Council Compromises on Legault to Replace Lovely
Pinto and Corchado withdraw after 301st ballot fails to pick a winner.
The 10-members of the City Council, who failed last Thursday to pick a successor to former Councilor at Large Joan Lovely, took only two ballots Tuesday night to elect William Legault as the 11th councilor. Legault, who writes our weekly A Voice in Salem column and is a lifelong resident of Salem, was sworn into office to fill the remaining year of Lovely's term. She resigned to take a seat in the state Senate. After being sworn in, Legault said his late father "would be going nuts right now. He would be out of his mind." He pledged to bring a new voice to the council and pledged his colleagues to offer common sense and sincerity. Prior to being elected to the council, Legault has served on several city commissions and task forces, …
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SalemResident
5:56 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Shame on you!!! How quickly you forget what Bob has done as a counselor and community member. more ›