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Sally Sands appointed to Marblehead Cemetery Commission to fill term through June 2026
Summary
At a Feb. 11 joint meeting at Abbot Hall, the Cemetery Board and Cemetery Commission appointed Sally Sands to fill an unexpired term on the Cemetery Commission, winning a 6–1 roll-call vote; Rose McCarthy, the other nominee, was not present.
Sally Sands was appointed Feb. 11 to the Marblehead Cemetery Commission to fill an unexpired term that runs through June 2026, the board’s minutes show.
The appointment came during a joint hybrid meeting at Abbot Hall. The minutes list David C. Rodgers as chairman and David J. Meyer as clerk. The Board and Commission had received letters of interest from Sands and Rose McCarthy; McCarthy did not attend the interview.
The Board interviewed Sally Sands and voted to place both candidates’ names into nomination. On a roll-call vote, six members recorded votes for Sands and one member recorded a vote for McCarthy. The minutes list the roll call as: Rabbi Meyer, Sally Sands; Mr. Rodgers, Sally Sands; Mr. Zisson, Rose McCarthy; Mrs. Singer, Sally Sands; Mr. Grader, Sally Sands; Mrs. Noonan, Sally Sands; Mr. Fox, Sally Sands.
David C. Rodgers, chairman, spoke in support of McCarthy’s background during the meeting, saying McCarthy is “a true Marbleheader who has served on the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Cemetery Commission and truly loves Marblehead.” The minutes do not record a direct statement from McCarthy or a response from Sands.
The minutes record that Sally Sands was appointed to fill the unexpired term on the Cemetery Commission, with a term to expire in June 2026. Clerk David J. Meyer signed the minutes to confirm the record.
The meeting agenda and official minutes provide the formal record of the interview, nomination and roll-call vote; no other actions related to the Cemetery Commission appear in the minutes.
