Town Meetings, Schooner Festival, and Honoring The Fallen

1. What's the Weather? The forecast looks pretty good for the first half of the week, according to www.weather.com. Today should be sunny and clear, with a high of 70 degrees and an overnight low of 59 degrees.

It's going to heat up as the week goes on, with a high of 78 and a low of 70 degrees predicted for Tuesday, and a high of 83 degrees and a low of 70 degrees Wednesday. Although the chance of rain increases as the week goes on, Thursday is shaping up to be the day you'll really need an umbrella, with a 60 percent chance of rain and the possibility of scattered thunderstorms. 

2. Municipal Meetings In Waterford 

Monday, September 9 

• Animal Control Facility Ad Hoc Committee 5:30 p.m.
• Board of Police Commissioners 7 p.m., Waterford Police Department
• Planning and Zoning, 7 p.m., Waterford Town Hall

Tuesday, September 10

• Telecommunications Commission, 2 p.m., Waterford Police Department
• Board of Selectmen, 5 p.m., Waterford Town Hall
• Historic Properties Commission, 7 p.m., Waterford Town Hall

Wednesday, September 11

• Board of Finance, 7 p.m., Waterford Town Hall.    

Thursday, September 12

• Harbor Management Commission, 7 p.m. Waterford Police Department
  
• Conservation Commission 7 p.m., Waterford Town Hall

Note: The Zoning Board Of Appeals meeting originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall has been canceled.   

3. Just For Fun ... The first ever Schooner Festival starts this week in Mystic with educational programs that Waterford schools will be taking part in. Then it sails on into New London for three days of fun that includes boat tours, a lighted parade of sail and schooner races in the waters around New London. 

4. Honoring the Fallen: The state’s 12th annual memorial ceremony honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 and will be held at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. 

Flags across the state, meanwhile, remain at half-staff until Staff Sgt. Todd Lobraico, a New Fairfield resident who was killed in action on Thursday, September 5, in Afghanistan, is brought home for burial.

5. In case you missed it ...

• One of the biggest stories of the weekend was also one of the scariest. A carnival swing ride at the Norwalk Oyster Festival malfunctioned, injuring as many as two dozen children, two of whom sustained serious injuries. The carnival rides was closed as the state and local police investigated.