DEERFIELD — Two newcomers will be next to serve their town on the Board of Selectmen.

Henry Komosa earned 447 votes to edge out incumbent Mark E. Gilmore (438) and Jonathan Prosperi (104) for a three-year term, while Trevor McDaniel defeated Leonard T. Grybko to fulfill the final year of a seat being vacated by David Wolfram, whose job has required him to relocate. McDaniel got 632 votes to Grybko’s 395 votes.

Komosa, also a member of the Deerfield Planning Board, has owned Komosa Construction, Deerfield Suzuki and New England Candle Co.

“I’ve been self-employed for 44 years. … I’m used to handling multimillion-dollar budgets. I understand the importance of having quality people around you,” he previously told The Recorder. “Quality personnel is really key.”

Komosa said he also wants to help make improvements to the town’s senior center and two wastewater treatment plants.

McDaniel is a Sunderland native who moved to Deerfield about 12 years ago. He previously said he hopes to build working relationships and gain a full understanding of town government in the year left on Wolfram’s term and then he will consider running for a full term. He said he does not want to make any promises because he expects a significant learning curve.

“My goal is to bring some civility and function to the board. Getting signatures (to be on the ballot), it felt like people wanted to be proud of their board,” he said. “This is a good way for me to get my feet wet.”

John R. Baronas (626 votes) and John F. Waite (507) defeated Joseph Skalski (451) to win re-election to their Planning Board seats.

The following people won their elections in uncontested races:

Assessor: three years, John P. Coderre.

Deerfield School Committee: three years, Geoffrey D. Sharp (incumbent).

Deerfield School Committee: three years, Jan R. Flaska.

Elector Under Oliver Smith Will: one year, Leonard T. Grybko Jr. (incumbent).

Moderator: one year, Daniel F. Graves.

Tilton Library Trustee: three years, Ann-Mary Cloutier.

Constable: three years, Sharyn A. Paciorek (incumbent).

Constable: three years, Roger J. Sadoski Jr. (incumbent).

There were no nomination papers taken out for the open three-year seat on the Frontier Regional School Committee.

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