New Haven’s Mayor and schools Superintendent were not happy with a blog post by Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart. The post has been removed and the author extends his regrets. Read the New Haven Independent’s account.

Brittany Decker, Miss Connecticut 2011, has been involved with WTNH as the winner of the “My TV9″ contest. According to a staff memo, she’s going to get a crack at meteorology:

As I mentioned earlier this week, we have an AM Weather vacancy. I have already reached out to agents and the position will be posted shortly.

Meanwhile, our own Brittany Decker has quietly been interested in pursuing a weather career – and a meteorology degree – for the past few months. With that in mind – and with us looking for someone – Brittany will begin working with our Meteorology team to “learn the ropes” of weather. At some point in the coming weeks, we’ll look at how she is progressing and weigh her potential to join the News8 team. I bring this up because you will be seeing her working with Gil, SteveM & Erica in the studio quite a bit over the next few weeks, and figured you might get curious J

We’ll continue to look at other applicants even as we monitor Brittany’s progress. Meteorology is a very involved science, and the ability to tell a good weather story is something only a precious few can do well. My goal here is to find the person who can best be a part of our newsroom and weather team, both now and down the road, and I think we’ll do that.

 

The February 2012 issue of Connecticut Magazine includes an “Editor’s Letter” worth noting. Longtime editor Charlie Monagan explains that last October the magazine ran a story called “Monica’s Story” which profiled a  woman with a history of infidelity, drug use and sexual abuse. The Editor’s Letter explains that while names were not used, some people who knew this woman contacted the magazine to refute her story.

We’re not seeing the original story or the Editor’s Letter online, but the issue is currently on the newstands.