Chairman Henry Michael resigned April 13 as chairman of the board of trustees. Trustee Bradley Vaughan was nominated as the board’s new chairman. Michael remains a trustee until his term expires in December and will train Vaughan in his new duties.
Michael has no plans to run again.
Wendy DiAlesandro is a former Record Publishing Co. reporter and contributing writer for The Portager.
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