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New marketplace opens in Wallingford. Here’s what you need to know. - WALLINGFORD — Words on Wood owner Jackie Valentine recently expanded her Center Street business to feature an extensive showcase of other small entrepreneurs’ products in her shop under the name Wallingford Marketplace. The marketplace, on 144 Center...

Wallingford trash fire leaves foul smelling smoke over multiple towns including Meriden, Berlin- Record-Journal staffWALLINGFORD — An overnight fire at a Wallingford trash facility left a foul, smoky haze over multiple towns on Sunday.The fire was reported around 1 a.m. Sunday morning at a transfer station at 530 S. Cherry St. The fire department...

Southington’s Lake Compounce aims to step up fear for second Phantom Fall Fest- SOUTHINGTON — Lake Compounce is aiming to amp up the scares as it transforms the park for the opening of its second annual Phantom Fall Fest. The attraction, which opens Sept. 23, will run from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and 6 to 10 p.m...

Smaller-scale affordable subdivision wins approval in Wallingford- WALLINGFORD — A plan for 10 housing units, three of which would be rented under the state’s affordable housing statutes, at 862 North Farms Road sailed through the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night.Developer Bob Wiedenmann said he chose...

Meriden Tax Assessor Melinda Fonda placed on administrative leave- MERIDEN — Tax Assessor Melinda Fonda has been placed on administrative leave by the city manager’s office for the foreseeable future, pending further discussion about her continued employment with the city. The circumstances leading up to her leave...

8 things to know this week in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire- Things to know in the coming week include 9/11 ceremonies in Meriden, Wallingford and Southington, as well as a Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission meeting that will discuss plans for a restaurant and outdoor dining area on Mansion Road which...

City Council pushes Cook Avenue site ahead for Meriden senior center project- MERIDEN — The City Council unanimously voted this week to move ahead with the senior center project at 116 Cook Ave.The site’s blighted medical office complex which has stood vacant for 25 years will be demolished to make room for a modern, centrally...

Ball & Socket Arts in Cheshire celebrates summer of progress- CHESHIRE — Ball & Socket Arts Director Ilona Somogyi has spoken often of making the renovated factory campus her organization calls home into a gathering place.Although supporting the arts is one crucial aspect of her work, she also wants to include...

Cook Avenue selected for new Meriden senior center site - MERIDEN — After months of deliberation, the Senior Center Review Commission has selected 116 Cook Ave. as its favored site for constructing a new senior center, replacing the current location at 22 W Main St. The proposed building comes out to an...

Meriden’s school bus drivers vote again to strike on Friday- MERIDEN — The city’s school bus drivers Wednesday voted again to strike this Friday after failing to reach an agreement with New Britain Transportation over higher wages and benefits. The 57 drivers who deliver students to and from the city’s...