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FREEDOM â While the COVID-19 pandemic made town voting day a bit different for towns that kept to their traditional schedule, residents who went to the polls in Freedom, Eaton, Ossipee and Wolfeboro cast some interesting ballots.
In Freedom, incumbent selectman Alan Fall trailed the front-runner by five votes after tallies were announced on Tuesday night.
âWe did an instant recount immediately, while the counting crew was assembled,â said Town Clerk Libby Priebe. âMelissa Florio was declared the winner.
Three candidates vied for the three-year selectmanâs seat. Florio, a local business owner who vied unsuccessfully for a seat last year, took top honors with 223 votes, followed by Fall with 218, and Robert Rafferty, eight.
Knerr Construction is putting the final touches on a remodel of the Hermiston Public Library before city staff move into the libraryâs basement.
The city council and department heads toured the newly remodeled basement before the Monday, Feb. 22, city council meeting. The plan is for the space to be move-in ready in the next few days and for it to open as an interim city hall on Monday, Feb. 28.
City Councilor Roy Barron remarked that the old basement was a âlabyrinthâ of hallways, and he was pleased to see a much more usable space.
âThe architects were surprised there was so much circulation space down here,â City Manager Byron Smith told the group, referring to the hallways that were taken out to create more open spaces. âTheyâve made it much more efficient.â
February 17, 2021OSSIPEE Incumbent Martha Eldridge has a challenger this year for the open three-year term to serve as Ossipee selectman. Marie McConarty will be on the ballot, offering a choice to voters. That contest is one of just two contested races; Dallas Emery, Jr. and Condict M. Billings are both running for the one-year term on the budget committee. Vacant positions leave open the possibility of write-in candidates or appointment by officials after the election. The town needs a Trustee of the Trust Funds, a Cemetery Trustee, a Supervisor of the Checklist, and a candidate for a three-year term on the budget committee.