No surprises in Bernardston election

Bernardston residents Joel and Susan Finnell are checked in to vote by election workers Judy Beckwith and Beth Gildin Watrous in Bernardston Town Hall on Monday.

Bernardston residents Joel and Susan Finnell are checked in to vote by election workers Judy Beckwith and Beth Gildin Watrous in Bernardston Town Hall on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

Residents head inside Bernardston Town Hall to vote on Monday.

Residents head inside Bernardston Town Hall to vote on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

By CHRIS LARABEE

Staff Writer

Published: 05-06-2025 12:35 PM

BERNARDSTON — With no contested races, there were no surprises in Bernardston’s town election on Monday.

Voter turnout was roughly 3.2%, as 56 of the town’s 1,734 registered voters went to the polls at Town Hall.

The election results are as follows:

■Selectboard, three-year term — incumbent Kenneth Bordewieck, 43 votes.

■Assessor, three-year term — incumbent William Deane, 42 votes.

■Board of Health, three-year term — incumbent David Powers, 44 votes.

■Constable, three-year term — incumbent Byron Call, 44 votes.

■Cushman Library trustee, four positions with three-year terms — current alternate member Anne-Marie Mallon, 49 votes, Kimberly Garland, 43 votes, and Susan Shedd, 19 write-in votes. One vacancy remains.

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■Powers Institute trustees, four positions with three-year terms — incumbent Greta Shores, 48 votes, Ingrid Skiff, 49 votes, and Elizabeth Deck, 41 votes. One vacancy remains.

■Recreation Commission, two seats with three-year terms — incumbent Jennifer Stennes, 46 votes, and Erin Bernard, 40 votes.

■Tax collector, three-year term — incumbent Mona Minor, 45 votes.

■Tree warden, three-year term — incumbent Bradley Bordewieck, 44 votes.

■Warren Fund trustee, three-year term — incumbent Marsha Pratt, 44 votes.

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com.