The state Election Enforcement Commission's executive director, Jeffrey Garfield, will retire and the commission will conduct a national search for his successor.

Southington: With the decision of the Board of Police Commissioners, the Daly matter has to be put to rest.

Meriden: City will crack down on unregistered vehicles. In general, a good thing, but it’s something that can be taken too far sometimes.

Area: Cash for clunkers proposal may not be everyone’s dream solution to a car crisis, but for those who like it, the idea may be just the thing.

Meriden: Teachers’ Union and the Board of Education. Story says there are 70 fewer teachers now than a few years ago. That’s a fact of some significance.