Demonstration for the education budget in Meriden. It’s a question of priorities and people will have to work through the arguments to come up with a satisfactory result.
Confusion in this Connecticut between the need for particular advocacy groups, which is clear, and how they are set up, which is a variable. The issue, whether it’s population groups or the special concerns of human rights, freedom of information and so on, is the independence of the group to pursue its objectives in the marketplace of the legislature, not how it’s administered.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Editor's Notepod, Wed., Mar. 30, 2011
Meriden’s ethics board met and is considering the McGoldrick situation carefully. No problem taking time to consider a decision, but we hope there will be no delay, either, since the issue is ripe.
We didn’t really want to read about that stop work order regarding the sub contractors on the Chamberlain Heights project in Meriden. It has taken so long to get this renovation project under way and has had such complex financing, and we are reluctant to encounter another delaying and complicating situation.
It is good that the polling on foot traffic was carried out regarding the North Center School project in Southington. Now that it’s done, we hope this plan can move forward.
Cytec’s pollution permits and permitted waste discharges in Wallingford waters often get some attention, even on a national basis, but by and large the record over the years seems close within established parameters. In any case, now is the time for those with questions or concerns to voice them, as the permit renewals are considered.
The cover for Cheshire’s pool bubble was removed for the last time thi
s week and taken away for whatever salvage purpose it may have, including covering piles of dirt. It’s a sad end for a hopeful project, and it leaves the town with decisions to be made.
We didn’t really want to read about that stop work order regarding the sub contractors on the Chamberlain Heights project in Meriden. It has taken so long to get this renovation project under way and has had such complex financing, and we are reluctant to encounter another delaying and complicating situation.
It is good that the polling on foot traffic was carried out regarding the North Center School project in Southington. Now that it’s done, we hope this plan can move forward.
Cytec’s pollution permits and permitted waste discharges in Wallingford waters often get some attention, even on a national basis, but by and large the record over the years seems close within established parameters. In any case, now is the time for those with questions or concerns to voice them, as the permit renewals are considered.
The cover for Cheshire’s pool bubble was removed for the last time thi
s week and taken away for whatever salvage purpose it may have, including covering piles of dirt. It’s a sad end for a hopeful project, and it leaves the town with decisions to be made.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Editor's Notepod, Tues., Mar. 29, 2011
There should be some excitement at the Meriden Board of Ethics session tonight as it considers the matter of George McGoldrick. It is good, though, that the city has a full complement of members on this important body.
Residents of Southington’s Stonegate Road are right in keeping town officials’ feet to the embers. Having sewage erupt in your home is not acceptable.
Our hearts go out to Cheshire Town Councilor Anne Giddings who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident following a budget workshop last week. We send her wishes for a speedy recovery.
That benefit hockey game between Meriden police and Meriden firefighters, to raise money for Project Graduation, was finally played over last weekend. Ken Robinson, late Record-Journal newsman and hockey coach, would probably have been amused by the fact that due to any number of weather conditions, the game had to be played in Hamden.
The Meriden school system is spending less on texts. That could be fine, if electronic alternatives can take their place, but this is not possible in today’s budget or at today’s prices.
Residents of Southington’s Stonegate Road are right in keeping town officials’ feet to the embers. Having sewage erupt in your home is not acceptable.
Our hearts go out to Cheshire Town Councilor Anne Giddings who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident following a budget workshop last week. We send her wishes for a speedy recovery.
That benefit hockey game between Meriden police and Meriden firefighters, to raise money for Project Graduation, was finally played over last weekend. Ken Robinson, late Record-Journal newsman and hockey coach, would probably have been amused by the fact that due to any number of weather conditions, the game had to be played in Hamden.
The Meriden school system is spending less on texts. That could be fine, if electronic alternatives can take their place, but this is not possible in today’s budget or at today’s prices.
Monday, March 28, 2011
The Editor's Notepod, Mon., Mar. 28, 2011
There’s been a lot of hard work done at those Southington workshop budget sessions. We hope, once it’s done, that everyone will be happy with the results.
Good for Gary Shamock and Jan Franco for discovering that gravestone in Meriden and seeing that it is returned to its home in New Salem, Mass. If only stones could talk, we bet that one could tell quite a tale.
While perhaps not everyone would make the same choice as the Wallingford Lyman Hall High School junior who will finish in three years and head off to college, it is a fine part of American democracy that people can choose different paths to their future. We wish this young woman the best of luck in her studies just as we applaud the decision of her school to approve the plan.
Good for Gary Shamock and Jan Franco for discovering that gravestone in Meriden and seeing that it is returned to its home in New Salem, Mass. If only stones could talk, we bet that one could tell quite a tale.
While perhaps not everyone would make the same choice as the Wallingford Lyman Hall High School junior who will finish in three years and head off to college, it is a fine part of American democracy that people can choose different paths to their future. We wish this young woman the best of luck in her studies just as we applaud the decision of her school to approve the plan.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Editor's Notepod, Sun., Mar. 27, 2011
Form in Meriden considers Republican House bill to de-fund Planned Parenthood along with Women Infants and Children and other programs which benefit poor, mainly women. This is unacceptable legislation and we are glad that Connecticut’s delegation in Washington opposes it.
Contributions by contractors to Meriden’s Democrats or anyone else’s political parties should not be allowed. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court seems to have said otherwise and to have given corporations the same rights as people, which is a big mistake for democracy.
Facebook for teachers and students is a minefield, given the general antagonistic relationships, the sexual fears and the professional duties involved. It is good that school systems are considering policies in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington and Cheshire, but the answer for contact between current students and teachers should be “no.”
Solar-powered trash compactors sound like a good idea and are in use around the area, but economic conditions are so tight in Wallingford that it’s doubtful there will be much of chance these items will survive budgeting.
Contributions by contractors to Meriden’s Democrats or anyone else’s political parties should not be allowed. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court seems to have said otherwise and to have given corporations the same rights as people, which is a big mistake for democracy.
Facebook for teachers and students is a minefield, given the general antagonistic relationships, the sexual fears and the professional duties involved. It is good that school systems are considering policies in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington and Cheshire, but the answer for contact between current students and teachers should be “no.”
Solar-powered trash compactors sound like a good idea and are in use around the area, but economic conditions are so tight in Wallingford that it’s doubtful there will be much of chance these items will survive budgeting.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Editor's Notepod, Sat., Mar. 26, 2011
We hope Connecticut's Governor Malloy doesn’t have to resort to Plan B, whatever it is, and that money can be saved without draconic measures.
More returns from the Trash-to-Energy plant in Wallingford to that town and Meriden, Cheshire and the rest, cash which is somewhat unexpected and can be salted away for future uses. That’s a total of over $45 million the plant has doled out over the last couple of years.
General Assembly’s education committee has voted to put plan over tech schools (included Wilcox Texh in Meriden) on hold for purposes of study. A good decision.
St. Raphael’s and Yale-New Haven hospitals have reached agreement on a letter of intent for the future. This unification move in New Haven reflects trends across the state towards bigger and bigger health care entities, driven by economics.
Southington is planning or hoping to purchase more automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for schools and other town buildings. It is fair to ask, just so we know, roughly what frequency of use is expected for these life-saving devices.
More returns from the Trash-to-Energy plant in Wallingford to that town and Meriden, Cheshire and the rest, cash which is somewhat unexpected and can be salted away for future uses. That’s a total of over $45 million the plant has doled out over the last couple of years.
General Assembly’s education committee has voted to put plan over tech schools (included Wilcox Texh in Meriden) on hold for purposes of study. A good decision.
St. Raphael’s and Yale-New Haven hospitals have reached agreement on a letter of intent for the future. This unification move in New Haven reflects trends across the state towards bigger and bigger health care entities, driven by economics.
Southington is planning or hoping to purchase more automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, for schools and other town buildings. It is fair to ask, just so we know, roughly what frequency of use is expected for these life-saving devices.
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Editor's Notepod, Fri., Mar. 25, 2011
It seems as if at least some golfers at Meriden’s Hunter course see the point of moving to a unified fee, of being competitive, and bringing in revenue. The decision seems to have been a sensible one.
Non-aggressive dogs planned for a revived Meriden police K9 unit, after several years without the animals’ help. Since supplies and training may come from sale of confiscated materials under the “asset forfeiture” program, so let’s hope the criminals use plenty of property this year for police to seize.
Plans moving ahead on reviving Southington’s middle schools. It’s an expensive but necessary plan.
The rules about laying off the non-tenured teachers first and the requirement for notification of possibilities make for very uncomfortable weeks for a number of Wallingford teachers. We hope it all works out without layoffs.
Renovations at the Martin A. Gaffey Childcare Center in Meriden. The YMCA has gone to lengths to make improvements at this child caring site.
Proposal, which is headed for Connecticut’s full House of Representatives, to set a single state-wide rate for car taxes and put the state in charge of collection. This could have a number of consequences but good and bad, intended as well as unexpected.
It’s hard to see how reductions in both overtime costs and in the number of personnel on Meriden’s police force can work out simultaneously. Maybe the city should ask the criminals very nicely to refrain from criminal activity this year.
Non-aggressive dogs planned for a revived Meriden police K9 unit, after several years without the animals’ help. Since supplies and training may come from sale of confiscated materials under the “asset forfeiture” program, so let’s hope the criminals use plenty of property this year for police to seize.
Plans moving ahead on reviving Southington’s middle schools. It’s an expensive but necessary plan.
The rules about laying off the non-tenured teachers first and the requirement for notification of possibilities make for very uncomfortable weeks for a number of Wallingford teachers. We hope it all works out without layoffs.
Renovations at the Martin A. Gaffey Childcare Center in Meriden. The YMCA has gone to lengths to make improvements at this child caring site.
Proposal, which is headed for Connecticut’s full House of Representatives, to set a single state-wide rate for car taxes and put the state in charge of collection. This could have a number of consequences but good and bad, intended as well as unexpected.
It’s hard to see how reductions in both overtime costs and in the number of personnel on Meriden’s police force can work out simultaneously. Maybe the city should ask the criminals very nicely to refrain from criminal activity this year.
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