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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,...

Legendary conductor Philip T. Ventre to celebrate 50 years with Wallingford Symphony Orchestra- WALLINGFORD — Conductor Philip T. Ventre will celebrate 50 years as a founding member of the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra in 2024.Ventre, along with the late Terence Netter, founded the WSO in 1974. As the music director and teacher at Choate...

Community Dinner returns for Christmas in Wallingford in sit-down style- WALLINGFORD — The holiday spirit was undoubtedly in the air on Christmas Day at the First Congregational Church of Wallingford on Monday afternoon.Each year, Wallingford Community Dinners serves up a festive meal for Easter, Thanksgiving and...

King Charles IIIs Christmas message reflects a coronation theme and calls for planets protection- LONDON (AP) — King Charles III reflected his coronation theme of public service Monday in a Christmas message that he connected to the health of the planet and wars that are raging.In a prerecorded video shot with him standing beside a Christmas tree...

Condo residents in need after fire, Wallingford postal carrier saves day for many- WALLINGFORD — India Gibbs was feeding her young grandson Wednesday afternoon when she saw black smoke pass by her windows at Terrace Gardens Condominiums.Alarmed, Gibbs grabbed the boy and headed around the front of the building where she saw flames...

Large colonial-style home in Cheshire listed at $649,900 after 20k price cut- CHESHIRE — This large Colonial style home at 78 Lancaster Way, which had a $20,000 price cut a little over a month and a half ago, comes with a finished lower level among its many new features. The home has been listed at $649,900 since Oct. 30.This...

CT added more housing in 2023, but experts say it’s not enough - The last five years have seen relatively steady numbers of new housing permits issued in Connecticut — hovering between about 5,000 and 6,500 each year — but experts say this is only a fraction of what’s needed to meet the growing need.As of October,...

Meriden City Council delays funds for YMCA roof repairs- MERIDEN — The City Council again postponed allocating nearly $200,000 in American Rescue Plan funds to the YMCA for roof repairs during a meeting this week. Members voted to postpone action to the first council meeting in February, pending a report...

Teacher profile: Vece of Rock Hill School can fine-tune musical instruments and motorcycles- WALLINGFORD — Christopher Vece, instrumental music and band and strings teacher at Rock Hill and Pond Hill elementary schools in Wallingford, is the Rock Hill School Teacher of the Year and Wallingford Schools Parent Choice Award winner. We caught up...

Meriden Mayor Scarpati makes picks for senior center building committee- MERIDEN — Mayor Kevin Scarpati put forward his picks for the Senior Center Building Committee ahead of the City Council meeting on Monday. Scarpati’s proposed nine-person committee consists of city councilors Bruce A. Fontanella, Deputy Mayor and a...