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NORTH
ANDOVER - A political newcomer has emerged as a potential
candidate for one of the two expected openings on the
School Committee.
Chris Nobile, 49, of 317 Hillside Road, is the first to
take out nomination papers of what he sees as a committee
heading in the right direction.
"I saw the tremendous momentum being built with the
current School Committee and the superintendent,"
Nobile said yesterday. "They're putting us in the
right direction.
"I saw the tremendous momentum being built with the
current School Committee and the superintendent,"
Nobile said yesterday. They're putting us in the right
direction and I'd hate to see us lose tat. It's a critical
time to evaluate the resources and the trade-offs."
School Committee members Timothy Pybus and William Kelly
announced last week they will not seek re-election in
March. Pybus said he plans to sell his home and move to
the Seacoast in New Hampshire or Maine, and Kelly said
he has taken a promotion at work and will not have enough
time to dedicate to the committee.
Nobile is married and has three sons. Born in Michigan,
Nobile moved to North Andover from North Reading 13 years
ago.
He works for GMAC Bank doing correspondent lending. He
said his job has taught him how to work with people and
negotiate, and has given him experience with budgets and
spreadsheets. He also coaches basketball and soccer.
"I really look forward to meeting my neighbors throughout
the community, and hope to have the opportunity to get
their
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MEET
CHRIS NOBILE
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Age:
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49 |
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317
Hillside Road |
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Occupation:
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Correspondent
lending for GMAC Bank |
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Family:
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Wife
Suzanne, sons Roland 21, Corey 8, Tyler 4 |
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Education:
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BA
in Economics and Psychology, University of Vermont |
perspectives
and represent their interests” he said. The deadline
to take out nomination papers is 4:30 p.m. They have
to be returned with 50 signatures for registered voters
in town by Feb 5, Town Clerk Joyce Bradshaw said. School
Committee Chairwoman Barbara Whidden said the committee
has “been a lot of work” since 2006, dealing
with the resignation of former Superintendent Harry
Harutunian, who left after is was revealed he gave a
raise to an employee with whom he had an affair, then
two subsequent superintendent searches. “Bill (Kelly)
and myself and Tim (Pybus), in the last year and a half,
I don't think any School Committee has been through
what we've been through,” Whidden said. School
Committee members have staggered three-year terms so
they do not all run for re-election at the same time.
If nobody gets on the ballot to run for the second open
seat, there is still a possibility of a write-in candidate,
Bradshaw said. If nobody is elected for a seat, the
Board of Selectmen and the School Committee would have
to appoint someone, she said.
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