Voters elected a new selectman and eliminated funding for the Turner Center for the Arts at their annual election and town meeting.

In Friday’s election, Richard Keene defeated challengers Jeffrey Timberlake and Calvin Rose Sr. for the only available selectman’s seat. He replaces Joan Bryant Deschenes, who decided to run for a seat in the state House of Representatives.

Town Manager Eva Leavitt said residents at Saturday’s town meeting voted to dissolve the Turner Center for the Arts Board and withhold $12,825 in funding for the center.

Leavitt said the board was having difficulty raising funds to pay for its overhead expenses. The 3-year-old center occupied space in the Leavitt Institute building, which also houses the town library and a town history museum.

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