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Changing your words can change your child’s behavior- When you go to school for early childhood education or child psychology, one of the biggest things they teach you is how you phrase things can make a huge difference in the behavior outcome you get from a child. Now, let me put out a disclaimer that...

Masters manna donates food to kids at Ulbrich Boys and Girls club in Wallingford.- dzajac@record-journal.com203-317-2297

St. Francis sues Hartford HealthCare claiming predatory practices- A competitor’s antitrust lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare comes as Connecticut already was struggling to explore one of its central issues: What does the purchase of physician practices by hospitals do to competition, costs and care?The lawsuit...

Meriden police investigating man shot inside vehicle Monday- MERIDEN — Police are investigating after a man was shot inside a vehicle Monday afternoon. Police responded to the area of West Main and Colony streets around 1:30 p.m. Monday, according to police reports. A woman who called police said a man was shot...

Blast of arctic air moves into Connecticut- Sub-zero wind chills are forecast between Monday night and Tuesday as arctic air from northern Alaska reaches the state. Monday night lows were forecast between five and 10 degrees, with wind chills between five and nine degrees below zero, according...

Woman offers life coaching to Spanish-speaking individuals - MIDDLEFIELD— When Laura Cuadriello-Arreguin came to the United States from Mexico six years ago to be with her husband, she wanted to find a way to continue her work. She opened Avanza Con Laura in 2016, offering life coaching for Spanish-speaking...

Recipe: Layer flavors for tastier Spanish meatballs- The secret to bold, elegant food is a technique called layering flavor. When you layer flavor, you maximize the effect of a single ingredient, producing multiple distinct but complementary tastes. The result is a dish that boasts a short ingredient...

Meriden paid at least $95K to outside law firms in Scaife settlement- MERIDEN — The city paid thousands of dollars in legal fees to outside law firms to litigate and settle former City Manager Guy Scaife’s federal wrongful termination lawsuit against the city. Scaife, who is now an Iowa resident, filed his suit against...

Local tax preparers offer tips to help with pare your taxes- MERIDEN — Tax season is around the corner and to help you better prepare for it, we gathered some tips from local tax preparers.Fiama Calle is a tax preparer at Latin Multiservice Agency, 152 Colony St. Unit B. She explained it is important for people...

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...