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Veterans aim to have new Cheshire elementary school named after Barnum- CHESHIRE — The naming of Doolittle School was, in retrospect, a simple process as it paid tribute to the individual who gifted land to the Town of Cheshire for education.However, naming one of the town’s new schools will be subject to a modern process...

Restaurant serving Mexican, Puerto Rican cuisines opens on Meriden’s Pratt St.- MERIDEN — Francisco Espinosa always had the dream of running his own restaurant. Now, he serves authentic Mexican and Puerto Rican cuisines with the help of his wife, Areli Hernández, and daughter Allison Espinosa. The restaurant, Dos Sabores, opened...

Gov. Lamont activates Connecticut’s protocol for hot weather- HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol will be activated on Wednesday, July 26, effective at 8 a.m.This decision was made due to the weather forecast indicating that the next several days will be very hot...

Meriden Housing Authority considers demolishing Community Towers- MERIDEN — The Meriden Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted Monday to undertake a study to determine the costs of completely demolishing Community Towers rather than doing a gut rehab.The 11-story towers house low-income elderly and disabled...

Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-91 in Wallingford- WALLINGFORD — A Willimantic motorcyclist was killed on Sunday afternoon on I-91 southbound, approximately one mile north of Exit 14, after he collided with the rear of a vehicle.The victim, identified as 28-year-old Jessie A. Barbosa-Santiago, was...

Unhappy Meriden school bus drivers could strike on Aug. 31- MERIDEN — Local school bus drivers are calling on New Britain Transportation to return to the bargaining table or face a drivers’ strike when their contract expires on Aug. 31.Members of the Teamsters Local 671, which covers bus drivers for Meriden...

7 things to know next week in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire- Things to know next week include a public hearing on plans to create a four-home subdivision on Mountain Road in Cheshire, as well as the Southington Economic Development Strike Committee taking up a tax abatement for Element 119, an advanced coatings...

Persistence pays off as Polish National Alliance unveils new Wallingford facility- WALLINGFORD — Years of hard work paid off Friday when the Polish National Alliance christened its new clubhouse and bar at its North Plains Industrial Road complex.The day celebrated years of work to renovate the basement of its rental hall and marked...

Wallingford restaurant recalls Tony Bennett’s kindness on visits before Oakdale shows- WALLINGFORD — It was an average day at Michael’s Trattoria until the restaurant received a call that renowned singer Tony Bennett would be dining there before his show in the area that evening. Owner Michael Tiscia hung up the phone with surprise and...

Cheshire PZC hears affordable housing concept for Highland Avenue- CHESHIRE — Despite state and federal financial incentives for builders and recent approvals from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the number of affordable housing units in town still falls well below state guidelines.Honeycomb Real Estate...