BELLOWS FALLS — At press time, The Commons received unconfirmed results of the annual village election on Tuesday.
In the only contested race, which drew three candidates for two two-year trustees' seats, Evelyn Weeks received 163 votes, with 137 voting for incumbent Trustee Colin James. The third candidate, Deborah Wright, received 78 votes.
Nancy McAuliffe, who ran unopposed, remains village president for the next year.
During Monday night's budget debate, voters rejected a motion to reduce the budget, which might have eliminated most professional positions on the Bellows Falls Fire Department.
The proposed $1.93 million budget was approved, 61-23.