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Select Board appoints Leroy Johnson Jr. to rescue department, reappoints clerks and committee members
Summary
The board appointed Leroy Johnson Jr. to the rescue department, reappointed election clerks through April 2028, and filled local committee vacancies; an assistant rescue chief appointment was tabled until after executive session.
The Shapleigh Select Board appointed Leroy Johnson Jr. to the rescue department following interviews and a committee recommendation; the motion to appoint was seconded and the vote recorded 3–0. Interviewers described Johnson as an experienced paramedic and instructor with regional response experience and supervisory potential.
Board members also reappointed multiple unenrolled and party ballot clerks through April 30, 2028, and approved appointments to local committees. Elizabeth Savinsky was appointed to the recreation committee and Anne Ward was appointed to the conservation committee; both motions passed unanimously. Consideration of a rescue assistant chief appointment was tabled until after the meeting's executive session.
"He was involved, you know, the 1st responders at the Lewiston shooting... The guy's got a lot of experience," one board member said during the appointment discussion. The board recorded the personnel votes and directed staff to complete related onboarding paperwork.
