State/Local: Connecticut didn’t finish among the finalists in the Race to the Top competition, although a major package of significant reforms was passed this year and a great many towns and unions signed on to the deal. Former Wallingford Superintendent and now executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, who knows what’s what, said the federal program is keen on charter schools and merit-based pay structures, neither of which has much traction in the package or the state.
Cheshire/State: the death penalty debate is always interesting. Some would say that in Connecticut, at least, the general feeling is that people want to keep the option of the death penalty for appropriate cases, but are generally reluctant, when it comes to cases, to inflict it when they sit on juries.
Cheshire: the Postal Service, still sitting in its moratorium, will not build in town, apparently no matter how much necessity and desire are expressed by the public. It’s just not in the cards.
Wallingford: An active promotional campaign waged by the three volunteer fire companies and supported by grants has kept volunteer numbers up, which is excellent news for the town. It is increasingly difficult to keep volunteers coming into the system given the demands on people today.
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