BOSTON (Standard&Poor's) July 16, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services has raised its rating on East Haddam, Conn.'s general obligation (GO) debt to 'AA+' from 'AA'. At the same time, Standard&Poor's assigned its 'AA+' rating to the town's series 2010 GO bonds. The outlook is stable. In addition, Standard&Poor's assigned its 'SP-1+' rating to the town's GO bond anticipation notes. "The upgrade reflects our opinion of the town's very strong income levels and extremely strong per capital market value, residential tax base, strong reserve levels, and low debt burden and limited additional capital needs," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Henry Henderson. The bonds and notes are general obligations of the town, for which it