Friday, December 9, 2011

The Editor's Notepod, Fri., Dec. 9, 2011

Condo associations in Meriden and West Haven have been struck by a thief or thieves and a North Haven man is charged with the crimes. Condo associations are not too dissimilar to churches or other non-profits, and may be subject to the same sort of fiscal attacks.

The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut is irked that Southington and some other towns are hiring out-of-state contractors to clear brush from the storm. This complaint would get a lot more support from all sorts of folks who would like to hire locally,

Physician Recognition Awards given to deserving doctors at MidState’s annual medical staff meeting, in Meriden Thursday night. Physicians honored were Dr. Charles Kim, Dr. Nirmala Ramadhar-Persaud, and Dr. David Ross-Russell.

Because so many utility poles fell during storm Alfred in Connecticut, the attorney general and the consumer counsel have asked for an independent oversight administrator to maintain inspections on these crucial poles. Three thousand downed poles indicate a considerable amount of trouble.

Anyone who was without power as of noon on November 5 who wishes to apply for compensation for power outages during Alfred should apply now. Eligible Connecticut Light & Power customers will receive between $100 and $200, depending on how many eligible customers apply: call 888-566-9257 or visit www.cl-p.com.

Wallingford schools are selling themselves. A promotional video has been achieving significant success and another is planned.

About 40 Meriden fifth-graders will begin a Saturday enrichment course to develop skills in science and math. Funded by the state, the program will involve critical thinking beyond the curriculum, always a good idea.

Wallingford-based Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Committee is kicking off a fundraiser called “Own a Piece of the Trail” – personalized bricks to be placed at the walkway to the Labyrinth. This is a great way to help further a great and very popular idea.

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