The Editor's Notepod, Tues., Oct. 13, 2009

Quinnipiac River: Mary Mushinsky is looking for Fiends of the River – that’s the Q River, of course – to adopt “best practices” along the banks. Allowing vegetation, cleaning basins, containing garbage: these are all among the steps the Executive Director urges businesses to take to help improve the river’s life.

Southington: the T3, a competitor for the Segway, a single-person vehicle for police use, was tried out at both weekends of the festival. It’s pricey, at $12,000, but the officer has the advantage of height, which can be useful in crowd situations. It’s hard to think, though, that either the Segway or the T3 would provide much stability in a dense crowd, and the need for hands to control it would limit some uses.