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Mary Ellen Flaherty-Ludwig will serve the remaining term of Mike Barbis on the Norwalk Board of Education. Barbis' seat was left vacant after he unexpectedly died in September.

The Norwalk Democratic Town Committee District E members voted to appoint Mary Ellen Flaherty-Ludwig to fill the Board of Education seat left vacant after the unexpected death of Mike Barbis.

NORWALK With only one nomination from District E members at the citys Democratic Town Committee meeting on Monday, Mary Ellen Flaherty-Ludwig has been appointed to the vacant Board of Education seat.

The party was charged with filling the seat left vacant by board member Mike Barbis, who unexpectedly died in September. Since it was a district seat, only District E members of the Norwalk Democratic Party could nominate and vote for his replacement.

Kevin Tepas nominated Flaherty-Ludwig, while his fellow District E members Nora Niedzielski-Eichner and Colin Hosten seconded the nomination. Flaherty-Ludwig was recommended by members of the Norwalk Democrats District E committee who met last week.

Flaherty-Ludwig is a retired math and science teacher who taught at the middle school, high school and university levels for 44 years. After retiring from Darien Public Schools, she mentored teachers for four years in a Manhattan public school.

My intent is to bring my experience as a teacher and teacher mentor to the Norwalk Board of Education, the Norwalk native said in her letter of intent for the board position.

Flaherty-Ludwig is set to be sworn in by the school board and serve the remainder of Barbis term, which expires in November 2023

Democratic Town Committee Chair Eloisa Melendez chose to delay the appointment due to Barbis sudden passing and to wait for the results of the 2021 election.

emily.morgan@hearstmediact.com

I'm the education reporter for The Hour. I'm a native of Ohio and a graduate of Quinnipiac University. I wrote for my hometown newspaper in Wooster, Ohio for five years, winning several Ohio Associated Press Media Editors' awards, and previously worked as an entertainment reporter for multiple outlets in New York City. I enjoy spending time at the beach, watching crime dramas, and rooting for the New York Mets.

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