CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board will have a full complement this year after Ronald Boucher won write-in victory for a three-year term.
Only 110 ballots were cast in the annual town election on Tuesday, less than 10 percent of registered voters in the town. However, it took about an hour to count all the ballots because of the high number of write-ins, said Town Clerk Carol Jammalo.
Boucher is a new resident, having moved to Clarksburg last summer from North Adams. He does have plenty of experience in local government — he served eight terms on the City Council, including as chairman, and spent a number of years as an appointed member of the Hoosac Water Quality District representing North Adams. Boucher also ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2011 and considered a second run last year before he and his family made the decision to move out of the city.
Since then, he's been appointed to the Finance Committee, which has produced one of the least controversial budgets in years.
The three-year seat was being left vacant by Jeffrey Levanos, who chose not to run for a third term. No one took out nomination papers for the seat leading Boucher to mount a last-minute write-in campaign. That garnered him 20 votes and won him the seat.
Joining him on the Select Board will be Karin Robert, who was the only candidate to take out papers to complete the last year of a three-year term. It will, however, be a somewhat inexperienced board with two brand-new members and Kimberly Goodell, who also won her three-year seat last year as a write-in.
In the only race on the ballot, Cynthia Brule won a three-year seat on the School Committee over Martha Beattie. The seat had been held by John Solari who declined to run for a third term.
Two other write-ins also won office: Ernest Dix for another one-year term a tree warden and Carlyle Chesbro Sr. for a three-year term as War Memorial trustee.
Running unopposed were longtime Moderator Bryan Tanner for another one-year term; Norman Rolnick, returned to the Board of Health for three years; Gregory Vigna, elected in 2017 to complete the final year of a term on the Planning Board, won a full five-year term; and Debra Bua, re-elected for another three-year term as library trustee.
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Flushing of Pittsfield's Water System to Begin
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield's Department of Public Utilities announces that phase 1 of the flushing of the city's water system will begin Monday, April 22.
Water mains throughout the city will be flushed, through hydrants, over the upcoming weeks to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday each week, except holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The upcoming flushing for April 22 to May 3 is expected to affect the following areas:
Starting at the town line on Dalton Avenue working west through Coltsville including lower Crane Avenue, Meadowview neighborhood, following Cheshire Road north.
Hubbard Avenue and Downing Parkway.
Starting at the town line on East Street working west through the McIntosh and Parkside neighborhoods.
Elm Street neighborhoods west to the intersection of East Street.
Starting at the town line on Williams Street, working west including Mountain Drive,
Ann Drive, East New Lenox Road, and Holmes Road neighborhoods.
Although flushing may cause localized discolored water and reduced service pressure conditions in and around the immediate area of flushing, appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that proper levels of treatment and disinfections are maintained in the system at all times. If residents experience discolored water, they should let the water run for a short period to clear it prior to use.
If discolored water or low-pressure conditions persist, please contact the Water Department at (413) 499-9339.
Flushing is an important operating procedure that contributes significantly to the maintenance of the water quality in the water distribution system.
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