Friday, September 23, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Pumpkins were affected, clearly, by a wet season and by Irene, but there will be no shortages, according to Wallingford farm owners, and some worry and work. Our favorite pumpkin, though, was the one which grew in a tree – obviously avoiding flood conditions on the ground.

Southington’s Board of Ethics has ruled unanimously that a member of the Parking authority should not have participated in a June vote to allow overnight parking. Since that vote was 3 to 2 and with one person not voting and the vote to be taken again, it will be interesting to see what happens with this idea next.

Some folks ruin it for everyone else: a Texas man executed last week had ordered an expansive last supper then left it untouched. Some state senator got huffy at the waste of a couple of chicken fried steaks, triple meat bacon cheeseburger, fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a meat lover’s pizza, a pint of ice cream and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts, and now accommodating last meals is history.

Signs that the Wallingford Housing Authority, which met at full strength for the first time in many months, is beginning to fly right. We certainly hope so.

Seems as if a little more communication was in order among Meriden Republicans and among We The People members, as the GOP endorsed the former leader of the WTP, bumping “placeholder” Bill Godburn, who accepted a place on WTP’s Board of Education slate. This is what keeps politics interesting.

We do hope Meriden Superintendent Mark Benigni finds a way of reopening the foot path from Prann Court to Thomas Hooker School. For anyone who is walking, and not necessarily only to the school, it’s a major timesaver.

Precision Manufacturing Institute on Maynard Street off North Colony Street in Meriden, a program offered by Middlesex Community College. For manufacturers calling for trained workers, this sounds like a fine solution.

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