McCarley, Dahl Win Brewster Select Board Seats

BREWSTER – Caroline McCarley and Harvey (Pete) Dahl were elected to the select board Tuesday night after a close race with David Faherty. Dahl received the most votes with 1,040, McCarley had 915 and Faherty had 745. 

 “I’m really just surprised and pleased,” said Dahl after the results were announced. “Part of it is it was just a great kind of opportunity to engage the community and get to know all the candidates.”

Dahl also thanked his campaign managers, Nancy and Tony Ortiz. He went on to describe the race as “really good-natured.” 

McCarley said she was also pleased about the outcome. “I was very much looking to serve, and so we’ll get started,” she said. 

McCarley and Dahl will be filling open seats formerly held by Chair David Whitney and Vice Chair Cindy Bingham. Their final meeting was May 12.

Faherty said he enjoyed the race and looks forward to offering his services to the town in the future. 

“I congratulate Caroline and Pete for their win,” he said. “They’ll be fine members of the select board.” 

Peter Jelinek beat out incumbent Allen Ryone for a seat on the recreation commission. Incumbent Marie Enochty secured her seat for another term on the commission. Jelinek received the most votes in the contested race at 846, Enochty had 759, Ryone had 610 and Joseph Sullivan had 292. 

Incumbents Antone Freitas, Elizabeth Taylor and Carmel Gilberti were all re-elected to the planning board. Freitas and Taylor will serve for another four year term, while Gilberti was elected for a one-year term. 

In uncontested races, David Bennett and Penny Holeman were re-elected to the board of health. Katie Jacobus and Marie Enochty will serve three-year terms on the Brewster school committee. Richard Draper and Cathryn Lonsdale will continue their leadership as Brewster representatives on the Nauset Regional School District committee for another three years. Lisa Rowe will continue her membership on the housing authority. 

While the Brewster Old King’s Highway Committee did not have any candidates running, 135 write-in votes were cast. 

 The only question on the ballot asked voters if the town should sign a non-binding referendum to urge the state to prevent Holtec from discharging radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay. An overwhelming majority were in support, with 1,301 yes votes and 130 no votes.

 Brewster has a total of 8,924 eligible voters, and 1,591 showed up at the polls, a 17.8 percent turnout.