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What's Happening in Government This Week, Nov. 5-9
A list of government boards and commissions meetings for the week.
Larry Smith graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in journalism. While in college he was a reporter, editorial page editor, managing editor and editor in chief of the college paper, Daily Eastern News. He did internships at the Rockford Register Star in Rockford, Illinois, and the Indianapolis Star in Indiana. He worked as a reporter for the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, Illinois for nine years and the Hartford Courant for 11 years. He has freelanced for the Courant and the Associated Press, and has written and taken photographs for Prospect magazine in Hartford.
During his tenure at the Hartford Courant, Larry covered East Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield, Enfield and criminal courts.
Larry is an avid photographer, who has traveled around the country and overseas to take pictures, and has a part-time portrait business as well. He's a foodie who loves to cook. He played flute in high school and college bands and still can't imagine a day without listening to music.
Larry has a pet cat he rescued when it showed up as a two-month-old kitten at his former employer's office in Enfield. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago and commits heresy by being mostly a Cubs fan. He is a devoted fan of the Chicago Bears and shares a birth date with Bears' founder George Halas.
<b>Politics </b>
I am an unaffiliated voter. I find faults in both major parties and have voted for candidates in each. During my career I have known and covered good and bad people in both major parties. I try to always vote in elections because I believe too many people have died in the U.S. and overseas for us to have that right. I base my votes on the candidate's stands on issues and experience.
<b>Religion</b>
I was baptized a Baptist when I was young and attended Catholic school for seven years. I don't attend church but do consider myself mostly a Christian.
<b>Local Hot-Button Issues</b>
The big issues in both towns continue to be local governments having to do businesses under challenging financial conditions. From schools to police and fire, and other municipal services, East Windsor and Windsor Locks folks have to decide what services residents want and how to fund them with decreasing revenue.
A list of government boards and commissions meetings for the week.
Five Things for the first Monday in November.
The following arrest reports, provided by East Windsor Department, are accurate as of November 2, 2012. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions.
A list of property transactions recently filed in East Windsor Town Hall records.
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Delta Airlines had the first flights in and out of Bradley Tuesday.
Five Things to contemplate on a Friday.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health offers these tips on how to prevent food spoilage and tell if your food is contaminated.
Town officials said the $15,000 bid on October 6 won't cover legal and other costs Windsor Locks has incurred from the building.
Delta Airlines had the first flights in and out of Bradley Tuesday.
This would be LeBeau's eighth term in office.
Officials on Tuesday were relieved they didn't have to use all of the emergency measures they'd prepared during the days leading up to the hurricane.
Five Things to Know on the first Thursday in November.
Paulette Broder Supports State Rep. Christopher Davis for re-election.
Kids and their parents dressed up for the occasion.
Some voters in East Windsor are in a new state House District but will be voting in the same location.
Democratic Challenger Jason Bowsza makes last pitch for state representative of House District 57.
Passengers should check with their airlines about their flights, not the airport.