Easthampton's interim Mayor Salem Derby announces election bid

EASTHAMPTON — A fourth candidate for the Easthampton mayoral race has emerged as longtime City Councilor and interim Mayor Salem Derby has decided to throw his name in the ring.

Derby, an Easthampton City Councilor for 22 years, accepted the role as interim mayor back in July following the resignation of Mayor Nicole LaChapelle. He joins a mayoral race already featuring City Councilor JT Tirrell, Mayoral Executive Assistant Lindsi Sekula and resident Robert Laferriere.

Initially when moving to the interim position this summer, Derby told Reminder Publishing he was not interested in running for mayor in the fall, but that soon changed once Derby was able to get a grasp on the day-to-day of his new role through the interim position.

“I didn’t think I was going to do it, but there was this moment where I was like, wait a minute, all of these things are just kind of coming together at the right moment and this is a really perfect job for me and the skills I have, and the experiences that I’ve had in my life,” said Derby. “The other part of that was knowing that, can I really turn my back and walk away when I feel like I’m probably the best candidate for the job.”


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