Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced today at 4 p.m. that more than 90 cooling centers have been opened in cities and towns across Connecticut as municipalities respond to the governor’s request to ensure adequate relief from a ferocious summer heat wave.

Berlin, like the rest of Connecticut, is feeling the heat. The heat wave began July 4 when temperatures reached 95. It continued July 5 with a high of 96 and then today hit 100. According to weather.com “it feels like 103.”  For more on how residents are coping with the summer inferno, see the July 18 edition of The Citizen.

The State of Connecticut announced today, June 30, the opening of the registration Web site for CT Alert www.ctalert.gov, the nation’s first statewide emergency notification system enabling Connecticut authorities to communicate critical information to hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents and businesses before, during and after emergencies.

The Board of Education appointed four new administrators for the 2010-2011 school year at a special meeting June 23.

Those new hires are:Dr. Valentina Parchin, director of pupil services;  Matthew Harnett, Berlin High School principal; Dr. Scott Ratchford, McGee Middle School principal; and Christian Strickland, Griswold assistant principal.

More than a dozen residents, from the Winesap Road area, angry about plans to expand parking at Bicentennial Park, came to the June 15 Town Council meeting to complain.

Incoming Berlin High School senior Max DeLorenzo will continue his football career at the University of Connecticut. DeLorenzo, a running back, committed to the Huskies on June 21. He will attend UConn on a full scholarship.

BHS’s all-time rushing leader, DeLorenzo led the Redcoats to their first state championship this past season.