Town Government
Tewksbury Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Tewksbury voter helps choose all five, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a seat or two on the ballot every April. The board sets town policy, decides much of what open Town Meeting gets to vote on, appoints residents to many town boards, and hires and supervises the Town Manager who runs the town day to day. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Manager and holds the manager accountable.
- Shapes the warrant, helping decide what business reaches open Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide. The board chooses one of its own as Chair to run its meetings, another as Vice Chair, and another as Clerk. The current roster was set after the April 2026 town election, when John Lombardo won a seat.
Eric Ryder
Mark Kratman
John Lombardo
James F. Mackey III
Richard Russo, Jr.
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office at Town Hall, which can be reached at 978-640-4300. Member directories are posted at tewksbury-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: Tuesday evenings in the first-floor meeting room at Town Hall, 1009 Main Street.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at tewksbury-ma.gov.
- Public comment: residents may address the board. Written comments are due by noon on the Thursday before a meeting.
- Town Meeting: for the budget and the bylaws, the deciding vote belongs to the registered voters who show up to open Town Meeting.
Sources
Tewksbury Select Board (tewksbury-ma.gov). Verified July 2026.
Tewksbury election results (tewksbury-ma.gov). Verified July 2026.
Tewksbury government website (tewksbury-ma.gov). Verified July 2026.
What this seat decides
Your Select Board
Streets and sidewalks, licenses, a crosswalk or a speed limit, and how something gets onto the Town Meeting warrant. Ask the engineering department who owns the road before you write: a numbered state route is MassDOT's rather than your town's, and your State Representative is who can ask them. It runs the town day to day, or hires the Town Manager or Town Administrator who does, and new bylaws are voted by Town Meeting rather than by the board.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.