New faces to join Grafton’s Select Board, School Committee

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New faces to join Grafton’s Select Board, School Committee
Grafton candidates and their supporters campaigned on election day. (Photo/Maureen Sullivan)

UPDATE: This article now includes the results of the ballot questions. 

GRAFTON – The Select Board will have a new member.

Mark Alimo was the top vote-getter at the annual Town Election on Tuesday, May 16, according to unofficial results posted by the Town Clerk’s office.

For the two available seats on the Select Board, Alimo received 789 votes, followed by incumbent Mathew Often with 748.

Incumbent and current board Chair Colleen Roy received 667 votes.

In the other contested race for School Committee, Rebecca Soco edged Craig Juelis 669-635.

All other races were uncontested. James Davidson earned a three-year term to the Planning Board; Carrie Hogan and Roger R. Trahan Jr. were elected to three-year terms on the Library Board of Trustees; Dawn Anderson earned another term as town moderator; and John Paul Kelley was elected to a three-year term on the Housing Authority to fill a vacancy.

On the two ballot questions, the plan to fix George Hill Road passed by a vote of 844-419. The question proposing changes to the Finance Committee also passed, 918-278.

Correction: Due to technical error, an earlier version of this article duplicated a portion of the results.

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