Friday, July 8, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Fri., July 8, 2011

Difficulties in hiring construction managers for Platt and Maloney High School projects may slow matters down a bit. We hope all the paper work is pushed through on these Meriden projects as quickly as is compatible with accuracy.

Hackers who had managed some identity theft at the All Pets Club in Wallingford and Branford. Whoever is doing the cheating is a nasty piece of work.

That $5,000 a month for life (minus taxes, we presume) will set a Meriden man up very well for his coming retirement. As usual, the biggest danger is likely to be all the people who are ready to help him spend his winnings.

In some contrast to what happened in Bridgeport (where the school board, mayor and superintendent asked for state intervention in schools), Windham’s system will get some help from the state upon state intervention. They’ll have a “special master,” Hartford’s newly-retired superintendent, as a special advisor to address some of Windom’s issues.

It seems odd, but one consequence of the rejection of the labor deal by state employees is that Connecticut employees all got 2.5 percent raises last week, all governed by contract and all deferred from the last economic meltdown.

The Italian Cultural Extravaganza will take place in Southington on July 24 at Recreation Park, a first stage in the Italian American Festival which takes place the following weekend. About 15 young people have been working on presentations to kick off this year’s events.

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