Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Wed., June 1, 2011

Wallingford fifth graders are learning CPR, termed “the most important life skill” by teachers. Regardless of how it’s defined, it’s a useful set of skills for anyone to acquire.

Project Lead the Way Senior Night in Southington High School this week, where the seniors in this program, which begins in 8th grade, showed solutions to the year’s assignment, “Don’t you hate it when . . .”

Minor fallout (unless it’s your town) from Connecticut’s budget issues comes from reduction in reimbursement for costs of resident state troopers, used by 56 towns. By transferring salary and benefits full expense to towns (up from 70 percent), the state saves $840,000, but of course towns will have to ante up an extra $15,000.

Congratulations to the Zakrzewskis, mother and son, both Meriden residents and both graduating from Charter Oak State College in ceremonies this Sunday.

Wallingford’s Town Council and Board of Education are taking a positive route to the necessity of reroofing all 11 schools, five in 2012 and six in 2013. It is a question of “pay me now or pay me later,” but of course, there’s a factor of which payment is more.

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