By EMILIA TEASDALE
GHENT—All four villages in the county held elections on March 18. Kinderhook has two new trustees — Astrid Montagano and Joseph Wildermuth – who will join the Village Board in April.
In Chatham, Philmont and Valatie incumbent mayors and trustees ran unopposed and were all reelected to two year terms.
Election results:
(* For top vote-getters)
Village of Chatham
Mayor:
(vote for 1)
John Howe – 48
Trustees:
(vote for 2)
*Peter Minahan (incumbent) – 42
*Ralph O’Mara-Garcia (incumbent) – 46
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Village of Kinderhook
Trustees:
(vote for 2)
Vilhjal Campbell – 74 votes
*Astrid Montagano – 141 votes
*Joseph Wildermuth – 164 votes
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Village of Philmont
Mayor:
(vote for 1)
*Brian Johnson (incumbent) – 118
McManus – 4
Sedlock – 1
Thorpe – 1
Hamza – 1
Wetmore – 2
Trustees:
(vote for 2)
*Clarence “Skip” Speed (incumbent) – 101
*Jason Detzel – 74
McManus – 39
Hamza – 1
Meyers – 1
Okolati – 1
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Village of Valatie
Mayor:
(vote for 1)
Frank Bevens – 95
Trustees:
(vote for 2)
*Matthew Carter (incumbent) – 88
*Larry Eleby (incumbent) – 90
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All four villages will be working on their proposed annual budgets, which run from June 2025 to May 2026. The Chatham Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on their tentative budget on April 14 at 6:45 p.m. at Tracy Memorial Hall, 77 Main Street. Copies of the tentative proposed Village Budget are available in the Village Clerk’s Office.
The Valatie Village Board will host their public hearing at their April 8 meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Martin H. Glynn Municipal Building, 3211 Church St.
