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Write-in candidate wins Select Board seat in Sheffield

According to town officials, 26 percent of the town's registered voters turned out for the Sheffield municipal election.

Sheffield — The following are the unofficial results of the municipal elections held on Monday, May 12, as provided by Administrative Assistant to the Town Clerk Nicole Parker.

Select Board
Write-in candidate Patrick Silk: 406 votes (winner)
Rene Wood: 255 votes

Town Moderator
Julie Hannum: 592 votes

Planning Board – two seats
Cole Andrew Bushnell: 505 votes
Peter David Dumont: 494 votes

Library Trustee
Pat Levine: 556 votes

Total registered voters: 2,674 voters
Total ballots cast 691 votes

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Pittsfield resident pleads guilty to kidnapping and other charges

Glen Chadwell, 52, plead guilty and subsequently sentenced on three charges related to a 2019 kidnapping.

Great Barrington and W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School collaborate on crosswalk project

"The students all feel a stronger connection with the community after they completed the crosswalks. They are so proud that they were able to represent the school and come up with a design." W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School science teacher Carole Aberdale said about the project.

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