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Holiday celebration held in Wallingford after two-year hiatus- WALLINGFORD — It was cold, and the snow was just beginning to fall, but that didn’t stop the community from gathering to spread the holiday cheer at the Linear Trail at Lakeside Park in Wallingford on Sunday afternoon.Members of the Quinnipiac River...

Wallingford and Southington choirs combine for Christmas concerts- SOUTHINGTON — The Southington Festival Chorale and the Wallingford Chorus have joined together to put on two concerts in their respective communities, featuring many holiday classics to ring in the season. The first performance will be held on...

City, regional officials plan to connect Meriden trails to Middletown- MERIDEN — Regional and local officials continue putting together plans to connect the city’s existing paved trail system from downtown Meriden for bicyclists and walkers through Giuffrida Park and into Middletown. The Meriden segment is part of a...

Day care planned for West Street in Southington- SOUTHINGTON — An international day care and early childhood education company is looking to establish a location in town on West Street.An Avon-based development company is requesting town permission to build a 10,000 square-foot day care for The...

Process for ARPA funding disbursement sparks disagreement in Wallingford- WALLINGFORD — With a week to go before the deadline for small businesses and nonprofits to submit applications for American Rescue Plan Act funding, the mayor and the Town Council continue to disagree with how the process of evaluating those...

Latinos lead the way on COVID-19 vaccination in Meriden area- MERIDEN — As the city enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than three-fourths of the local Hispanic population in Meriden and surrounding areas is vaccinated.Almost 80% of the Hispanic population in Meriden was fully vaccinated as of...

Wallingford council reconsiders potential maintenance committee  - WALLINGFORD — A Town Council subcommittee will investigate whether infrastructure issues in town warrant the creation of a maintenance committee after an earlier proposal failed to gather support from many of the members.Its an idea previously raised...

Christmas trees, a Plantsville volunteer fire department tradition- SOUTHINGTON — With the passage of Thanksgiving and the holiday season in full swing, Engine Co. 2 kicked off the winter by opening up its annual Christmas tree sale on Friday.The yearly event run out of the Plantsville volunteer fire department on...

Cheshire seniors leave legacy in powder puff game against junior class- CHESHIRE — For Cheshire High School senior girls, Wednesday’s holiday football game was a chance to make history. After winning their school’s powder puff game as juniors, they had the chance to become the first class to get two wins in the...

Annual Festival of Silver Lights returns to Meriden’s Hubbard Park- MERIDEN — Hubbard Park once again glows after the kickoff to another season of the Festival of Silver Lights Wednesday evening. “This is one of our most anticipated events,” said Kathy Matula, recreation coordinator at Meriden Parks and Recreation. At...