A new use of the former Isaac Lewis mansion on Meriden’s East Main Street has been proposed: a mosque for the Islamic Association of Southern Connecticut. Considering other buildings in the area – religious, municipal, cultural – the plan sounds ideal and appropriate at first blush, and we hope all zoning and building rules can be met.
We hope the perps of a credit card info theft scheme which has affected over 200 Wallingford residents since Christmas can be found and brought to justice. This is a crime too often committed these days.
A new law takes effect January 1 which will require those convicted of DUI to use a Breathalyzer interlock to start their vehicles. This may cut down on the number of people who drive drunk, but it wouldn’t stop situations like the one reported in Meriden where a man was arrested twice in a single day for the offense: it’s doubtful the law can work that fast.
Wallingford’s Mayor Dickinson isn’t about to authorize extra spending merely because the town wound up with a surplus of $671,000 for fiscal 2010-11. No one would expect him to.
As Meriden police warn, there has been an increase of solicitors canvassing without permits. While this isn’t necessarily a sign of further criminal intent, residents should be sure to check ID and to be aware that such visitors could be casing them out.
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