A rumor circulating town recently was that the Norwalk Museum could not be used for the annual gathering of Friends of the Norwalk Museum. According to an email from Historic Commission Chairman David Parks, this is not true.

“They should plan in advance by asking the Historical Commission for approval at our monthly meeting. There is no change in this policy from prior years. Whether it was the Curator or the Friends, approval was needed for items such as meetings, exhibits, fundraisers, art shows, etc.”

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Over the weekend the Courant reported on the state of affairs concerning constitutional officers and their driving habits. The gist of the report concerned how many miles were put on the official state vehicles supplied. The official state vehicle is the Ford Crown Victoria, a car, that symbolizes imho, all that’s wrong with American car manufacturers. Boxy and with a ride like a deep sea fishing pleasure trawler bouncing over potholes, the Crown Victoria achieves, at best, with its underpowerd V8, 12/17 MPG city/hwy, according to the auto sites, for the 2004 model year and it increases to the 17/25 MPG city/hwy by the 2007 model year.

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