After years of working in other town government positions, Matt Poole was elected to the Chilmark select board Wednesday in an uncontested race.

The Proposition 2 1/2 overrides total approximately $750,000 and support rising costs throughout the school district, school officials have said.

Chilmark landscaper, caretaker and former fishmonger Jeffrey Maida won a race for town select board on Wednesday night, narrowly beating out William Meegan by a vote of 267 to 222.

Jeffrey Maida and William Meegan are both running to fill the seat of longtime select board member Bill Rossi, who announced earlier this year that he wasn’t seeking reelection.

Chilmark select board candidates Jeffrey Maida and William Meegan weighed on the community center's tennis program, housing and other issues at a candidates forum.

Marie Larsen defeated Russell Maloney in the two-way Chilmark select board race by a count of 327 to 124.

Chilmark voters will pick a new select board member today in the town’s annual election and Aquinnah residents will weigh in on a $2 million regional high school building feasibility study tonight at a special town meeting.

Marie Larsen, a retired school administrator, and Russell Maloney, a real estate broker, are both seeking a spot on the board in Wednesday's election.

Chilmark select board candidates Marie Larsen and Russell Maloney laid out their priorities for the town at a packed League of Women Voters candidate forum Monday.