The Maritime Aquarium is about to unveil its master plan.

The plan, scheduled to be unveiled Oct. 17, includes a three-phase, multiyear, multimillion dollar expansion to the Maritime Aquarium’s building, educational programs and environmental outreach initiatives, particularly the conservation of Long Island Sound.

“This began when Jennifer Herring took over as our president and CEO three years ago,” said Tim Gagne, publicist for the Aquarium. “She started to meet with staff, and we all started talking about how we could build from the future, and the plan really grew from there.”

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The winds of change are are picking up steam heading into November’s election with the Norwalk Federation of Teachers filing the law suit to end the complacency of the BOE. The details of the suit are worthy of of the kind of charges that Henry Waxman should level at the Bush administration; “context of secrecy”, “without any discussion”, “stifle the plaintiff’s and the public’s right to free speech”, positively scintillating.

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Today’s news is filled with stuff to comment on, but I have some other obligations that take precedence, so enjoy the open thread to pick apart the day’s news and I’ll chime in later.

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