Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Sat., Oct. 29, 2011

Snow accumulations in October, even at the very end of October are not welcome. New York State’s snow belt, thanks very much, and we don’t really want to live there. The good news is, though, that Meriden has just received – and just in time, we guess -- $164,000 in FEMA disaster relief for last year’s snow relief efforts.

The Gala in Southington for the Education Foundation provided fun for those who attended. We hope the challenge grant conditions were met.

Southington Chamber of Commerce has donated $4,000 worth of LED lighting strings for downtown this holiday season. They are welcome, and should work better than last year’s lights because, thanks to outlets on downtown poles, they can be plugged in and need not rely on solar power.

There seems to be a new suitor for the Powder Ridge ski area in Middlefield, though it’s too soon to tell if it will work out. It might be well to inquire as to the source of cash in advance of planning a deal.

Linda McMahon’s report to the Federal Election Commission revealed that she is again financing her own campaign to represent Connecticut in the US Senate. Wasn’t there a time when people ran for public office did so because others asked them to?

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