Daily Five: Fighting Cancer With Lemons

1. Thunderstorms and showers are expected today, with a high of 73, according to the National Weather Service. The rain and thunder should continue tonight until 10 p.m., the service said.

2. An interesting part about the first selectman’s position: State statute prohibits the impeachment of a first selectman. Perhaps the most glaring example of the need happened in Stonington, when a first selectman was arrested, and resigned as a way to get a lighter sentence. Theoretically, he could have been in jail and still have been serving as the first selectman.

J.W. “Bill” Sheehan wanted an impeachment policy put in place during Waterford’s last charter change, but was denied by the town because it is against state statute.

The need to have an impeachment process in place grew more important after the town agreed to lengthen the first selectman’s term from , Sheehan said.

First Selectman Dan Steward said he would be on board with an impeachment policy, as long as it had parameters. It should be done if the person does something “inappropriate” or if they just aren’t doing anything, but not just because people don’t like the selectman’s politics, he said.

For an impeachment policy to be installed, state statute would have to be changed.

3. Just a quick shout out to Haley Trehen, who raised $800 to fight pediatric cancer. Haley ran a lemonade stand across the street from Goshen Fire House and raised some money, and then people continued to donate. To donate, click here.

4. Two new movies are opening tonight at Waterford’s Regal Cinemas. “Green Lantern” opens and plays at 4:35, 7:25 and 9:50; and in 3-D at 4:05, 6:55 and 9:30.  And “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” plays at 4:15, 7:10 and 9:35.

5. On this date in 1971, President Richard Nixon declares war on drugs. Good thing he did that, because now there are no more drugs. And on this date in 1994, O.J. Simpson is arrested for murdering his ex-wife and her friend. Simpson was apprehended after a low-speed chase in his white Ford Bronco.

Quote of the Day

“Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.”

-Johnnie Cochran

Trivia of the Day

Who said, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”?

Yesterday’s Answer: Jack Napier is the name of the Joker.