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Berwick board reappoints sewer trustees, approves Board of Appeals nominee and reviews manager's updates
Summary
The board reappointed two sewer-district trustees, approved Ashley Hardrick for the Board of Appeals and nominated Nolan Bragg for the Spirit of America; Town Manager Arthur reported on a major fire response, volunteer efforts, a police academy graduation and a record election turnout of about 1,900.
The Berwick Select Board on June 16 reappointed Kenneth Powers and Stephanie Rochefort to three-year terms on the Berwick Sewer District and approved Ashley Hardrick's nomination to the Board of Appeals. The board also selected Nolan Bragg as the town's Spirit of America nominee for this year's state submission.
Ashley Hardrick introduced herself to the board as "a proud Warwick resident," a small-business owner and a junior varsity coach at Noble High School and described a desire to help the town and serve fairly and consistently. The board moved to nominate her to a three-year term effective June 16, 2026.
Town Manager Arthur updated the board on a major fire in town that required mutual aid from many neighboring communities; he thanked local firefighters, police, highway crews, ambulance services and mutual-aid partners for a prolonged response. He singled out volunteer Jonathan Farrah of Jardin Property Services for landscaping work at the police and fire departments and congratulated Officer Odess on graduating from the police academy.
Arthur reported an election turnout of roughly 1,900 voters, noting it was about two-and-a-half to three times typical recent turnout and required extended hand-counting across two days. He also said the town's membership in MHEC has already produced savings (an example cited: a fire-proof cabinet obtained several hundred dollars cheaper) and provided a status update that the kayak launch was recovered and that municipal window deliveries are expected mid–to–late July.
The reappointments and nominations were handled by motion and recorded as carried; specific roll-call tallies beyond the minutes approval (three in favor, one abstention) were not provided in the transcript.
