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Town House Road is the location of the historic Pomfret Town House, built in 1841 at a location chosen by a committee of Selectmen from neighboring towns when Pomfret citizens could not agree on a location; it is listed on the National Register. Pomfret First Church was established in today's Pomfret Hill area; Pomfret Second Church covered ...
The first selectman (or selectwoman) is the head of the board of selectmen in some New England towns. Historically, the first selectman was the one who received the largest number of votes during municipal elections or at a town meeting. More recently most towns have chosen to elect the first selectman in a separate election, much like a mayor.
Under Connecticut's Home Rule Act, any town is permitted to adopt its own local charter and choose its own structure of government. The three basic structures of municipal government used in the state, with variations from place to place, are the selectman–town meeting, mayor–council, and manager–council. [5]
Norman Needleman, better known as Norm Needleman, is an American politician who is currently serving as the first selectman of Essex, Connecticut.In addition to this, he also currently serves as a Connecticut State Senator from the 33rd district, which includes the town of Essex.
Jul. 23—PRESTON — A proposal to boost the salary of the first selectman position cleared its first hurdle last week as the Board of Finance agreed to seek town meeting approval to increase the ...
Oct. 30—WATERFORD — Republican First Selectman Robert Brule, Democratic Selectman Greg Attanasio and Republican Richard Muckle are running unopposed for four-year terms on the Board of Selectmen.
Patrick S. Boyd (born January 28, 1981) is an educator and American politician who is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving since 2017.He represents the Towns of Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, and Woodstock composing the Connecticut's 50th House of Representatives district of the Connecticut General Assembly.
Nov. 8—EAST LYME — With voters delivering big wins to Democrats on Election Day, East Lyme's first selectman-elect Dan Cunningham hit the ground running. On Wednesday, the Democrat met with ...