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Meriden woman charged in hit-and-run crash that left pedestrian critically injured- Record-Journal staffMERIDEN — Police arrested a Meriden woman Friday in connection with a hit and run crash on Bee Street in April that left a pedestrian critically injured. Paige Cassina, 32, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment,...

Meriden city manager found sleeping outside apartment in police welfare check, prompting special meeting- MERIDEN — City Manager Tim Coon was found asleep in the hallway outside his first-floor apartment at 68 Pleasant St. by authorities early Wednesday morning, according to a police report. A neighbor called police to check on Coon after hearing noise in...

H.C. Wilcox Technical High School students on track to graduate falls 7.6% but continues to stay over 90%  - The State Department of Education maintains a report card evaluating public schools across Connecticut in a variety of areas. Each week we’ll highlight the data from a different school in our communities to see how each school measures up.  This week...

Guide to November happenings: craft fairs, holiday events and more- Gear up for the holidays with this list of upcoming craft fairs for shopping, events including the Festival of Silver Lights Ceremony, the AutumnFest at Lyman Orchards and more.Craft fairsThe North Italian Home Club Ladies Auxiliary Annual Holiday...

Throwback Thursday: Halloween enjoyed by many in Meriden; parties, costume contests, parades and more- Here’s a look back at what appeared in the pages of the Record-Journal 50 and 100 years ago this week.100 years ago  – 1923Y.M.C.A Halloween party largely attended: the dormitory men of the Y.M.C.A. in Meriden hosted a Halloween party in the...

‘Police incident’ involving Meriden city manager prompts special council meeting- Record-Journal staffMERIDEN — A police incident involving City Manager Timothy Coon, who was placed on leave earlier this year following his arrest on DUI charges, has prompted a special meeting of the City Council set for Monday at 5:30 p.m.,...

Most CT lawmakers call for ‘humanitarian pauses’ for Gaza aid-  Nearly all of Connecticut’s congressional delegation is calling for “humanitarian pauses” in the Middle East as part of the U.S. strategy to ensure the flow of more aid into Gaza as well as the release of hostages captured by Hamas.That support for a...

Cheshire officials visit Southington as they consider health district move; Combined district would serve 100K residents- Cheshire Town Council Chair Tim Slocum noted that the Council’s special meeting on Oct. 30, held at the Town of Southington’s Municipal Building, was the first in his long career in public service to take place outside of Cheshire.The building houses...

Students build DIY air purifiers for schools to address classroom air quality - MIDDLETOWN — For most of her childhood, sixth-grader Eniola Shokunbi considered environmentalists and their work to be frauds. That is until she became one herself last year. She was specifically interested in the air quality of her Middletown school,...

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