Baby-Wielding Thieves, Priests v. Obamacare

This was a busy week of news, with priests speaking against the president, a developer taking Waterford to court and a horrifying tale of a man almost killing his girlfriend in the parking lot of the Waterford Speedbowl.

We'll start with the two most well read stories this week, which were both crime stories. The Waterford Police Department is who allegedly drove away with a stolen television and computer from Walmart and a Stratford man was sentenced to five months in jail for nearly killing his girlfriend in the Waterford Speedbowl parking lot.

On the political front, Patch finally got an answer from the governor’s team about his Dominion-proclaimed “broken promise” to Millstone Power Station that will cost the company $42 million a year. A governor spokesman said Malloy never promised that $42 million cost would go away, which contradicts what Dominion officials have been saying for the past two years.

Speaking of Malloy, a Waterford High School senior was the highlight of a town hall meeting with the governor in Norwich. Also this week, Waterford’s state representative pushed for “right to die” legislation.

On Monday, we had a story about local priests protests against Obamacare. And on Wednesday, the Waterford Board of Finance approved a $44.62 million budget proposal by the Waterford Board of Education for the 2013-14 school year – a 0.96 percent increase over this year’s total – that adds a security guard to the high school and a guidance counselor to the middle school.

In other news, town leaders gave an update on the state of Waterford, a Waterford developer is taking the town to court and new, chilling details came out about the Newtown shooting. Oh, and we almost forgot about this program the town just signed up for, which promises to save uninsured residents up to 55 percent on prescription drugs.