Old Lyme Registrars’ Lottery Determines Order of Candidate Names on November Ballot

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September 8, 2023

OLD LYME — On Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Old Lyme (OL) Registrars of Voters held a lottery to determine the order of names within each of the parties for a number of offices. The order of the parties themselves is determined by state statute and in Connecticut reflects which party holds the Governor’s seat.

The lottery was held in the Town Clerk’s Office at the Old Lyme Memorial Town Hall.

The following people were present for the lottery: Cathy Carter (OL Registrar of Voters-R), Jen Datum (OL Registrar of Voters-D), Courtney Joy, John Mesham, W. Scott Brown, and Vicki Urbowicz (OL Town Clerk).

Others in attendance post-lottery were Jude Read, Deb Czarnecki, Tracy Russell and Steven Wilson.

The results were as follows:

Democratic Town Committee 

  • Board of Finance
    1. Anna S. Reiter
    2. Bennett J. Bernblum
  • Board of Finance Alternates
    1. Diane A. Linderman
    2. Sheila A. Riffle
    3. Candace A. Fuchs
  • Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates
    1. Kathleen Tracy
    2. Michaelle Pearson
  • Regional Board of Education
    1. Marisa Calvi-Rogers
    2. W. Scott Brown
    3. Susan P. Fogliano

Republican Town Committee 

  • Board of Finance Alternates
    1. Maria Corrao Marchant
    2. Matthew Olson
  • Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates
    1. Brian Cole
    2. Peter Lucchese
    3. Rod Clingman
  • Regional Board of Education
    1. Suzanne Thompson
    2. Michael Presti
    3. Steven J. Wilson

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Olwen Logan grew up in a family of London educators but was inspired by her great grandfather, influential Daily Chronicle newspaper editor Alfred Ewen Fletcher, to pursue journalism. She built a successful career in efficiency analysis and senior audit management before launching her own PR-focused consultancy. After moving to the U.S. in 1990 and settling in Old Lyme in 1994, she became a staff writer for the now-closed Main Street News and later joined Jack Turner’s fledgling LymeLine.com, discovering the career she had always wanted—albeit in an unexpected digital form. Even after relocating to Maryland, she continued covering Lyme and Old Lyme with the same dedication, earning national recognition as a LION Publishers award finalist in 2020. After more than two decades of service, Olwen stepped away in November 2025, donating LymeLine.com to the newly formed nonprofit LymeLine Inc. and expressing her excitement for its continued growth and mission.

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