New Mayor to Be Sworn In Today

Mayor-elect John A. Rodolico will be sworn in today at a 10 a.m. ceremony at Ledyard Center Elementary School. He will succeed Mayor Fred B. Allyn Jr., who Rodolico defeated in a four-way race on Nov. 8.

Rodolico, 61, is retiring this week as a principal engineer from Electric Boat, where he has worked for nearly 40 years, including 25 years in management. He has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from New York Polytech and a master’s degree in civil engineering from University of Connecticut.

In the four-way race, he prevailed over Allyn, Democratic candidate Anthony Saccone and petitioning candidate Rob Lawrence by stressing open government, efficiency and professionalism. He will serve a four-year term.

A self-described fiscal conservative, Rodolico served on the Town Council for six terms, including five years as its chairman. He has served on the Ledyard Charter Revision Committee, Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission and Ledyard High School Building Committee.

He campaigned unsucessfully for the state House of Representatives in 2010.

Rodolico resides with his wife, Joyce, at 4 Baron Court in Gales Ferry. Town residents since 1972, the Rodolicos have three grown children and several grandchildren.