New Oxford BOE Member Picked, Some Say Politics At Play: Report

OXFORD, CT — A bit of a political controversy in Oxford. When Democratic Board of Education member Amy Cote resigned her position it left a vacancy on the school board.

The Democratic Town Committee nominated Ellen Fox, a retired teacher, to fill the spot, the Republican-American reports. But the Board of Selectmen's two Republicans voted for Debbie Sherman to fill the vacancy as they said Sherman was a former school board member and a volunteer in the schools.

Democratic Party leaders expressed disappointment that their selection was ignored by the Republicans, who have a majority on the board of selectmen, the Rep-Am reports.

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