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Friday, November 3, 2017
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Volume 23, Number 22
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Meet the Middlefield candidates By Lauren Takores Town Times
With Election Day approaching, this voter guide profiles candidates running for town office in Middlefield. Information provided by Republican and Democratic town committees. The polls will be open until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Barbara Jean DiMauro, Demo-
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cratic Registrar of Voters, urged voters who wish to register on Election Day to come early, since same-day voters must be accepted and registered by 8 p.m. A person waiting in line who is not registered by 8 p.m. won’t be able to vote, she said. FIRST SELECTMAN Ed Bailey (R) is the incumbent candidate, and served as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the past eight years. He has been a member of Middlefield’s Water Pollu-
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tion Control Authority for many years and served as chairman for 10 years. He’s also on the Lake Beseck Environment Committee. Bailey is a retired Marine engineer. Prior to being elected Frist Selectman, he operated his family’s property management business and worked as an engineering consultant. BOARD OF SELECTMEN David M. Burgess (D) served as town treasurer from 1997 to 1999, on the Board of Finance from 2001 to 2005 and on the
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Board of Selectman from 2011 to 2015. He has a background in social work. Bob Yamartino (R) has served for eight years on the Board of Finance, the past four years as chairman. He also serves on the Regional School District 13 Board of Education. He participates on the school board’s Economic Resource Committee, Policy Committee and the Utilization Committee. He is vice president of enterprise analytics at Webster Bank.
TOWN CLERK Donna M. Golub (D) has served as Town Clerk for 19 years. She also has served on the Middlefield Senior Advisory Board, Levi Coe Library Board and in the Lions Club. TREASURER Jon A. Brayshaw (R) serves on the Board of Selectmen, but is not seeking reelection. He’s a former First Selectman and a retired business owner. He has See Middlefield, A4
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Meet the candidates in Durham By Lauren Takores Town Times
With Election Day approaching, this voter guide profiles candidates running for town office in Durham. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Korn Elementary School, 144 Pickett Lane. Contact the Registrar of Voters office for information on voter registration.
Information provided by Republican and Democratic town committees.
school associations during her children’s tenure in Regional District 13.
Matthew Taber (D) is a teacher in Regional School District 13.
her interior designing firm, Lisa Davenport Designs, to Durham five years ago.
BOARD OF FINANCE
Robert Donahue III (D) is a vice-president at Peoples United Bank.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
David Foley (D) has 18 years of experience on the commission.
Board of Finance members are elected to a six-year term. Nancy Cuomo (R) is an incumbent candidate. She served as the Republican Registrar of Voters from 2007 to 2009, and on numerous
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS Board of Assessment Appeals members are elected to a six-year term.
Planning and Zoning Commission members are elected to a four-year term. Lisa Davenport (R) is an incumbent candidate, serving as vice chairman of the commission. She relocated
Alana Adams (R) is an incumbent candidate, and also serves on the serves on the Economic Development Commission. She’s the ownSee Durham, A5