12-year selectman returning to board following Gill election
Published: 05-20-2025 1:04 PM |
GILL — John Ward will return to the Selectboard, having securing the seat in an uncontested race in Monday’s town election.
Ward, 61, who served on the Selectboard for 12 years from 2009 to 2021, earned 83 votes with no other write-ins for the position. Town Clerk Doreen Stevens confirmed 93 of Gill’s 1,299 registered voters cast their ballots, amounting to a roughly 7.2% voter turnout.
Ward will be taking the seat that member Randy Crochier has held for 15 years. Crochier did not seek reelection.
The results of the remaining uncontested races in Gill are as follows:
■Board of Assessors, three-year term — William Tomb, incumbent, 82 votes.
■Cemetery Commission, three-year term — Gary Bourbeau, incumbent, 73 votes.
■Slate Memorial Library trustee, three-year term — Jacob Morrow, incumbent, 87 votes.
■Board of Health, three-year term — Leslie Ann Wheeler, 81 votes.
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■Constable, one-year term — Ethan Chase, 78 votes.
The winner of a three-year seat on the Gill-Montague Regional School District School Committee will officially be declared after the results from Montague’s election, on Tuesday, May 20, have also been tabulated. Incumbent Jane Oakes is seeking reelection.
Erin-Leigh Hoffman can be reached at ehoffman@recorder.com or 413-930-4231.