Election Winners Sworn In

The winners of Monday's gathered at Abbot Hall Wednesday night to be sworn into their respective positions and to celebrate their big wins with their friends and families.

The election, which featured a far lower voter turnout that in years past, ended with the Board of Selectmen adding two new members, the re-election of longtime Municipal Light Director Charles Phillips and the addition of Thomas F. Connolly to the town's School Committee.

Before joining their fellow Selectmen for the rest of the meeting, newcomer Bret Murray and former board member Harry Christensen spent a few more minutes as members of the audience, cheering on the residents who were elected to positions on the town's Planning Board, Abbot Public Library Trustees, Recreation & Parks Commission, Water & Sewer Commission and Cemetery Commission.

Then, it was their turn to stand in front of The Spirit of '76 and take their place on the town's Board of Selectmen.

Here are the winners of Monday's election and the length of their respective terms:

Board of Selectmen, one-year term: Jackie Belf-Becker, Judith R. Jacobi, James E. Nye, Harry C. Christensen Jr., and Bret T. Murray.

School Committee, three-year term: Richard S. Nohelty, Thomas F. Connolly.

Water and Sewer Commission, three-year term: John P. Doane.

Moderator, one-year term: Gary A. Spiess.

Assessor's Office, three-year term: John P. Kelley.

Cemetery Commission, three-year term:  Rose Ann Wheeler McCarthy.

Abbot Public Library Trustees, three-year term: Jean Y. Howe, Susan Indresano.

Municipal Light Commissioner, three-year term: Charles O. Phillips.

Planning Board, three-year term:  Philip Helmes, Kurt A. James.

Housing Authority, five-year term: Jean R. Eldridge.

Recreation and Parks Commission, one-year term: Linda A. Rice Collins Sam K. Ganglani, Derek Y. Norcross, Charles Edward Osborne Jr., Gerald P. Tucker Jr.