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Oct. 26—OLD LYME — The two candidates for Board of Selectmen are running with the goal of engaging the community and getting things done. The losing candidate in the first selectman race ...
The Preston endorsement means the incumbent Board of Selectmen could be running unopposed in November for the second straight time. Preston ... Preston and Old Lyme Republicans endorse candidates ...
Nov. 13—OLD LYME — Democrat Alexander Lowry won a seat on the Region 18 Board of Education over Republican Suzanne Thompson by just one vote, according to the results of a recount Monday at ...
Ed Jutila served as the Democratic state representative for Connecticut’s 37th District (East Lyme and Salem) from 2005 to 2017. He was the Assistant Majority Leader and chaired the Government Administration and Elections Committee during his tenure.
Representative town meetings (RTMs) vary from town to town, and can vary widely in terms of rules and bylaws.The town of Westport, Connecticut has non-partisan RTMs, where while a member may belong to a party, it may not be advertised as such, and the First Selectman may veto any legislation passed excepting for appropriations. [1]
The recommendations from the 11-member commission ranged from establishing four-year terms for the first selectman and Board of Selectmen to raising the spending threshold that triggers voter ...
In most New England towns, the adult voting population gathered annually in a town meeting to act as the local legislature, approving budgets and laws. Day-to-day operations were originally left to individual oversight, but when towns became too large for individuals to handle such work loads, they would elect an executive board of selected men (hence the name) to run things for them.
Oct. 16—EAST LYME — Board of Finance Chairman Camille Alberti, who is also a candidate for first selectman, on Wednesday took issue with what she described as the Board of Selectmen's informal ...