Daily Five: New Jet Ski for Waterford Police

1. Today there is a chance of snow and then rain in the morning, with a high around 48, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight should be partly cloudy, with a low around 32, according to the service.

2. Tuesday night, the Waterford Board of Selectmen approved buying an $8,976 Yamaha jet ski and a $11,414 inflatable boat for the Waterford Police Department. The police department used a grant to pay for both expenditures.

The jet ski will come from Motorsports Nation and the inflatable boat will come from Defender Industries Inc, two Waterford businesses.

3. This evening at 5, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business in Waterford, Jimmy Marketing.

Jimmy Marketing is located at 86 Boston Post Road. The event is free and open to the public.

4. The winter is over, at least according to Sunset Ribs.

Tonight, Sunset Ribs is holding a going away party for winter to kick-off the 2013 season at Sunset Ribs. Sunset Ribs is located in Mago Point at 378 Rope Ferry Road.

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5. On this date in 1990, President George H.W. Bush posthumously awarded Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. And on this date in 1854, France and Britain declared war on Russia, which was part of the Crimean War.

Quote of the Day

“You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.”

-John Wooden

Trivia of the Day

On this date in 1979, there was a partial meltdown in Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor. Where is the power plant located?

Yesterday’s Answer: On March 27, 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became the Premier of the Soviet Union.