The local winners from the Nov. 4 general election took their oaths of office Monday afternoon in the Gloucester colonial courthouse administered by clerk Cathy Dale. She is shown, at right, swearing in new Board of Supervisors’ Petsworth District representative Dr. Joe Leming, at left. He is joined by his wife Vickie (holding the Bible) and sons David and John, from left. Below, outgoing supervisors Phil Bazzani, Kevin Smith and Ken Gibson, from left, were honored at the board’s Dec. 2 meeting.

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