Daily Five: Halloween Events, $800k Scoreboard

1. Happy Halloween! Today should be sunny, with a high near 50, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight should be cloudy, with a high around 36, according to the service.

2. Two good Halloween events this afternoon for kids. First, there is at Waterford Public Library at 3. And then at 5 is at the Crystal Mall, featuring crafts and tons of candy.

3. I’m sending this along after Alan Wilensky, who is on the Board of Finance, sent it my way and I think it is interesting.

There was an article in the Hartford Courant this weekend focusing on the State Bond Commission recently approving a new $800,000 electronic scoreboard for the state House of Representatives. The scoreboard keeps track of the votes by the representatives. 

4. It appears Michael Lovetere, , is back working with Waterford kids. Lovetere is running a program through the Waterford Youth Services Bureau to build a float for the Niantic Light Parade, according to Waterford Youth Service Advisory Bureau minutes. The program will be held Thursday afternoons, from 2:30 to 5, and is for fifth graders and above, according to the minutes.

5. On this date in 1941, after 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed. And on this date in 1864, Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.

Quote of the Day

“Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. C.B. is such a loser. He wasn’t even the star of his own Halloween special.”

-Chris Rock

Trivia of the Day

What U.S. President said, “The press is the enemy?”

Yesterday’s Answer: The single largest transaction in Connecticut history was when Connecticut Light & Power sold Millstone Power Station to Dominion for $1.3 billion.