Last week’s “Meet the Candidates for the Region 18 Board of Education” was not covered by the media — in our defense, our editor was moderating the event! — so we decided to give the five Old Lyme candidates the opportunity to present their biographies and answer a couple of questions.
All five accepted and we are pleased to publish their responses today ready for our readers to review prior to voting on Tuesday.
The four positions open on the board are all four-year terms. Old Lyme residents will elect three of the five candidates.
The fourth open spot on the board will go to the Lyme candidate, Mary Powell-St.Louis (R), who participated in the debate but since she is uncontested, we did not request responses from her.
The two questions were
- Why are you running for the Region 18 Board of Education?
- Why should someone vote for you?
Click on the links below to read each candidates responses.
Michelle “Mimi” Roche – D (Incumbent)
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls will be open at the Firehouse on Hamburg Rd. in Lyme and at the Cross Lane Firehouse in Old Lyme from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. We will publish the results on LymeLine.com very shortly after their announcement.
Absentee ballots are available through the Town Clerk in each town.