Yesterday’s events at Mill Hill certainly gathered a nice sized crowd. Part of the fun of events like these is that you end up learning a bit more than simply reading about the past. Having reenactors dressed in colonial outfits, splicing songs and scenes from the local plays produced by the Crystal Theater, (which according to Fred Bondi is in need of donations and chairs) along with the live reading of the Declaration of Independence was a meaningful tribute to the period that gave us America, the country.

I missed the earlier tour of the cemetery at St. Paul’s, but you can get a flavor of that by this news12.com video:

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You would think that health of bridges would be one of those things that would remain a no-brainer when it came time to get them maintained and repaired. But the Wall Street bridge, that spans Main ave and Wall street over the Norwalk river has become the subject of one of those lawyerly disagreements otherwise known as a pissing contest. And piss poor thinking belongs to the first taxing district who somehow thinks that playing hide and seek with contractor scaffolding is a responsible action on behalf of any government entity. From the Advocate:

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Discussions could ease school budget process

A number of interesting questions emerged during the discussion of the Board of Education’s operating budget, some general, some detailed. I hope we — that is, the Board of Education, the public, the mayor, and other city agencies — can address some of these issues in the coming months. Below, in no particular order, are some of the more general questions I believe need to be addressed:

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