Caucuses Reveal Surprises

The Republican and Democratic town committees met tonight to endorse slates of candidates for the November election.

Mayor Joe Jaskiewicz, who had chosen not to run for mayor, and had been nominated to serve on the Town Council, announced this evening at the Democratic caucus that he would not run for that council position.

In addition, Joe Socha withdrew from the race for Board of Assessment Appeals, and John Geary was slated for that race.

In the Republican caucus, 19-year-old Nick DeFelice, a fourth-generation Montville resident, was nominated and endorsed to run for a council seat.

DeFelice graduated from Montville High School in 2010, and now works at Mohegan Sun in the Keno area.

Here are the slates of candidates:

Republicans

Mayor

• Donna Jacobson

Town Council

• James Andriote Sr.
• Nick DeFelice
• Ellen Hillman
• Rosetta Jones
• Mari Jurcyk
• Dana McFee
• Leon Moore

Board of Education

• Robert Mitchell Jr.
• David Rowley

 Zoning Board of Appeals

• Elmer Wittofske
• Tom McNally

Board of Assessment Appeals

• Shirley Morphis

Democrats

Mayor

• Ron McDaniel

Town Council

• Candy Buebendorf
• Billy Caron
• Gary Murphy
• Chuck Longton
• Laura Tanner

Board of Education

• Deborah Reed Iler
• Jim Wood

Board of Assessment Appeals

• John Geary

Zoning Board of Appeals

• Douglas Adams
• Ellen Lakowsky

For a complete story, see Friday's Montville Patch!