BURTON-KING
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GREENFIELD — Incumbent Glenn Johnson narrowly beat out Kia Burton-King for a two-year seat on the School Committee, earning 2,006 votes over Burton-King’s 1,974 in Tuesday’s election.

There were three open seats with four-year terms on the School Committee. Amy Proietti and Jean Walsh Wall were candidates, earning 3,245 votes and 2,597 votes, respectively. Incumbent Susan Cameron-Eckstrom ran as a write-in candidate, with 293 votes. There were 153 other write-in votes cast.

School Committee members Cameron Ward and current Chair Adrienne Nunez did not run for re-election.

The School Committee is made up of seven members including the mayor and six elected officials. Members are elected in November of every odd year and serve four-year terms. The committee configures its chair, vice chair and subcommittee assignments annually.

Three seats were available for the AK Warner Trust with a two-year term, with Marilyn Hannan getting 2,122 votes and Sally Ahearn getting 3,191. Both were incumbents. Additionally, 67 write-in votes were cast.

Incumbent Richard Shortell ran unopposed for trustee under Oliver Smith with a two-year term, receiving 3,410 votes. There were 18 additional write-in votes.

There were no candidates on the ballot for an assessor position and three seats on the Jennie Bascom Education Fund with a two-year term, which received 239 write-in votes. Joe Ruggeri ran as a write-in candidate for assessor, receiving 329 write-in votes.