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Old Saybrook Parties Announce Candidate Slates

November municipal elections have taken shape in Old Saybrook. Once again, the highlight of the slate is led by the nomination of Republican Carl Fortuna, running unopposed for first selectman.

Each election year, the town’s major parties hold meetings in July to form a list of candidates for the ballot in November. At those meetings, the party formally nominates and endorses candidates for each seat that is up for grabs.

In Old Saybrook, the Democratic Town Committee (DTC) as well as the Republican Town Committee (RTC) held meetings in late July to officially nominate their slate.

Should any member want to force a primary election of an endorsed candidate, primary forms must be filed by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Those interested in primarying a major party candidate can contact the registrar of voters the day after the party endorsements are handed in. The secretary of state’s office would then determine how many signatures are needed to force a primary.

With the nominations in, it looks like there won’t be much in the way of new leadership at the town’s top board. The Democrats elected not to run a candidate for first selectman, and the Board of Selectman nominees are all incumbents.

The Democratic Endorsements

Matt Pugliese is an incumbent on the Board of Selectmen and is running for a third term. The DTC does not have a candidate for first selectman.

For the Board of Finance, the DTC nominated Meghan Brady, George Chang, and Justin B. Terribile.

For the Board of Education, the DTC nominated Jack Cardello, Earl Swain, and Jane Wisialowski.

Joan Strickland is the nominee for the Board of Assessment Appeals.

The Planning Commission nominees include Michael Bender and J. Colin Heffernan.

Laura P. Gray and Justin B. Terribile are the nominees for the Zoning Commission.

For the Police Commission, the DTC nominated Mark Ciliano

For the Zoning Board of Appeals, Alfred “Chub” Wilcox and C. Marston Ladd are the nominees.

The Parks and Recreation nominees are Susan Esty, Rob LeMire, and Beth Soden.

Rounding out the slate is Harbor Management Commission nominee Paul Connolly.

The Republican Slate

For the Board of Selectmen, the RTC nominated incumbents Fortuna and Selectman Scott Giegerich.

For the Police Commission, the RTC nominated Joseph Maselli, Carl Von Dassel, and Jackie Prast.

For the Zoning Commission, the RTC nominated Mark Caldarella and John Henry.

For the Board of Finance, Thomas Stevenson, Rick Swan, and Eric Dussault were nominated.

Kelley Kennedy, Alan Hyla, James Henderson, and Karina Julius were nominated for the Board of Education.

For the Planning Commission, Nick Provost, Douglas McCracken, and Jonathan Miles were endorsed.

The RTC picked Matt Diamond and Peter Gallagher to be candidates for the Board of Assessment Appeals.

For the Zoning Board of Appeals, the RTC endorsed Frank Keeney and Erin Colwell.

The nominees for the Park and Recreation Commission are Alex Bertran, Bror Ashe, and Star Rueckert.

For the Harbor Management Commission, nominees endorsed by the RTC are Robert Murphy and Louis Vinciguerra.

Rounding out the slate was Barbara Labriola as the nominee for town treasurer and Marc Delmonico as the nominee for tax collector.

The Harbor News will have more coverage on the slate closer to Election Day.