John Mesham News Today

Old Lyme ― Residents on Monday shot down a proposed agreement that some town leaders had hoped would forestall a lawsuit amid the continuing fight over who has the rights to Tantummaheag Landing. The ...

Old Lyme ― Democrat Alexander Lowry won a seat on the Region 18 Board of Education over Republican Suzanne Thompson by just one vote, according to the results of a recount Monday at Town Hall. “It’s a...

Old Lyme ― Close races on the Board of Selectmen and Board of Education, among others, have prompted a recount to be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Town Hall. Voters on Election Day handed Democrats contro...

Robert Frost, in "My November Guest," wrote that "dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be." Of course, he wasn't standing in a 6 a.m. squall outside New London's Nathan Hale Arts Magnet ...

Old Lyme ― Democratic Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker secured the first selectwoman’s seat here Tuesday, defeating Republican John Mesham, a retired state trooper making his first bid for elective office...

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in local elections. For full coverage of the races in your town or city, go to https://www.theday.com/section/Election2023. East Lyme ...

Old Lyme ― Three Republican campaign signs on Halls Road, along with two Democratic signs on Route 156, were found vandalized Sunday morning ― spray painted with antisemitic symbols, misogynistic and ...

In the upcoming election in Old Lyme, my endorsement goes to John Mesham and Jude Read for First Selectman and Selectwoman. I believe they are the right team to keep Old Lyme’s taxes low, protect our ...

Old Lyme ― Democratic Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker and John Mesham, a retired state trooper carrying the Republican banner in his first run for elective office, are vying for something voters here hav...

It’s an odd year, literally as well as figuratively, and that means it is a local election year. You might be thinking, “Another election? Didn’t we just have one?” Here in Connecticut, we don’t go a ...