One man was running uncontested for the lone seat open on the town’s select board in the upcoming election. Now, he has company. On Wednesday, March 4, Alanna Solitro announced on Facebook that she would be joining the race.

With about six weeks until the 2026 town election that will determine who will take the helm of Swansea’s highest elected board, the two candidates — Gary Lund and Solitro — are campaigning with a common interest: to “move things forward in a positive manner for all residents and generations of our town,” Solitro’s post reads.

Her sentiments echo Lund’s former statements from a January interview where Lund said central to his campaign was the desire to provide Swansea with “new leadership” along with the promise of “a whole new transformation.”

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