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Trumbull town council leader says goodbye after 9 terms Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail Mary Beth ThorntonContributed / TRUMBULL After two decades of continual involvement in Trumbull politics, Mary Beth Thornton, a nine-term member of the town council including the last four as chairman, recently resigned after moving out of her district. Her time in government began with a simple request, which she flatly rejected. “Back in 2003, (former First Selectman) Ray Baldwin was filling out his ticket, and they were looking for people to fill some seats in District 2,” Thornton said. “At the time I was pretty well-known in the district, because I was active in the Nichols Improvement Association. So Ray called me and asked if I would be interested in running for town council, and I said, ‘No, thanks.’” ....
Democratic candidate withdraws from Trumbull school board special election Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail TRUMBULL The surprise withdrawal of Democrat Christine El Eris means Republican Alison Squiccimarro will be the newest member of Trumbull’s Board of Education. El Eris informed town officials Dec. 22 that she wished to withdraw from the planned Jan. 27 special election to fill the seat formerly occupied by Kathleen Fearon. Fearon, an unaffiliated member who caucused with the Democrats, resigned from the board in September. The Democratic Town Committee named El Eris its candidate to replace Fearon in October. “I was really very concerned about the rising COVID cases, and I don’t really feel comfortable asking everyone to go in person to vote,” El Eris said. “I was very impressed with the number of absentee ballots that were cast in the general election, but that would not be in place for an unusually scheduled special election.” ....