Waterbury mayor Neil O’Leary has agreed to reject the $91,000 annual police pension offered to him by the city of Waterbury. The mayor has finally completed this campaign promise, as he pledged to reject such an offer since he would already be receiving large sums of taxpayer dollars.

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It has been approximately one month since Tucker Gowen, a junior at Pomperaug, was diagnosed with leukemia. Shortly after he was diagnosed, the idea was concocted for people to keep their hair short in Tucker’s honor. Ryan Bartolotta, a junior, heard about this idea, and then suggested that we have a head-shaving event as a fundraiser for Tucker and his family. After receiving permission from the administration, the date was set for Tuesday, April 10.

The baseball season is underway after an exciting offseason. This season, the MLB has a new look, different teams are expected to achieve success, and others are vying for a coveted spot in the postseason. This year's free agency has changed divisions dramatically, and put various teams in contention, most notably the Anaheim Angels. After making a free agency splash by signing first baseman, and talented hitter, Albert Pujoles from reigning World Series champions Cardinals, and pitcher C.J. Wilson from the division rival, and AL pennant winner, Texas Rangers. The rejuvenated Angels look to compete with the Rangers for the top spot in the AL West.

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This is the fourth-to-last issue of the year. This may seem extremely insignificant, and in reality it probably is, but it just struck me how close I am to being done with my tenure as editor-in-chief. Next year, the two associate editors, Marlee Breakstone and Christy Dzubay, will be taking over as editors.

With warm weather warming our bones and the sunshine brightening our moods, it’s hard not to want summer vacation to start tomorrow. But, never fear! School ends in about 60-70 days, and I’ve got the perfect playlist for you and your buddies to jam to until that day comes. This playlist is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step.

As I’m sure all of you know by now, The Hunger Games hit theaters on March 23rd. But what you probably don’t know is that it was the third most successful movie opening of all time. In my opinion, it should have been the first! It is a given that any book turned into a movie means that the movie will put the book to shame. However, there have been some surprising exceptions throughout time like the Harry Potter series and, in my opinion, The Lord of the Rings. After attending the midnight premiere of The Hunger Games, I believe that it did do the book justice. But, like with any book turned movie, there were parts that I felt could have been changed and parts that I wish they decided not to cut out.