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Sheldon Retains Selectmen Seat in Williamstown Election

By Andy McKeeveriBerkshires Staff
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Only about 13 percent of registered voters came out to the polls on Tuesday.
Photos Courtesy of Stephen Dravis

Top: Justin Adkins campaigning for votes outside of the Elementary School.

Left: Incumbent Thomas Sheldon gesturing to someone entering the school on Tuesday morning.

Bottom: Theodore Anagnos, who lost his bid for Elementary School Committee, receives his ballot from Claire Boyer.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Incumbent Thomas Sheldon retained his seat on the Board of Selectmen after defeating Justin Adkins by a sound margin on Tuesday.

Sheldon reeled in 387 votes to Adkins' 136.

In the other contested race, Christopher Jones and Richard Scullen III earned seats on the Elementary School Committee.

Theodore Anagnos received 186 votes; Darryl Lee Brown received 115; Jones received 230 and Scullen received 325.

Elementary School Committee incumbents Jennifer Trainer Thompson and Adam Filson did not run for re-election.

About 13 percent of registered voters - 538 of 3,995 - came out to the polls.

In uncontested races, M. Geoffrey Hedden received 424 votes for Library Trustee.

Chris Winters returns to the Planning Board with 419 votes.

Thomas Mahar reeled in 463 votes for the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee.

David Mangun, 415 votes, and Joan Burns, 363 votes, won seats on the Housing Authority.
     

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