Hartford voters will choose among 14 candidates who are vying for five open seats on the Hartford Selectboard at Town Meeting on March 2. Ballot voting will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Hartford High School.
Three-year seat ■Incumbent Dan Fraser, declined to give age, of Wilder; co-owner of Dan & Whit’s in Norwich.
■Sandra Mariotti, 53, of White River Junction; former board member and nurse care manager at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
■Remington Nevin, 46, of Quechee; epidemiologist.
Two-year seat■Jeff Arnold, 67, of Wilder; co-manages Aurora Day Care.
■Lannie Collins, 55, of Quechee; former Hartford firefighter.
■Rachel Edens, 41, of White River Junction; resident and program officer at the Vermont Humanities Council.
(Incumbent Simon Dennis is not seeking reelection.)
Vacated seat Two years are remaining on this three-year position, which was left vacant when Alicia Barrow stepped down in January.
■Julia Dalphin, 53, of Quechee; director of quality and safety at Norris Cotton Cancer Center at DHMC.
■Tony Gove, local business owner.
■Michael Hoyt, 44, of West Hartford; resources consultant at Dartmouth College.
Two one-year positions The top two vote-getters among six candidates will each serve on the board for one year, finishing the terms of three-year seats that were left vacant when former board members Dennis Brown and Alan Johnson stepped down last year. They were temporarily replaced by Edens, who is running for a different seat, and Emma Behrens, who is not running.
■Arnold is also vying for this seat.
■Dennis Brown, 60, of White River Junction; now running to reclaim his former seat on the board.
■John Hall, formerly a member of the Hartford Committee on Racial Equity and Inclusion.
■Wayne Kendall, 52, of White River Junction; contractor.
■Brett Mayfield; Hartford health officer.
■Ally Tufenkjian, 27; education and engagement manager at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College.
Messages sent last week to Gove and Hall seeking background information were not returned.
— Anna Merriman