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Monday, November 16, 2009
Letter from Isabelle: “Wos It Wirth It?”
Westport First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff shows tonight’s Town Hall swearing in ceremony audience a letter he received from Long Lots Elementary School second grader Isabelle Katz who wrote: “To Mayor Gordon. I am so so happy you oune. Wos it wirth it? Write back to tell me if it wos.” Joseloff said: “Well, Isabelle, it certainly was. It was because I and all of us taking the oath of office tonight will make it worth it. We’ll do our best for you and all future Westporters. We have no higher priority. We have no greater challenge.” Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Joseloff Sworn In for a Second Term
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (r) tonight congratulates Westport First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff after he swore in the Democratic victor in the Nov. 3 election for a second term at a Town Hall ceremony. Town Clerk Patty Strauss applauds. Joseloff said he was “excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead,” adding: “I see what we are doing as setting the table--as they say in baseball--for those who will follow us in the 21st century.” The full text of his remarks are available here. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Anderson Joins Board of Selectmen
State Senator John McKinney, Republican minority leader, swears in Republican R. Gavin S. Anderson tonight as a member of the Westport Board of Selectmen. Anderson, a former Board of Finance member, joins Democrats Gordon F. Joseloff and Shelly Kassen on the board. Kassen was out of the country and unable to attend the Town Hall ceremony. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Congratulating Board of Finance Members
Westport Town Clerk Patty Strauss (r) congratulates newly sworn in Board of Finance members (l-r) Brian Stern, a newcomer, and incumbents Helen Garten and Avi Kaner. Stern and Garten are Democrats, Kaner a Republican. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
New Face on the Board of Ed
Among Westport Board of Education members sworn in tonight was a former member, Republican Michael McGovern (3rd l). He joined (l-r) incumbents Don O’Day, a Democrat; Jim Marpe, a Republican, and Elaine Whitney, a Democrat. McGovern replaced Kristin LaFleur who ran unsuccessfully for Board of Selectmen with R. Gavin S. Anderson, the Republican candidate for first selectman. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
RTM Welcomes Face of Youth
Christopher J. Urist, 27, (l) a member of the Staples High School class of 2000, was among three new members of the Representative Town Meeting sworn in tonight at a Town Hall ceremony. He took the oath of office with fellow District 6 members (l-r) Joyce Colburn, Cathy Talmedge, and Ann Marie Flynn, all incumbents. Other new RTM members include George W. Underhill, the town’s former tax collector, in District 4, and Arthur Ashman in District 7. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Westport’s Long Lots District 7 to Have Voting Audit
Westport’s District 7 at Long Lots Elementary School was among Connecticut voting precincts selected today for a random audit.
Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz joined voting rights advocates at a news conference at the State Capitol to randomly select the voting precincts that will have election results audited from the Nov. 3 elections.
As required by state law, 10 percent of the polling precincts used in the election are subject to an audit.
In all, 597 polling precincts were used on Election Day, meaning that 60 precincts will have their election results audited. There were also eight alternate precincts selected for the post-election audit.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Official 2009 Municipal Election Results
UPDATE Official Tally
2009 Official Results (XLS)
41 percent turnout
* indicates winner
First Selectman & Selectman
3242 R. Gavin S. Anderson & Kristin Testa LaFleur
* 3676 Gordon F. Joseloff & Shelly A. Kassen
172 John James Izzo, Sr.
Board of Finance – vote for any three
3715 Bob Zappi
* 4088 Avi Kaner
* 3781 Brian E. Stern
* 3963 Helen A. Garten
Board of Education – vote for any four
* 4181 Michael J. McGovern
* 4143 Jim Marpe
* 4110 Elaine Eva Whitney
* 4106 Donald G. O’Day
33 Nikki Z. Porzio
Board of Assessment Appeals – vote for any two
3448 Bob F. Lasprogato
*3962 Elaine S. Arnow
*3521 David B. Krauss
Planning & Zoning Commission – vote for any three
3705 Desiree Anne Soli
* 3879 Howard B. Lathrop
* 3832 Nora L. Jinishian
* 3877 Ronald D. Corwin
Zoning Board of Appeals – vote for any two
3452 Michael Calise
* 3684 Jacqueline J. Masumian
* 3646 Douglas J. Bowen
Representative Town Meeting District 1 – vote for any four
* 436 Elizabeth Pamela Milwe
345 Don Bergmann
* 452 Judith K. Starr
* 400 Matthew I. Mandell
* 397 Diane D. Cady
Representative Town Meeting District 2 – vote for any four
* 437 Sean M. Timmins
* 418 Jay Keenan
* 431 Linda L. Bruce
* 399 Michael A. Guthman
Representative Town Meeting District 3 – vote for any four
* 409 Amy Ancel
* 421 William F. Meyer III
* 415 Hadley C. Rose
* 412 Robert Galan
Representative Town Meeting District 4 – vote for any four
* 272 Jonathan A. Cunitz
* 278 Gene Paul Seidman
* 299 George W. Underhill
* 312 Jeffrey N. Wieser
200 John Richard Conway
245 David S. Floyd
2 Kristan Hamlin
Representative Town Meeting District 5 – vote for any four
* 437 Paul Frederick Rossi
* 445 Barbara Ann Levy
* 388 John F. Suggs
* 421 Richard A. Lowenstein
Representative Town Meeting District 6 – vote for any four
* 416 Christopher John Urist
* 417 Ann M. Flynn
* 400 Cathy Talmadge
* 391 Joyce Colburn
Representative Town Meeting District 7 – vote for any four
* 410 Arthur Ashman
* 432 John G. Klinge
385 Patricia L. Voris
* 436 Stephen M. Rubin
* 446 Allen S. Bomes
Representative Town Meeting District 8 – vote for any four
* 456 Wendy Goldwyn Batteau
* 437 Michael A. Rea
* 459 Lois G. Schine
* 421 Jonathan Philip Steinberg
372 Heather Cherry
Representative Town Meeting District 9 – vote for any four
* 467 John D. McCarthy
* 446 Velma E. Heller
* 422 Kevin Davis Green
* 435 Eileen L. Flug
Westport Democrats Retain Control
Westport voters today returned Democrats to power in the town’s top spots as well as gave them continued control of all boards and commissions.
In an election that saw a 41 percent turnout, Republicans had waged an aggressive campaign to wrest control from Democrats who have held the upper hand for 12 years.
Incumbent Democrats Gordon F. Joseloff and Shelly Kassen defeated challengers R. Gavin S. Anderson and Kristin Testa LaFleur by a 52 to 46 percent margin--3,676 to 3,242--to continue as first selectman and selectman for four years. Write-in candidate John Izzo received 172 votes, just over 2 percent.
“We are grateful Westport voters have affirmed what we have done for the past four years and given us a chance to continue our work,” said Joseloff after the results became known.
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Words of Thanks
Incumbent Democratic First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff has some words of thanks tonight for supporters at Democratic Party headquarters on Riverside Avenue. Voters elected or re-elected all Democrats on the ballot. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Joseloff, Kassen Re-Elected
Westport First Selectman Gordon F. Joseloff and Selectman Shelly Kassen greet supporters tonight at Democratic Party headquarters after voters returned them to office for another four years. The Democratic ticket defeated Republican challengers R. Gavin S. Anderson and Kristin Testa LaFleur by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent, according to unofficial results. The Democrats retained control of all boards and commissions, according to the unofficial figures. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com
Anderson Addresses Supporters
Republican candidate for first selectman R. Gavin S. Anderson addresses supporters tonight at Republican Party headquarters on Post Road East after it became clear he and running mate Kristin Testa LaFleur (3rd l) had failed to unseat incumbent Democrats Gordon F. Joseloff and Shelly Kassen. With Anderson is his wife, Kendall Gardiner. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Glum Faces at Republican Headquarters
There were glum faces at Westport Republican Party headquarters tonight on Post Road East as it became clear that Reublicans had failed to wrest control of the town’s top spot from the Democrats as well as gain control of any board or commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Bake Sales for Voters
Westport voters were greeted by bake sales at polling places today. With schools closed for Election Day, there were plenty of volunteers to help sell the baked goods at the various schools. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com
Westport Voter Turnout “Light But Steady”
UPDATE Westporters went to the polls today in sunny, autumn weather with temperatures in the upper 50s in what voting officials called a “light but steady” turnout in balloting for municipal offices.
As of 6 p.m. Registrars of Voters Nita Cohen and Judy Raines said 35.14 percent, or 6,215, of the almost 18,000 registered voters had cast ballots.
“It’s light but steady,” said Raines, a Republican. “It’s about what it was two years ago in the last municipal election,” said Cohen, a Democrat.
Of registered voters, there were 6,393 Democrats, 4,946 Republicans, 6,327 unaffiliated, and 21 minor party voters. Polls close at 8 p.m.
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