Friday, August 28, 2009

The Editor's Notepod, Fri., Aug. 28, 2009

Southington: the case of the 131 break-ins at the self-storage units — Public Storage — on Spring Street has been broken, apparently. The story of the police detective work as the case unraveled is worthy of any good mystery story.

Wallingford: sad but true: the HQ built for defunct Mortgage Lenders has made financial trouble for its builders. Apparently, its particular construction characteristics make it even less marketable than it might otherwise be. This is one of the big drawbacks, it would seem, of everyone contracting out everyone else’s work and projects. No one really knows that a key element in a plan is having difficulties until it’s too late.

State: the fact that the state is now down 125 state troopers (who retired with incentives as part of a cost-saving process) means that 125 or so – give or take—will need to be hired and trained. And of course, they will lack experience. It’s hard to see such a severance deal as helpful in the long run.

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