Community Corner

Five Things to Know Today

Take Two, Back-To-School, Solar Panel Comments, Kitten Photos

  1. Partly cloudy early today. Scattered thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 86F. Isolated thunderstorms during the evening, then skies turning partly cloudy overnight. Low 66F.
  2. Today we are re-printing our profile of Anne Hogsten, the new principal at Gales Ferry and Juliet W. Long schools. The story ran last week before we had a chance to get a good photo.
  3. Columnist Michelle Tracy is ready for summer vacation to be over. For her, back-to-school is the most wonderful time of the year.
  4. Our story on Bob Burns’ solar panels received 24 comments from readers. Almost all of them said they were pretty sure the town had more pressing issues to deal with. 
  5. If you haven’t been following Joy Charette’s blog you’ve been missing the kitten photos. Click here and enjoy.


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