25 years ago: The “One day, One trial” system was predicted to eventually be put into place all over the state, and jurors would only have to serve one day to fulfill their duty under the new system. Middlesex County Superior Court was set to be the guinea pig for the new system.

25 years ago: The Planning and Zoning Commission in Haddam approved a special permit to allow the reopening of the former Connecticut Valley Arms Co. building as a carpentry shop and facility for other potential small-scale light industrial or office uses.