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Gov. Lamont thanks Meriden city hall employees during visit Monday- MERIDEN — Seated in a conference room at City Hall Monday afternoon, Lea Crown, Meriden’s director of health and human services, outlined some of her department’s latest initiatives with the number of new COVID-19 cases continuing to decline...

Gov. Lamont thanks Meriden city hall employees during visit Monday- MERIDEN — Seated in a conference room at City Hall Monday afternoon, Lea Crown, Meriden’s director of health and human services, outlined some of her department’s latest initiatives with the number of new COVID-19 cases continuing to decline...

Funding requests to increase health staffing, domestic violence services, business aid advance in Meriden- MERIDEN — Three separate proposals to increase staffing in the city Health & Human Services Department, provide housing and support services to victims of domestic violence and to create a marketing program for small businesses impacted by the...

COVID test kits distributed to Meriden residents- MERIDEN — Hundreds of cars lined up on Broad Street and Coe Avenue on Saturday morning awaiting the distribution of 2,400 at-home COVID test kits and face masks. “This is great,” City Manager Tim Coon said. “We’d do anything for the residents and as...

State’s deal to deliver COVID-19 test kits falls apart as supplier backs out- State officials told the public Thursday a broker who had promised millions of at home COVID-19 test kits had misrepresented their availability despite the state having a purchase order and a contract.“We were shown pictures,” said Dr. Manisha...

State plan to distribute millions of COVID-19 test kits delayed- Shipping and warehouse problems outside of Connecticut delayed the state’s plan to distribute millions of COVID-19 test kits to municipalities, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday.“Due to shipping and warehouse delays outside of the State of...

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Senior centers slowly reopening in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire- The area’s senior centers, which either have been closed or open with capacity restrictions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are gearing up to welcome members back into their buildings — whether for social activities like bingo and trivia, exercise...

Grant will train Meriden area healthcare workers on overdose prevention  Grant will train Meriden area healthcare workers on overdose prevention  Meriden City Hall, Wed., Dec. 18, 2019. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal May 09, 2021 06:30PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — City health officials plan to use new state funding for opioid overdose prevention on additional education and training for health care providers.  Lea Crown, the city’s direct...

Local providers scramble after Johnson & Johnson pause Local providers scramble after Johnson & Johnson pause LPN Karen Wilson administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Zeferino Godinez, of Wallingford, Tuesday at the Spanish Community of Wallingford. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Spanish Community of Wallingford, Tues., Apr. 13, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Adriana Rodriguez, executive director, left, and Daisy Lopez, program coordinator, tal...