Monthly Archives: March 2007
Of SUVs and parking woes at Whole Foods
One blogger believes that Blue Back Square is already tying up traffic, at least at the Whole Foods parking lot. Of course, there probably wouldn’t be a Whole Foods there if it werent’ for Blue Back, but that’s another story. The … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, parking, traffic, Transportation, West Hartford Center, Whole Foods
I-84 exit/entrance changes
While I commend everyone involved for trying to fix an increasing mess where we get off and on to I-84, the new solution isn’t much better. The biggest trouble at the moment, which I’ve already seen a half dozen times, … Continue reading
Filed under Exit 43, traffic, Transportation
Useless reporting in the Courant today
This is exactly the kind of news story that makes it nearly impossible for residents of West Hartford to make informed decisions. We’re told next to nothing about what’s in the budget and given only hints about what critics have to … Continue reading
Filed under Hartford Courant, Media, News, Newspapers, town council, Town government
An encounter with the West Hartford cops
One young blogger today details his experience with a recent police encounter that is quite typical of what I hear from many people in town. The police surely do look on the younger generation as likely criminals all too often, and … Continue reading
Filed under police, Public safety
RIP Garbage picking in West Hartford
It hit me the other day as I watched two men in a station wagon cruising slowly down the street, inspecting the assorted trash outside everybody’s house, that when the town switches over to the new barrel system this fall, … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, garbage, garbage picking, recycling, solid waste, trash, Uncategorized
Knife fighter from West Hartford
A 28-year-old West Hartford man, Justin Wakefield, was arrested in Windsor Locks this week after he pulled a knife during a basketball game dispute and started carving up another fellow, according to a story in the fabulous Journal Inquirer. The injured man got sliced … Continue reading
Filed under crime, Public safety
Newsweek’s stunning new issue
Scrawled across the cover of the April 2 issue of Newsweek are a soldier’s words, in his own writing: “Any day I’m here could be the day I die.” What follows inside is an extraordinary, deeply sad and wonderful look into … Continue reading
Wrong decision on Veterans Day
After mulling it over for a couple of weeks, the Board of Education recently decided to hold school on Veterans Day next year. It took a 4-3 vote to make the call. Now I don’t fault the school board members who … Continue reading
Filed under education, Schools, veterans, Veterans Day
Movin’ on up the primary date
I can’t see any real downside to holding Connecticut’s presidential primary on Feb. 5 instead of waiting more than a month, when the decisions are likely already made. But I do wonder about the overall wisdom of having the system … Continue reading
New letter re Blue Black Square, from town manager
Letter from the Town Manager (March 23, 2007)While the first year of construction was spent mostly underground as utilities were installed and foundations were being poured, the second year you will see steel coming out of the ground as the … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, HealthTrax, Library, News, parking, police, The Heritage, Town government, West Hartford economy
