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FBI launches street takeover tip line following local incidents- MERIDEN — In response to growing statewide complaints of a spike in street takeover events, the FBI rolled out a tip line for residents to report instances of mass gatherings in parking lots and roadways.The move by the FBI comes after a May street...

Meriden PD to offer free steering wheel locks for Hyundai owners- MERIDEN — Police are offering free steering wheel locks for Hyundai drivers this weekend in response to a rash of car thefts driven by an easily exploitable design flaw which has made the brand’s vehicles susceptible to break-ins.Up to 100 locks will...

Cheshire resident’s bone marrow donation helps young boy  - CHESHIRE — Giving something of yourself to others is a commonly used phrase, often referring to one’s time, labor, or money.Natalie Bryden took the phrase more literally.The Cheshire native recently decided to donate bone marrow to a total stranger, a...

Southington BOE delays vote on teaching cuts, hopes for state aid- SOUTHINGTON — The Board of Education has opted to delay its vote on the slashing of six teaching positions in hopes of receiving additional state funding that would allow the positions to be retained. The approval of the state’s budget will occur on...

CT’s long, winding trip to fix a short stretch of Route 9- On the first day of summer in 2016, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and transportation officials greeted reporters on a sunny parking deck in Middletown, a spot affording views of a placid bend in the Connecticut River and a treacherous half-mile of state...

Two more Oath Keepers sentenced to prison terms for Jan. 6 Capitol attack- WASHINGTON — Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced Friday to prison terms, a day after the far-right extremist group’s founder received a record-setting...

Unexploded WWII bomb forces evacuation of 2,500 residents in Poland- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A large unexploded bomb from World War II discovered in the Polish city of Wroclaw forced the evacuation of 2,500 residents on Friday.The bomb weighing 550 pounds was found near a railway overpass in the city in southwestern...

Phyllis Donovan column: Railroad history celebrated- Chester, the small Massachusetts Berkshires town where I grew up, has a rich railroading history. Back in the day, it was the place where trains traveling west on the Boston and Albany Railroad stopped for pusher engines to help them...

SCOW hosts 7th annual International Celebration in Wallingford   - WALLINGFORD — Families were able to “travel” around the world during the seventh annual International Celebration hosted by the Spanish Community of Wallingford and the Wallingford Public Schools. Tables set up outside and inside the SCOW...

Police search for suspect after unruly crowd damages cruiser in Meriden- MERIDEN — State and local police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect who may have had a gun as part of an unruly crowd that surrounded and jumped on a police cruiser during a May 6 incident at Lowe’s Plaza on East Main Street.   The...