As The Globe Turns...
Behind the badge: Officer Margaret
By Lyna Faulkner
Q: How long have you been working as a police officer?
A: As a Police Officer 7 years, I have been working in the department for 11 years in a different position.
Q: How do you feel about having to wear a body cam?
A: I really like wearing it because I hope it will protect both the police and the citizens.
Q: How will kids know when the camera is on or off?
A: The camera is on all the time and running in the buffering mode.
Q: Is there anything that you don’t like about being a police officer?
A: To be honest no, I enjoy my job very much and love interacting with everyone. Not being able to come back home to my family scares me, but that’s part of my career.
Q: Did you go to college?
A: Yes, I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, in Public Safety Administration, and I am pursuing my masters degree.
Q: What do you do on your free time?
A: I enjoy spending my free time with my family, playing sports, outdoor activities, bonfires, reading, as well as weekend getaways to just about anywhere as long as everyone has fun.
Q: What made you want to become a Police Officer?
A: This job was my calling. Ever since I could remember I always said I wanted to be a Police Officer. Growing up and looking us to my uncle's all wearing uniforms inspired me to help others and build a relationship with everyone.
Q: How long have you been working as a police officer?
A: As a Police Officer 7 years, I have been working in the department for 11 years in a different position.
Q: How do you feel about having to wear a body cam?
A: I really like wearing it because I hope it will protect both the police and the citizens.
Q: How will kids know when the camera is on or off?
A: The camera is on all the time and running in the buffering mode.
Q: Is there anything that you don’t like about being a police officer?
A: To be honest no, I enjoy my job very much and love interacting with everyone. Not being able to come back home to my family scares me, but that’s part of my career.
Q: Did you go to college?
A: Yes, I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, in Public Safety Administration, and I am pursuing my masters degree.
Q: What do you do on your free time?
A: I enjoy spending my free time with my family, playing sports, outdoor activities, bonfires, reading, as well as weekend getaways to just about anywhere as long as everyone has fun.
Q: What made you want to become a Police Officer?
A: This job was my calling. Ever since I could remember I always said I wanted to be a Police Officer. Growing up and looking us to my uncle's all wearing uniforms inspired me to help others and build a relationship with everyone.
10 Interesting facts about Meriden
By Scott Angilly
- Meriden was at one point part of the city of Wallingford, CT and was declared independent in 1806 to become a city in 1867.
- The oldest house in Meriden is the Solomon Goffe House built in 1711 by Solomon Goffe.
- The city of Meriden is names after a town in West Midlands, England.
- Meriden is 82 miles northeast of New York, New York.
- Meriden’s Population is 60,439 with 48.6% Male and 51.4% Female
- Meriden’s ethnicity consists of 35% Hispanic and African-American, 0.1% American, 6.4% English, and 11.6% Irish
- Meriden is known as the “silver city” because of the substantial silver production during the nineteenth century.
- Author and illustrator of over 200 books Tomie DePaola grew up in Meriden.
- In 1944, the War Manpower Commission named Meriden “The Nation’s Ideal War Community,” for its industrial and patriotic contributions during World War II.
- As a part of New Haven county Meriden is halfway between two Connecticut’s major cities of New Haven and Hartford.
Welcome to Cluster 8 Mr. Loubier
By Lyna Faulkner
Recently I interviewed our new Cluster 8, 6th grade, social studies teacher, Mr. Loubier. As one of the students in his class this year, I have to say that I am very happy to have him as my teacher.
Q: What made you want to be a teacher?
A. I always loved history, and I had some great social studies teachers in high school that made me want to become a teacher.
Q. Anyone that inspired you to be a teacher?
A. My mom is a teacher, and I always looked up to her. She worked in Meriden until she retired this year.
Q. How many years have you been teaching?
A. I’ve taught for five years, but I started seven years ago. Before this school year, I spent two years taking care of my kids at home. I’ve taught in Durham, Hamden, and at Platt before coming to Washington.
Q. What made you want to teach history?
A. I loved learning about the past because it helps us understand where we came from and why we are the way we are. Our cultures, including our governments, religions, technology, and more, can all be traced back hundreds, sometimes thousands of years to the people we learn about in social studies.
Q. Did you enjoy your college course work?
A. Studying history was interesting to me, so I didn’t mind reading long handwritten documents from hundreds of years ago and writing long papers every week. The hardest parts of college were the classes that weren’t about history!
Q. What activities do you enjoy when you are not teaching?
A. When I’m not teaching, I spend my time with my wife, our two sons, and our two pugs. I also love to play the drums; I’ve been playing since I was in the third grade. I’ve really enjoyed the last few months here at Washington and I’m looking forward to the rest of the year!
Recently I interviewed our new Cluster 8, 6th grade, social studies teacher, Mr. Loubier. As one of the students in his class this year, I have to say that I am very happy to have him as my teacher.
Q: What made you want to be a teacher?
A. I always loved history, and I had some great social studies teachers in high school that made me want to become a teacher.
Q. Anyone that inspired you to be a teacher?
A. My mom is a teacher, and I always looked up to her. She worked in Meriden until she retired this year.
Q. How many years have you been teaching?
A. I’ve taught for five years, but I started seven years ago. Before this school year, I spent two years taking care of my kids at home. I’ve taught in Durham, Hamden, and at Platt before coming to Washington.
Q. What made you want to teach history?
A. I loved learning about the past because it helps us understand where we came from and why we are the way we are. Our cultures, including our governments, religions, technology, and more, can all be traced back hundreds, sometimes thousands of years to the people we learn about in social studies.
Q. Did you enjoy your college course work?
A. Studying history was interesting to me, so I didn’t mind reading long handwritten documents from hundreds of years ago and writing long papers every week. The hardest parts of college were the classes that weren’t about history!
Q. What activities do you enjoy when you are not teaching?
A. When I’m not teaching, I spend my time with my wife, our two sons, and our two pugs. I also love to play the drums; I’ve been playing since I was in the third grade. I’ve really enjoyed the last few months here at Washington and I’m looking forward to the rest of the year!