The Town Council selected Ronald San Angelo to be the next
Town Manager for Southbridge by a vote of 8 to 1. Councilor Monique Manna voted for candidate Daniel Knapick.
The vote came after the Council completed a series of interviews
with three finalists that also included Michael Embury in addition to Mr. Knapick.
San Angelo was state representative of Connecticut’s 131st
District, which covers Oxford and parts of Naugatuck and Southbury for 10 years
until 2002 when he ran unsuccessfully for Secretary of the State in
Connecticut. He lost to Susan Bysiewicz. San Angelo, a Republican, then ran for
mayor of Naugatuck, defeating current Mayor Bob Mezzo, a Democrat, and
third-party candidate Peter Jurzynski. San Angelo then defeated Democrat Curtis
Bosco in 2005.
