Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Sun., Jan. 30, 2011

The age of a criminal case doesn’t appear to be as much of a hindrance to prosecutors as one might think, according to New Haven State’s Attorney Michael Dearington, who has been on the job for many years. A cold case unit plays a role, and so does the Innocence Project, but DNA evidence, where it exists, is pretty hard to controvert.

Fuel oil and electric bills are beginning to gang up on local residents all over. Those without employment or with limited income have been applying in higher numbers to energy assistance programs at such organizations as New Opportunities of Greater Meriden – more than 5,800 this year so far – and with much winter still to come.

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