A typo has led to the election of the wrong man to a finance board in Derby, Conn.

DERBY, Conn. -- A typo has led to the election of the wrong man to a finance board in Derby, Conn.
James J. Butler was the highest vote-getter, winning 1,526 votes for the 10-member Board of Apportionment and Taxation, which monitors the town's finances.

However, his father, 72-year-old James R. Butler, was the candidate nominated by Democrats. The News Times of Danbury and New Haven Register report that he said he wants the job and that his son is not interested in public office.

James J. Butler, who is 46, would not comment on whether he wants the job. But he calls city officials incompetent for confusing him with his father.

Av Harris, spokesman for the secretary of the state's office, says James J. Butler should be sworn in because he was elected.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/24/typo-wrong-candidate-election_n_1112364.html 

Urban Blight Reporting

This is actually from over the summer. Since I put these signs up, the graffiti on the outside of the building has been painted over, the awning fixed, the graffiti on the inside of the building has been painted over, the disgusting carpet on the stairs pulled up (but not yet replaced - still it is an improvement). The drain that prevents flooding to my neighbor's basement apartment has been unclogged so his apartment doesn't flood anymore. Today there were painters out painting the area outside the doors. It is looking pretty good. :)

 Squeaky wheel gets the grease - right?

Homeless Person Trap?

I can't quite figure this one out. My best guess is it is a homeless person trap. Unshelled peanuts on the window sill, a quilt with a water bottle, and my schizophrenic neighbor standing guard behind the now broken blinds.