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Lawmakers approve funding for free school meals through June- Gov. Ned Lamont says he will sign into law a bill bringing back the free school meals program for the rest of the school year after both chambers of the state General Assembly unanimously approved the legislation last weekThe legislation will provide...

SCOW and Choate’s music program back in Wallingford  - WALLINGFORD — After a three-year hiatus, the Teach Music Program between the Spanish Community of Wallingford and Choate Rosemary Hall is back in session. Choate students teach piano, guitar, violin, and trumpet lessons every Wednesday at the Ann and...

Attorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee payments- A lawyer testifying in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina said he trusted Murdaugh even though the disgraced lawyer suggested an unusual way to split fees from a case the two had worked on together.Attorney Chris Wilson said he had...

Man extradited from Massachusetts on gun, probation charges- MERIDEN — A man with outstanding warrants from multiple Connecticut towns was extradited to Meriden after being arrested in Massachusetts on illegal possession of ammunition charges in December 2022.Christopher Purvis, 26, of Hartford was transported...

State’s paid leave program denied one-third of claims in the first year- When Heather Rowan gave birth to her son, Theodore, she and her husband were eager to take advantage of a new state program that provides paid time off for parents.Rowan, a social worker from Putnam, says she brought a folder of paid leave materials...

Wallingford YMCA’s East Side pool to reopen for use on Monday- WALLINGFORD — After months of renovation, the Wallingford Family YMCA’s East Side Natatorium & Lap Pool will be opening for public use starting Monday at 5 a.m.Sean Doherty, executive director, said members have been informed how to register for lap...

Local Ecuadorians to cast ballots in upcoming election, referendum- MERIDEN — Manuel Saguay still votes in Ecuadorian elections even though he has been living in Meriden for 23 years. He still keeps up with national politics through Facebook and hearing from a daughter who still lives in Ecuador. He also said plans on...

Tense moments during Wallingford wetlands hearing on car wash- WALLINGFORD — An application for a car wash on property that straddles the Meriden/Wallingford town line and is predominantly to be built in Meriden prompted some tense moments this week when the developer went before the Inland Wetlands Commission...

Choate plan elicits neighbor concerns during Inland Wetlands hearing- WALLINGFORD — Choate Rosemary Hall representatives appeared before the Inland Wetlands Commission this week, presenting plans for a new admissions building and underground parking garage which have prompted concerns from residents that runoff from the...

Suspects at large after purse snatchings in Southington, Wallingford- Police in Southington and Wallingford are investigating similar purse snatching incidents from commercial parking lots. At approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, a 71-year-old woman was walking in the Walmart parking lot, 235 Queen St. in Southington when a...