 2022 the board chose Kathryn Manupelli as Chair (5-0), Vincenzo Stuto as Vice Chair (three members named Stuto and two named Richard Wallner; the minutes record “5-0”) and Richard Wallner as Clerk (all five named Wallner; the minutes then say “Mr. Stuto voted Clerk”, which we read as a typing error). The same five members served all year. Covers 25 meetings, May 4 to April 24, 2023.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
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Members
Stephen O'LearyMember · At-large · at 21 of 25 meetings
Richard WallnerClerk · At-large · at 25 of 25 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: North Reading Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until fall 2018) from January 8, 2018 through September 8, 2026: 250 meetings and 2,724 votes. The town’s Document Center holds the board’s minutes back to 1983 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). The minutes are typed documents with searchable text, except 27 sets from late 2021 and 2022 that were posted as scanned images; MassVoter read those with text recognition and checked the votes. Not here: executive-session minutes; minutes the board approved but the town has not posted (June 9 and December 17, 2020, and February 12, 2024, among others); February 23, 2026, when the regular meeting was cancelled for a winter storm and the chair alone opened it only to continue hearings; and meetings after September 8, 2026 (not posted yet). Since 2018 the minutes record most votes as a roll call naming each member (“VOTED BY: MR. TYLER AYE, MRS. MORRIN AYE, MR. WALLNER AYE, MR. O’LEARY AYE, MR. MASSE NAY. VOTED: 4-1 (PASSED)”), and we show each member’s vote as recorded. Where only a count is given, a count that matches the members present with no one named as voting no is shown as every member present voting yes, and members the minutes name as absent, abstaining or recused are left out. Where a roll call lists a member twice, names a member the minutes do not show as present, or does not match its stated count, or a split count does not name who voted no, we show the count only, with a note. In appointments and officer elections the members each say the name of the person they choose; when every member who voted named the same person (or the same list of people), each is shown as voting yes, with a note, and when they named different people we show the result only, with the names quoted in a note. Motions that were withdrawn or got no second, with no vote recorded, are not listed. At joint meetings, only the Select Board’s own votes are shown. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 24Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment as…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 24, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment as the Tenant Member to the Housing Authority for a Term to Expire on May 2, 2028. Lillian Martin
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE TENANT MEMBER TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE ON MAY 2, 2028. LILLIAN MARTIN
Each member who voted named the same choice (Lillian Martin), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE TENANT MEMBER TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE ON MAY 2, 2028. LILLIAN MARTIN MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MR. O'LEARY VOTED BY: MR. STUTO LILLIAN MARTIN MRS. GONZALEZ LILLIAN MARTIN MR. WALLNER LILLIAN MARTIN MR. O'LEARY LILLIAN MARTIN MRS. MANUPELLI LILLIAN MARTIN VOTE: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Wallner, second: O'Leary)
Apr 24Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment to…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 24, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment to the Board of Registrars for Term to Expire on April 1, 2026. Lee Atlas
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS FOR TERM TO EXPIRE ON APRIL 1, 2026. LEE ATLAS
Each member who voted named the same choice (Lee Atlas), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS FOR TERM TO EXPIRE ON APRIL 1, 2026. LEE ATLAS MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MR. O'LEARY VOTED BY: MR. STUTO LEE ATLAS MRS. GONZALEZ LEE ATLAS MR. WALLNER LEE ATLAS MR. O'LEARY LEE ATLAS MRS. MANUPELLI LEE ATLAS VOTE: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Wallner, second: O'Leary)
Apr 24Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment to…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 24, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment to the Transportation Committee for Term to Expire on March 12, 2026. Alexis Arsenis
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR TERM TO EXPIRE ON MARCH 12, 2026. ALEXIS ARSENIS
Each member who voted named the same choice (Alexis Arsenis), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR TERM TO EXPIRE ON MARCH 12, 2026. ALEXIS ARSENIS MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MR. O'LEARY VOTED BY: MR. STUTO ALEXIS ARSENIS MRS. GONZALEZ ALEXIS ARSENIS MR. WALLNER ALEXIS ARSENIS MR. O'LEARY ALEXIS ARSENIS MRS. MANUPELLI ALEXIS ARSENIS VOTE: 5-0 (UNANIMOUS).” (Motion: Wallner, second: O'Leary)
Mar 13Jointly Reappoint the Following Individuals to the Economic Development…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO JOINTLY REAPPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO…Passed 9–0 · see note
March 13, 2023: Jointly Reappoint the Following Individuals to the Economic Development Committee for the Terms and Positions Stated Below: (3 Accociate Vacancies - Roll Call) Pat Lee, Member - Through March 3,…
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO JOINTLY REAPPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE TERMS AND POSITIONS STATED BELOW: (3 ACCOCIATE VACANCIES - ROLL CALL) PAT LEE, MEMBER - THROUGH MARCH 3, 2026
This was a roll call in which each member named the person they chose ("MR. STUTO PAT LEE MRS. GONZALEZ PAT LEE MR. WALLNER PAT LEE MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI PAT LEE MR. PEARCE PAT LEE MR. HAYDEN PAT LEE MR. CARROLL PAT LEE MR. JOHNSTON PAT LEE"), not a yes-or-no vote, so we show the result only. The minutes give the count as 9-0.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO JOINTLY REAPPOINT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE TERMS AND POSITIONS STATED BELOW: (3 ACCOCIATE VACANCIES - ROLL CALL) PAT LEE, MEMBER - THROUGH MARCH 3, 2026 MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MRS. GONZALEZ VOTED BY: MR. STUTO PAT LEE MRS. GONZALEZ PAT LEE MR. WALLNER PAT LEE MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI PAT LEE MR. PEARCE PAT LEE MR. HAYDEN PAT LEE MR. CARROLL PAT LEE MR. JOHNSTON PAT LEE VOTE: 9-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: Gonzalez)
Mar 13Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment to…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 13, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Appointment to the Cultural Council for Terms to Expire on December 31, 2025. -Michael He
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2025. -MICHAEL HE
Each member who voted named the same choice (Michael He), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2025. -MICHAEL HE MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MRS. GONZALEZ VOTED BY: MR. STUTO MICHAEL HE MRS. GONZALEZ MICHAEL HE MR. WALLNER MICHAEL HE MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI MICHAEL HE VOTE: 4-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: Gonzalez)
Mar 13Place in Nomination the Following Name for Reappointment as…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 13, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Reappointment as Member to the Forest Committee as for Terms to Expire on December 31, 2025: Douglas Doty-(Incumbent)
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO THE FOREST COMMITTEE AS FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2025: DOUGLAS DOTY-(INCUMBENT)
Each member who voted named the same choice (Douglas Doty), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO THE FOREST COMMITTEE AS FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2025: DOUGLAS DOTY-(INCUMBENT) MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MRS. GONZALEZ VOTED BY: MR. STUTO DOUGLAS DOTY MRS. GONZALEZ DOUGLAS DOTY MR. WALLNER DOUGLAS DOTY MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI DOUGLAS DOTY VOTE: 4-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: Gonzalez)
Mar 13Place in Nomination the Following Names for Appointment/Reappointment as…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAMES…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 13, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Names for Appointment/Reappointment as Members to the Veteran's Events Committee as for Terms to Expire as Noted: Lori Martinez - December 31, 2023 Dan Mahoney…
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAMES FOR APPOINTMENT/REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO THE VETERAN'S EVENTS COMMITTEE AS FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE AS NOTED: LORI MARTINEZ - DECEMBER 31, 2023 DAN MAHONEY - DECEMBER 31, 2025 (INCUMBENT)
Each member who voted named the same choice (Lori Martinez, Dan Mahoney), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAMES FOR APPOINTMENT/REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO THE VETERAN'S EVENTS COMMITTEE AS FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE AS NOTED: LORI MARTINEZ - DECEMBER 31, 2023 DAN MAHONEY - DECEMBER 31, 2025 (INCUMBENT) MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MR. STUTO VOTED BY: MR. STUTO LORI MARTINEZ, DAN MAHONEY MRS. GONZALEZ LORI MARTINEZ, DAN MAHONEY MR. WALLNER LORI MARTINEZ, DAN MAHONEY MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI LORI MARTINEZ, DAN MAHONEY VOTE: 4-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: Stuto)
Mar 13Place in Nomination the Following Names for Appointment to…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAMES…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 13, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Names for Appointment to the Transportation Committee for Terms to Expire as Noted: (5 Openings) Diane Norris- December 31, 2025 Rebecca Griffin -December 31,...
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAMES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE AS NOTED: (5 OPENINGS) DIANE NORRIS- DECEMBER 31, 2025 REBECCA GRIFFIN -DECEMBER 31, 2025 JUNE STOREY- DECEMBER 31, 2024 DANIEL GREENBERG -DECEMBER 31, 2024
Each member who voted named the same choice (Diane Norris, Rebecca Griffin June Storey, Daniel Greenberg), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAMES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE AS NOTED: (5 OPENINGS) DIANE NORRIS- DECEMBER 31, 2025 REBECCA GRIFFIN -DECEMBER 31, 2025 JUNE STOREY- DECEMBER 31, 2024 DANIEL GREENBERG -DECEMBER 31, 2024 MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MRS. GONZALEZ VOTED BY: MR. STUTO DIANE NORRIS, REBECCA GRIFFIN JUNE STOREY, DANIEL GREENBERG MRS. GONZALEZ DIANE NORRIS, REBECCA GRIFFIN JUNE STOREY, DANIEL GREENBERG MR. WALLNER DIANE NORRIS, REBECCA GRIFFIN JUNE STOREY, DANIEL GREENBERG MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI DIANE NORRIS, REBECCA GRIFFIN JUNE STOREY, DANIEL GREENBERG VOTE: 4-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: Gonzalez)
Mar 13Place in Nomination the Following Name for Reappointment as…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 13, 2023: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Reappointment as Member to the Youth Services Committee as for Term to Expire on December 31, 2024: Alexis Arsenis
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO THE YOUTH SERVICES COMMITTEE AS FOR TERM TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2024: ALEXIS ARSENIS
Each member who voted named the same choice (Alexis Arsenis), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO THE YOUTH SERVICES COMMITTEE AS FOR TERM TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2024: ALEXIS ARSENIS MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MR. STUTO VOTED BY: MR. STUTO ALEXIS ARSENIS MRS. GONZALEZ ALEXIS ARSENIS MR. WALLNER ALEXIS ARSENIS MR. O'LEARY ABSENT MRS. MANUPELLI ALEXIS ARSENIS VOTE: 4-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: Stuto)
Dec 19Place in Nomination the Following Name for Reappointment /…Motion: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
December 19, 2022: Place in Nomination the Following Name for Reappointment / Appointment as an Associate Member to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a Term to Expire. (2 Openings) -John J Verrengia…
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR REAPPOINTMENT / APPOINTMENT AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE. (2 OPENINGS) -JOHN J VERRENGIA (ASSOCIATE) DECEMBER 31, 2025 - BRENDON RILEY -NATHANIEL SCHOMP -STEVEN JR CORREALE -WILLIAM BIRKMAIER
Each member who voted named the same choice (John J Verrengia), so they are shown as voting yes.
From the minutes
“MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO PLACE IN NOMINATION THE FOLLOWING NAME FOR REAPPOINTMENT / APPOINTMENT AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE. (2 OPENINGS) -JOHN J VERRENGIA (ASSOCIATE) DECEMBER 31, 2025 - BRENDON RILEY -NATHANIEL SCHOMP -STEVEN JR CORREALE -WILLIAM BIRKMAIER MOTION BY: MR. WALLNER SECONDED BY: MR. O'LEARY VOTED BY: MR. STUTO ABSENT MRS. GONZALEZ JOHN J VERRENGIA MR. WALLNER JOHN J VERRENGIA MR. O'LEARY JOHN J VERRENGIA MRS. MANUPELLI JOHN J VERRENGIA VOTE: 4-0 1-ABSENT.” (Motion: Wallner, second: O'Leary)
From the North Reading Select Board’s official minutes in the town’s Document Center (Meeting Minutes, Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: North Reading Transcript (Local Headline News) candidate headshots: Stephen O’Leary and Nicholas Masse (May 2024), Richard Wallner and Catherine Morrin (May 2025), Charles Tyler (April 2026).
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