Daily Five: Ari Cullers; Board of Education

1. Today, there is a slight chance of snow flurries before 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The rest of the day should be partly cloudy, with a high near 41, according to the service. Tonight, rain is expected, with a low around 39, according to the service.

2. Late last year, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) briefly eulogized on the floor of the House of Representatives. Courtney even quotes Waterford High School Principal Don Macrino in a short speech on the floor. To view the speech, click on this link, and go to the 21:13 mark.

3. Tonight at 7 in , the Board of Education will finish its budget for the The budget is 1 percent higher than last year’s total, although it does not factor in potential increases in health care insurance. The cost of health care insurance, which is expected to rise, will be known by March 1, Superintendent Jerome Belair said.

The board will also act on a Belair has already rejected the grievance, and if the board rejects it, it could go to arbitration.

4. Also at 7 tonight in Town Hall, the Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposal by Kobyluck Brothers LLC to The hearing will likely be continued over three meetings, Waterford Planning Director Tom Wagner said Tuesday.

5. On this date in 2004, a beached whale explodes in Tainan, Taiwan, covering a portion of the city with whale guts. And on this date in 1998, President Bill Clinton denies having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky in a televised address to the nation. 

Quote of the Day

“Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing.”

-Dwight Schrute

Trivia of the Day

Name six people who were full-time judges for American Idol.

Yesterday’s Answer: The bad guy in the first Die Hard movie was, of course, Hans Gruber.