With Cheshire’s plans for this Lifestyle Center still alive and kicking, it was interesting to read this story which appeared in the June 23rd issue of the Hartford Courant. Mansfield and Storrs (where University of Connecticut is located) are planning to revitalize their downtown areas. Read about it below. These towns want to revitalize their town centers, and it strikes me as strange that Cheshire is literally forgetting about theirs. P.S. I know West Main Street is going to get a facelift, but that will not attract people to the center of town, not like the Lifestyle Center will attract people away from town.

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What is interesting is some residents have expressed “concerns” about the feasiblity of undertaking this project at a time of financial instability in our state and our nation.

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In other news: Many of you have asked about my accident. Well, I still don’t have a police report from Southington Police. But,I understand that it could take several days, that is the norm I was told.

I also have received reports that the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the accident and then left the scene MAY have been intoxicated!! Can you imagine if this is the case, intoxicated at 1 p.m. in the afternoon!! Great!!

As I told you before, I did manage to get the FULL license plate number and relay it to the Cheshire Police Department who happened to answer the 911 call I made, even though I made the call in Southington.

This event did take place in Southington, that is a fact, but when the Cheshire Police Department pulled the other driver over in Cheshire, than it is also a CPD matter and a separate case.

I contacted the CPD records division but I was told that IF the person was arrested, they can’t release any information until the court appearance. I am not going to go into this any further in public right now, but I thought if someone was arrested it WAS public information!!

If this information is true, than I am glad I was able to get the plate, and am even happier that the Cheshire Police Department was able to stop this individual. Whenever I call the CPD, they come out right away, so I have no issue with that. But, as you know I AM the QUEEN and I rule over ALL of CHESHIRE and KNOW ALL!! Believe me,

I mean it takes nearly a WEEK to right a report on a hit and run accident with minimal damage, well, the minimal ended up being a little less that $1,000, which is not really minimal. I hope I can get the report within the next few days so I can have my car fixed. As you know, any car I drive has to be perfect. I can’t have any blemishes on it at all. This is really ridiculous and now of course, all sorts of “ideas” are going through my head right now about this situation.

And now the Town Council will be considering some sort of plan where the Town Government suddenly becomes more open and has more on their website, blah blah blah. Oh, give me a break. You know what it is: “throw the public a bone, and they will be satisfied and then they will go away” OR WILL THEY?

Addendum: Thanks to many of you who contacted me regarding Kansas State and the tornado and my home. The University has started to repair the damage and most of the classes are back in the buidings that were hit by the storm. As for my home: Gone With The Wind!!!

FACTS ABOUT KANSAS STATE for some of you who think it is a hick school because it is Kansas. WRONG!!

Rank among all universities

1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Stanford
4. Princeton
5. Duke
6. K-State
7. Brown
8. Chicago
9. Cornell
10. MIT

Rank among state universities

#1 in all-time Truman scholars
#1 in all-time Goldwater scholars
#2 in Rhodes scholars since 1986
#2 in Marshall scholars since 1986 (tied)
#3 in all-time Udall scholars (tied)