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Beloved Wallingford restaurant closing storefront after 20 years- WALLINGFORD — The owners of Tata’s, a beloved town restaurant that serves traditional Puerto Rican and Latin food, announced they will close their storefront at 32 Center St. on May 19. Co-owner and chef Efraín Nieves said they plan to pivot to...

Garden Market returns to Wallingford this weekend- WALLINGFORD — Five years ago Jim Files found his niche, diving head first into the world of doughnut-making and opening Dude’s Donuts alongside several other families across Connecticut, including his own.Files, born and raised in Wallingford,...

SHS robotics team honored after reaching semis in Texas competition- SOUTHINGTON — The Southington High School robotics team, the CyberKnights, were recognized by the Board of Education on Thursday following their return from Texas — where they placed as semifinalists in the FIRST Robotics Competition World...

Southington Bread Company offers food, experience, community- SOUTHINGTON — Paula Rouleau is one of the workers at Southington Bread Company preparing food on Fridays, the latest Bread for Life venture that gives the soup kitchen’s clients a chance to get work experience and community.“I’ve never made bread...

Asthma disparities persist due to range of environmental factors- Editor’s note: This is the first part in a series about the prevalence of asthma and disparities in diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Share your experience with asthma at Myrecordjournal.com/Voices.Growing up, Aracelis Santos Torres never seemed...

Cannabis opponents voice concerns at public hearing in Cheshire  - CHESHIRE — The Planning and Zoning Commission has been looking for feedback from the public as it weighs whether to allow commercial cannabis uses, such as a recreational retail establishment, in town.The group got some of what it was looking for...

Castle Craig Adult Learning Center (CCALC)- Paul Colburn presented a program “Fisher in Connecticut” to CCALC on April 25th. Paul is a 2015 graduate of the Master Wildlife Conservationist Program (MWCP) and a certified Master Wildlife Conservationist. He explained that the MWCP is a Connecticut...

5 things to know this week from Latin America & Caribbean: Paraguay far-right leader arrested, Conservatives control Chilean constitutional rewrite- Paraguay far-right populist presidential candidate arrested Paraguayan police detained former presidential candidate Paraguayo Cubas on Friday, the AP reported. Cubas came in third after he received 23% of the votes in a presidential election last...

Local bartenders to compete in United Way of Southington cocktail competition- SOUTHINGTON — The best bartenders in town will be taking over the Aqua Turf Club on Tuesday, May 30, to showcase cocktails created for the first annual Southington Cocktail Competition hosted by the United Way of Southington.“We were trying to come up...

For Cheshire author, publisher, the past is never that far away- CHESHIRE — In the words of author, publisher, and Cheshire resident Peter J. Malia, “History has the advantage of knowing what happens next.”Such knowledge in one’s life is a rarer thing, as Malia himself can attest. His own professional career as a...