Bobcat Sighting, Malloy And Bernard Pisacich

I start this column the same way every week. I talk about what a busy and diverse week of news it was, and lay out all the major happenings that affect your life.

But this week, in all honesty, there were no major happenings. And yet in a way, that was even better, because it allowed us to search for those stories generally not told, the stories that really make up everything that is Waterford.

For example, Waterford High School’s culinary team won their first state championship ever. While last week I wrote about the passing of the police budget, and it drew some comments, I’d be willing to bet 10 years from now, the five people on the culinary team will remember winning that championship far better than the story of the police budget.

Along those lines, Patch looked at the first ever triplets in the history of the new Great Neck School, the Martin girls. On Tuesday, we wrote about a high school girl who cut her hair to help somebody in need. And on Friday, I even wrote about my own struggles with Fat Face Syndrome, in the hope it would inspire others (and myself) to get serious about losing weight.

The most read story of the week was about a beautiful bobcat spotted by William and Linda Porter at their house near Cross Road. Despite some panic on Facebook, Animal Control Officer Robert Yuchniuk said the bobcat presents no real danger to the general public.

On Thursday, Gov. Dannel Malloy came to the area, and promised to do what few other governors have done: make southeastern Connecticut a major priority of the state government. And on Wednesday, Patch wrote about Bernard Pisacich, and his quest to get all town meetings on video.

In the world of business, Patch took a look at all the new stores and developments coming into town, and the Crystal Mall announced four new stores would open there in April. In the world of sports, the Waterford High School boys basketball team won its division for the first time since Gerald Ford was president. And in the world of government, East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica told the world why he thinks regionalizing with Waterford on dispatch is a good idea, despite protests by several East Lyme dispatchers.

And finally, applications are now available for this (which seems really cool), and tickets are available for $2 to go to this (which seems even cooler).