Married directors of Cheshire, Southington libraries recognize value of where they work- Neighboring Connecticut towns like Cheshire and Southington compete to attract business and win state funding. They have robust rivalries in high school sports and seek bragging rights over the best pizza.Yet, these bordering communities have much...
Bring in the New Year in family-friendly style with central Connecticut celebrations- Are you looking for family-friendly activities to help you celebrate the new year? Here are several ideas to help you ring in 2024, with a few a day ahead.New Year’s Celebration (for teens), Meriden Public Library, Saturday, 3-4:30 p.m.: Games and...
Wallingford ranks high on list of safest communities in state, nation- WALLINGFORD — A recent study by the personal finance website MoneyGeek named Wallingford the safest town in the state of Connecticut with a population between 30,000 and 100,000 and the fourth safest in the nation.To rank the safest small cities and...
YEAR IN REVIEW: Meriden's top news headlines for 2023- MERIDEN — New construction developments, close election races, and the turnover of several high-profile members in the city government were among some of the headlines in Meriden this year. Here are some of the major stories from 2023.JanuaryThe city...
Southington’s Barnes Museum welcomes public for antique appraisals- SOUTHINGTON — As the old saying goes, one person’s trash is often another’s treasure. And one way to find out for certain whether that antique taking up space in the attic or garage is something rare with unique value is to take it to a certified...
New 34-lot housing development planned in Cheshire needs sewer extension- CHESHIRE — A 34-lot subdivision of single-family homes is being planned on three parcels off Marion Road, according to paperwork filed with the town.The development, west of Marion Road and north of the Balsam and Marion road intersection, would...
Surprising outcome on Election Day leads Cheshire’s 2023 review- CHESHIRE — Here we come, 2024.A new year is upon us, and while we all try to peer into our crystal balls this week, looking forward to what the next 12 months may have in store, the truth is no one can predict the future — apologies to...
Police nab stolen car suspects using license plate reader, K-9- SOUTHINGTON — Four suspects face charges after police say they abandoned a stolen vehicle following a police pursuit on Christmas eve and were discovered hiding in the Stone Bridge Crossing construction site in Cheshire’s north end with the help of a...
Prospective tenants for Stone Bridge Crossing in Cheshire still in the works- CHESHIRE — Nearly three months after the Planning and Zoning Commission ruled in favor of revised plans for Stone Bridge Crossing in the town’s north end, prospective retail tenants are still being lined up for the project, according to officials,...
Hubbard Park’s 125th anniversary honored with recreation of stone and masonry beehive fountain- MERIDEN — About halfway up the trail to Castle Craig sits a stone fountain in a beehive architectural style that is the last of about a dozen such structures built in the early days of Hubbard Park.Water still trickles from the spring-fed fountain,...