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Local businesses honored at Midstate chamber awards dinner- SOUTHINGTON —The Midstate Chamber of Commerce gathered for a celebratory dinner and to shine a spotlight on outstanding businesses and organizations at the Aqua Turf Club Wednesday night.The banquet marked the 127th annual meeting and awards ceremony...

Meriden YMCA, Boys &Girls Club to renew Summer Enrichment Program  - MERIDEN —  The State Department of Education is renewing the Summer Enrichment Program for summer 2023 and 2024.The program was established in 2021 with the goal to connect students who may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...

Meriden City Council authorizes Rescue Plan funding for summer camp vouchers- MERIDEN — The City Council this week approved a request to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to provide vouchers enabling children to attend free two-week-long camp sessions this summer.The vouchers can be used at state licensed programs run by the...

BLOG: U.S. education secretary, community leaders give advice to the class of 2021- MERIDEN — As our community’s resilient high school seniors wrap up the school year and look toward the future, many are at a loss for words as they reflect on the past. This year was one full of challenges, creative thinking, and adaptability. Seniors...

Ruth Janet Alberty, 67 of California, MD passed away on May 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. She was born on April 1, 1954 in Coamo, Puerto Rico to the late Juan Justiniano Colon and Ruth Colon. Janet (as she preferred to be called) married Jose Manuel Alberty-Galarza on October 22, 1971 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. She and her husband moved to St. Marys County in 1985. God and Family was most important to her and the love she showed to everyone was the absolute personification of unconditional love. ...

Area martial arts studios adapt during pandemic Area martial arts studios adapt during pandemic Instructor Angel Valentin checks Nadine Johnson, 6, as she practices kicks at Valentin Karate in Meriden on Tuesday, Dec. 29. 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal. Advertisement Paul Prioleau, 5, participates in class at Valentin Karate in Meriden on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal. Valentin Karate owner Efrain Valentin checks the Zoom connection as students warm up on T...