Come and join us this Thursday evening! If you can’t make it on the 21st, meet Nick and his running mate, Mark Mahoney, on October 20th at the Brass Horse Cafe during the same hours.
August 23, 2023
Nick Lukiwsky gets GOP nod to run for Barkhamsted first selectman
Emily M. Olson, Staff Writer
Aug. 17, 2023
The Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee endorsed Selectman Nick Lukiwsky to run for First Selectman in November. Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee
BARKHAMSTED — Members of the Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee have endorsed Selectman Nick Lukiwsky for first selectman in the coming elections.
This is the first year the seat has been open since 2008. Longtime First Selectman Don Stein announced this summer that he would not seek another term.
“During his six years serving on the Board of Selectmen, Nicholas has demonstrated exceptional administrative skills, invaluable expertise, and a proven ability to navigate the challenges facing the town,” members said in a statement. “His vision for Barkhamsted is rooted in sustainable growth, fiscal responsibility, and a steadfast commitment to preserving Barkhamsted’s unique heritage.”
Lukiwsky is a captain of professional standards at the Waterbury Police Department. He is married and has four children.
Mark Mahoney, running for Board of Selectmen as Lukiwsky’s running mate, has lived in Barkhamsted since 2008, after being born and raised in Maryland and then residing in the Pacific Northwest.
Professionally, he works in management in the food service industry.
“Since moving to Barkhamsted, he has volunteered as a Lions Club member and sits on the Economic Development Committee. His focus as a selectman will be controlled growth with our environment and ‘small town’ appeal, and NW Regional 7 award winning educational opportunities,” according to the committee.
Republican Mark Mahoney is running for reelection* to the Barkhamsted Board of Selectmen in November. Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee
{* Editor’s note: Mark Mahoney is not running for reelection to the Barkhamsted BOS, but for a BOS first term 2023. Register Citizen caption error.}
Emily M. Olson is the community editor for the Torrington Register Citizen, the New Haven Register and the Middletown Press.
She is a 1997 graduate of Western Connecticut State University with a degree in English and a minor in journalism.
She started her career at the Patent Trader newspaper in Westchester County in 1998. After a brief period as a reporter with the Register Citizen in 1999, she joined the former Housatonic Publications group as a reporter. She was managing editor of the former Litchfield Enquirer and helped run the weekly newspapers at Housatonic and the Litchfield County Times. She returned to the Register Citizen in 2009.