SWAMPSCOTT-Candidates have until March 7 to take out papers for the annual town election and one candidate just announced he is dropping out of two races, which means most candidates are running unopposed.Carl Reardon, who was running for School Committee and library trustee, said he decided not to run for either seat due to personal reasons.Reardon, who retired from the School Department in December, said he has been a Town Meeting member for 30 years and served as a library trustee for almost a decade.?I decided not to run for personal reasons,” he said. “I need some time off and it’s time for a change. Let someone else take a shot at it.”School Committee members Daniel Yaeger and Shelley Sackett announced they would not be seeking re-election this spring so there are two seats up for grabs on the School Committee. Glenn Paster and Maureen Thomsen are currently the only candidates running for those seats.Paster said if elected the budget would be one of his top priorities and the district needs its fair share of Chapter 70 money.Thomsen, a pre-school teacher, said she has 12 years in the business world, which would be an asset.There were only two candidates running for the two seats on the Board of Selectmen until Robert Mazow took out papers on Tuesday morning.Mazow, an attorney, is a North Shore native. He said if elected his priorities would include putting pressure on the state delegation to ensure the town receives its fair share of Chapter 70 funding. Mazow, who lives in town with his wife and three children, said one of things he would like to do is help bring back a sense of community.Incumbent Jill Sullivan and political newcomer Matthew Strauss have also taken out nomination papers for the Board of Selectmen. Selectman Marc Paster has already announced he would not seek re-election this spring and Sullivan was elected Oct. 2 in a special election to serve out the remainder of Reid Cassidy’s unexpired term.Sullivan, who moved to town in 1995, is a Town Meeting member and a former member of the Planning Board. Sullivan graduated from Brown University in 1989 and holds a Master’s Degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard. Sullivan lives in town with her husband and their three children.Strauss has lived in town for 17 years and is a Town Meeting member.Strauss, who has been employed in the hospitality industry for 30 years, said he believes his experience in business leadership would be an asset to the town. He lives in town with his wife Danielle, who is the town recreation director, and their children.There are also two seats on the Planning Board up for grabs this spring. Sullivan resigned from that board and Chairman Eugene Barden’s term expires this spring. Barden said he would seek re-election and Patrick Jones has taken out papers to fill the one-year term.As of Tuesday, no one had taken out papers to fill Reardon’s seat on the Board of Library Trustees.Connie Hayes, who works in the town clerk’s office, said the deadline to take out nomination papers is March 7 and the papers must be returned by March 11 to secure a spot on the April 29 ballot.