NEW SALEM — Jean Derderian, of Old Main Street, is the newest member of the Selectboard, filling the vacancy on the three-person board after receiving 117 votes in Monday’s town election. 

Derderian, also the chairwoman of the New Salem Historical Commission, was elected to a two-year term, beating Karyn Briand, of Lover’s Lane, who received 116 votes. 

She will join Wayne Hachey, who was re-elected to a three-year term with 188 votes, and Randy Gordon, the Selectboard’s sitting chairman, on the Selectboard.

Another 13 uncontested municipal seats were filled Monday: Board of Health, three years, Karyn Briand, 170 votes; town clerk, three years, incumbent Stacy Senflug, 203 votes; moderator, three years, Cameron Dunbar, 208 votes; constable, three years, Alfred Ohlson, 213 votes; assessor, three years, incumbent David Briand, 167 votes; assessor, one year, William Lafley, 200 votes; Planning Board, five years, incumbent David Cramer, 196 votes; School Committee, three years, Barbara Doyle, 196 votes; library trustee, three years, incumbent Judy Northup-Bennett, 199 votes; library trustee, one year, Eli MacCullagh, 195 votes.

The Municipal Light Plant Board’s three seats were filled by Kathryn Soule-Regine, three years, 207 votes; Paul Chapin, two years, 199 votes and Susan Cloutier, one year, 207 votes.

Monday was the first time members of an MLP Board were elected in New Salem. A municipal light plant – known as an MLP – is an electric or gas service provided by a town to its residents. In New Salem’s case, this is the anticipated broadband service expected to go live in 2019. 

The MLP Board manages the MLP, oversees its director and makes decisions regarding distribution and supply. All three elected members have been members of the town’s Broadband Committee, which has been working to bring New Salem high-speed internet under the state’s Last Mile program since 2015. Each of their terms becomes a three-year term upon expiration, to create a board with staggered terms. 

No candidates were on the ballot for another three-year School Committee seat — in addition to the seat won by Doyle — but Elizabeth Devlin received 10 votes as a write-in. 

Monday’s election had a voter turnout of 31 percent – 241 out of 760 registered voters showed up. 

Reach David McLellan at dmclellan@recorder.com or 413-772-0261, ext. 268.