By EMILIA TEASDALE
GHENT—All four villages in the county held elections Tuesday, March 19. Kinderhook Village has a new mayor – former trustee Dorene M. Weir ran unopposed. There is also a new Village Justice and a new trustee in the village. The mayor and trustee terms are two years, and the Village Justice is a four year term.
In Chatham and Philmont incumbents ran unopposed and were reelected to two year terms on their boards. In Valatie, long time trustee Angelo Nero did not run for reelection, so a former trustee was elected to the board along with the incumbent.
Election results:
(* For top vote-getters)
Village of Chatham
(Unofficial results as of March 20)
Village Board:
(vote for 2)
*Melony Spock (incumbent) – 42
*Karyn Schassler (incumbent) – 44
Write-ins – 1
(87 total votes)
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Village of Kinderhook
Mayor:
(vote for 1)
*Dorene Weir – 234
Write-ins:
Michael Abrams – 30
Trustees:
(vote for 2)
*T. Kevin Monahan – 234
*Susan Patterson (incumbent) – 199
Astrid Montagano – 89 Votes
Christopher van Moessner – 74
Justice:
Thomas Baumgartner – 235
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Village of Philmont
Village Board
(vote for 2)
*Debra Gitterman (incumbent) – 54
*Douglas C. Cropper (incumbent) – 71
(89 votes total)
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Village of Valatie
Village Board
(vote for 2)
*Patrick Rogers (incumbent) – 27
*Amy Freinberg-Trufas – 28
Write-ins – 1
(29 votes total)
