The Newport County Chamber of Commerce Human Resources Roundtable is presenting the seminar Retirement Plan Best Practices: Managing you Fiduciary Responsibility at the Chamber offices on May 9 from 8:30 am-9:30 pm. This is an event for Chamber members only.

New London residents will have an opportunity to share their concerns and ask questions about the financial state of the local school district next week. A public hearing will be held Thursday March 8 to further discuss the proposed Board of Education budget for New London schools.

Democratic State Representative Matt Lesser recognizes the importance of meeting with the people he represents and has launched what hes calling Mornings with Matt to accomplish just that. The series of town meetings will allow constituents from Middletown, Middlefield and Durham to express their concerns and ask questions in an informal environment.

The property tax assessment firm ValueAppeal is a legitimate business despite warnings to the contrary, according to the Seattle-based company. The Middletown tax assessors office says local homeowners should ignore flyer printing solicitations used by ValueAppeal that offer to correct over-assessments of property taxes for a one-time fee $100 fee.

The percentage of Middletown high school students who graduate came in a little behind the overall state average, but certain subgroup graduation rates were higher than the state average, according to state Department of Education study. In 2010, 79.4 percent of Middletown High students received their diplomas in four years, compared to the state average of 81.2 percent.