Date: Fri 03-Nov-1995

Publication: Bee

Author: KAAREN

Quick Words:

election-politics

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Town Poised For Election Day

The race for first selectman between incumbent Republican Robert Cascella and

Democrat Earl J. Smith Jr will top the ballot in the town election on Tuesday,

November 7. But voters also must decide on candidates for other positions

including Legislative Council, the Board of Education and other members of the

Board of Selectmen.

Voting Hours: 6 am to 8 pm.

Places to Vote: District 1, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street. District 2,

Sandy Hook Firehouse, Riverside Road. District 3-A, Head O'Meadow School,

Boggs Hill Road. District 3-B, Middle Gate School, Cold Spring Road.

Voter Registration: If you are not registered to vote, it's too late unless

you have become a citizen, turned 18 or moved to town after the October 24

registration cutoff date. For those residents, a limited registration session

will be held in the office of the registrars of voters at Edmond Town Hall, 45

Main Street, on Monday, November 6, between 9 and 11 am. Proof of moving,

citizenship or date of birth must be presented.

Voter Identification: Under state law, you must bring identification with you

to the polls. The identification must include your name and at least one of

the following: your addresss, signature or photo.

Absentee Ballots: These are available to persons who are unable to vote on

November 7 due to illness or physical disability, absence from town during

voting hours, religious beliefs which forbid secular activity on election day,

active US military service or service as an election official at a polling

place other than his/her own polling place. Absentee ballots are available at

the town clerk's office in Edmond Town Hall. Office hours are Monday through

Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. Special office hours will be held on Saturday, November

4, from 9 am to noon for the purpose of absentee voting.

Registered Voters: There are 11,504 registered voters in Newtown. They

include: Republicans, 4,440; Democrats, 2,844; A Connecticut Party, 3;

Americans for Perot 1; Concerned Citizens, 2; independents 91; unaffiliated,

4,123.

Elected Offices

First Selectman: Voters will elect either incumbent Republican Robert

Cascella, who is seeking a second term, or Democrat Earl J. Smith Jr.

Selectmen: The candidates are Democrat Gary Fetzer, who is seeking his fourth

term as selectman, and Republican James Mooney Sr. Of the four candidates

running for the Board of Selectmen, the three receiving the most votes will be

elected to the three-member board.

Board of Education: Because of the requirement that the six-member board

consist of an equal number of Repepublicans and Democrats, all three

incumbents who are running will be reelected. They include Republicans Susan

S. Hills and Charles S. Nanavaty, and Democrat Peggy Ulrich-Nims.

Legislative Council: The Legislative Council enacts ordinances and is the

town's finance board. Representatives to the council are elected by district.

party. Candidates are as follows (incumbents are noted with an asterisk):

District 1: Democrats Melissa M. Pilchard and Ed Dudeck; Republicans Joseph

Mahoney , Pierre Rochman and William A. Brimmer, Jr.

District 2: Republicans A. Winthrop Ballard , Joseph Borst and Karen Blawie ;

Democrats Jack H. Rosenthal and David K. Nanavaty.

District 3: Republicans Joseph J. McGowan Sr , Gail A. Halapin and John W.

Kortze; Democrats Lisa B. Schwartz, Richard S. Eigen and Kevin M. Tepas.

Planning & Zoning Commission: Four candidates are running; three will be

elected. The candidates include Republicans Stephen J. Adams , Todd E.

Richardson and John DeFilippe Jr and Democrat David F. Kales.

Unopposed Candidates

Town Clerk: Incumbent Republican Cynthia S. Curtis.

Board of Assessment Appeals: Eleanor C. Mayer, Republican; Charles V.

Framularo Jr, Democrat.

Planning & Zoning Commission alternates: Republicans Patricia A. Linnell,

Thomas C. Paisley; Democrat Daniel C. Rosenthal.

Zoning Board of Appeals: Republicans Charles E. Annett III and Richard H.

Kessler Jr; Democrat Steven G. Berg.

Zoning Board of Appeals alternates: Democrat Earl J. Smith III; Republicans

Timothy J. Cronin and Pat J. Rosato.

Police Commission: Republicans James P. Reilly and William F. Meyer; Democrat

Gerald J. Frawley.

Board of Managers of Edmond Town Hall: Republican David E. Brown; Democrats

William A. Honan Jr and Birthe H. Melville.

Town Poised For

Election Day