One long-running and one new member of the borough assembly will be seated in late October.

A Tuesday evening election canvas, made up of current assembly members, counted 14 remaining ballots. 

Gabe Thomas was re-elected to the assembly with a final total of 597 votes, Eben Sargent unseated incumbent Richard Clement with the former’s 561 votes to the latter’s 480 votes. John Norton came in third in the rankings with 500 votes. 

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