Recupero Sworn-in as Stoughton's Newest Selectman

Stoughton's newest selectman, Thomas J. Recupero, had a public swearing-in ceremony at the start of Tuesday's Board of Selectmen meeting.

Stoughton Town Clerk Cheryl Mooney administered the oath of office. 

Recupero ran unopposed for an open seat on the board in the April 30 Town Election. 

Recupero, a lifelong resident, is an attorney with a practice on Turnpike St. in Stoughton. His father, Thomas A. Recupero, served as a Stoughton selectmen in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 

"I've been engaged in the government of the town for quite a while, practicing law, but for the first time I get to participate in the future of the town and have a hand in it. I look forward to that, I really do," Recupero said on Election Night.

Recupero joins fellow selectmen Steve Anastos, John Anzivino, Bob O'Regan and Cynthia Walsh on the board. 

He succeeds John Stagnone, who did not seek reelection after serving a single term. 

Stagnone was the chairman of the board, so selectmen had to elect a new chair at Tuesday's meeting. But with Anastos unable to attend, O'Regan made a motion to vote on a chairman pro tem to serve on an interim basis until the full board is assembled. 

Anzivino was unanimously elected chairman pro tem. Walsh will remain vice chair until the official reorganization of the board takes place at the start of the May 21 meeting.