Daily Five: End Of The Board Of Fire Commissioners

1. Today could be wet, with showers and thunderstorms possible after 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms become increasingly more likely tonight, and could continue until 3 a.m., according to the service.

2. This upcoming Tuesday night, the board of selectman will give certificates for service to the members of the board of fire commissioners, signaling the end of the committee, First Selectman Dan Steward said. From now on, the five fire chiefs will form their own board that meets with the fire director. The change is part of , and .

3. Some more information on the . The project is currently $4 million under budget, not $2 million as originally reported, according to a report by O&G Industries. But the $4 million savings does not included soft costs that will be added as part of the new, $3 million "revised" scope. So the real number is currently between $2 million and $4 million, and will vary throughout the process (as in any project with this many variables).

Also, Patch asked former Superintendent Randall Collins if he authorized taking anything out of the project to ensure it would come under budget. Collins answer, via e-mail: “No, a thousand times no. Never on any of the (school) projects did I do that.”

Still, all plans were reviewed by the town and approved by the town, Finance Director Rudie Beers said.

“Everybody has to take their share of responsibility,” Beers said.

Current Superintendent Jerome Belair said it isn’t important what happened before. The important thing is the school will be completed with the original scope in mind, and under budget, he said.

4. Today, three movies premier at Waterford’s Regal Cinemas. Cowboys & Aliens, starring Daniel Craig (James Bond) and Harrison Ford, plays at 1:10, 4:20, 7:10 and 9:50. Crazy, Stupid Love, starring Steve Carrell and Ryan Gosling, plays at 1:30, 4:40, 7:30 and 10:05. And The Smurfs plays at 12:50 and 6:50, and plays in 3-D at 4 and 9:20.

5. On this date in 1981, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are married in front of a television audience of 700 million people at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. And on this date in New York on 1976, the Son of Sam, later found out to be David Berkowitz, kills one person and seriously injuries another in his first attack.

Quote of the Day

“Dad, the world is getting darker now. I can feel it more and more… The girls call me ugly and they bother me the most.”

-David Berkowitz

Trivia of the Day

What serial killer murdered Gianni Versace?

Yesterday’s Answer: When Hugo Chavez was briefly ousted out of office in 2002, Pedro Carmona was installed as interim president.