UPDATED: Livestream Link Announced for ‘Meet the Candidates for Board of Education,’ Will Continue to be Available Post-Debate

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October 22, 2025

OLD LYME — 10/22 UPDATE: Wednesday’s debate will be live streamed at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF2_W7yYtFwx067Ici9776Q/live. The link will continue to be available after the debate so the recording can viewed at a later date as convenient by anyone interested.

Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau (LYSB) is hosting a “Meet the Candidates for Board of Education” forum on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School auditorium.

The event will be moderated by Eric Parker of WFSB and both livestreamed and recorded.

All community members are invited to attend the event.

The forum provides a valuable opportunity for the public to hear directly from the candidates running for the Region 18 Board of Education. Attendees will gain insight into each candidate’s positions, priorities, and plans for the future of our schools.

In advance publicity information about the event, LYSB states, “Don’t miss this chance to make an informed decision and help shape the future of education in our community.” 

For more information and to submit questions, visit: www.lysb.org/boe  The deadline to submit questions was Monday, Oct. 20.

LymeLine.com is proud to sponsor this important event.

All five open spots on the board of education are for four-year-terms.

The eight candidates running for the four Old Lyme spots open on the board of education are:

  • Jason Kemp, Old Lyme, Democrat, Incumbent
  • Jarod Bushey, Old Lyme, Republican
  • Brandy Campbell, Old Lyme, Republican
  • Michael Hansen, Old Lyme, Democrat
  • Shaun Mastroianni, Old Lyme, Republican
  • Cynthia Love McCollum, Old Lyme, Democrat
  • Carlos Piña, Old Lyme, Unaffiliated — endorsed by the Old Lyme Republicans
  • Sheryl Shyloski, Old Lyme, Democrat

The two candidates running for the single Lyme spot open on the board of education are:

  • Anna James, Lyme, Democrat, Incumbent
  • Lannie Mossberg, Lyme, Unaffiliated — endorsed by the Lyme Republicans

Editor’s Note: This article was updated to correct Mossberg’s affiliation.

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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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