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Apartments planned for former nursing home on Westfield Road in Meriden- MERIDEN — The owner of a 15-story downtown apartment building is asking the city for permission to convert a 120-bed nursing home on Westfield Road into 40 apartments.Stephan Gashi, owner of 80 Hanover LLC, addressed members ot the City Council’s...

Wallingford beauty salon built with support of Spanish-speaking community- WALLINGFORD  — Mónica Ortega’s passion for helping others with their hair began as a teenager living in Ecuador. That passion eventually led to establishing her own business in town — Monica’s Hair Salon.Ortega is from Cuenta, Ecuador, and worked at a...

Southington debate over Ukrainian, rainbow flags continues- SOUTHINGTON — Debate over flying the Ukrainian and rainbow flags at town buildings continued at the Town Council this week while a subcommittee considers an ordinance that would prohibit all but government flags on municipal grounds.Town council...

Process to shutter Wallingford nursing home begins amid resident concern  - WALLINGFORD — A resident of the nursing home under a mandatory relocation order worries that forcing residents to move could negatively impact their health. I dont think they reached a point where you empty out the whole building and make everybody —...

Process to shutter Wallingford nursing home begins amid resident concern  - WALLINGFORD — A resident of the nursing home under a mandatory relocation order worries that forcing residents to move could negatively impact their health. I dont think they reached a point where you empty out the whole building and make everybody —...

Neighbors express concerns over Southington housing plan- SOUTHINGTON – A plan for age-restricted cluster housing near the HillCrest development faced criticism from area residents.AA Denorfia Building and Development is looking to build 24 houses at 570 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. It’s a nine-acre property...

Meriden St. Patrick’s Day parade saved thanks to late fundraising push- MERIDEN — Organizers of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade announced Tuesday that the parade is back on thanks to last minute fundraising after previously saying the parade would have to be canceled for a third year in a row due to pandemic...

Berlin train station turns into refugee town for Ukrainians - BERLIN (AP) — Every other hour, another packed train from Poland arrives at Berlin’s main train station filled with hundreds of Ukrainian refugees, mostly mothers and their children looking for a safe place away from the brutal war in their home...

Wallingford Community Women to hold stuffed animal drive- WALLINGFORD — As a way to support community children in difficult situations, the Wallingford Community Women is hosting a stuffed animal collection drive on March 26.From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, people can drop off new stuffed animals at the Coalition for a...

Travel Underground in West Virginia and Kentucky- The Y’s Men of Meriden headed underground on March 1, as they traveled with club member Jack Brooks to West Virginia and then on to Kentucky. Using a PowerPoint presentation, Brooks illustrated his journey to 37 members (10 via Zoom) as he and wife...