Friday, October 8, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Fri., Oct. 8, 2010

Cheshire/New Haven: the home invasion murder case now moves to the sentencing phase, where the issue will be aggravating factors vs. mitigating factors. There may be all sorts of emotional testimony, so we should be prepared.

Southington: the plan for old North Center School seem to be proceeding, with bids submitted for buying the property, renovating the building for school administration and other town offices, then lease the place back to the town for 10 years with an option to buy. While this does seem a somewhat complicated way of proceeding, it may be a way to satisfy votes who have turned down more direct plans to replace the Gura building.

Meriden’s Clean and Green program, designed to help build awareness of the need for controlling litter and of how to prevent the mess which it causes. Over a score of businesses have signed on to participate and there are young people and folks from the city’s Youth Services Bureau and other agencies involved as well.

Wallingford: Choate Rosemary Hall’s Kohler Environmental Center will be powered by an array of photovoltaic solar cells which, it is hoped, will allow the place to be a net-zero user of the power grid. The plan seems a good one and we hope it will pass through the permitting process successfully.

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