New Castle town officials took their oaths of office Wednesday evening, with Hillary Clinton administering for each of them.
The former secretary of state and United States senator administered the oaths to Rob Greenstein for supervisor, to Lisa Katz and Adam Brodsky for their town board seats, and to Noah Sorkin for town justice. Each of the officials gave speeches following the oaths.
Clinton, who is one of the town's most prominent residents, was joined by Congresswoman Nita Lowey, whose district includes New Castle. Several local officials were in attendance for what was a packed crowd at town hall in Chappaqua. They included fellow town board members Jason Chapin and Elise Kessler Mottel; former Supervisor Janet Wells; Chappaqua school board members Jeffrey Mester and Warren Messner; Chappaqua school district Superintendent Lyn McKay and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Eric Byrne; members of the Millwood Task Force; and current and former New Castle planning board members. Several town officials were present, including Town Administrator Jill Shapiro, Town Clerk Mary Deems, Town Attorney Nick Ward-Willis, New Castle police officers, and Chappaqua and Millwood firefighters, and the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CVAC).
A color guard with local firefighters stood and faced the audience before the ceremony started and remained for the service.
The inauguration is a ceremonial one. All of the town officials involved told Patch that they previously took oaths, which were their official ones, and signed documents.
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