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Guns to garden tools: Colorado group seeks change, healing- DENVER (AP) — Nearly three decades after her 3-year-old son was killed in a drive-by shooting that shattered the silence outside a Denver duplex, Sharletta Evans was the one piercing the stillness as she eased some of her pain by hammering the melted...

Plan for 80 apartments in former Meriden factory approved- MERIDEN — The city’s Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to conditionally approve its first adaptive reuse special permit and site plan — an application for 80 apartment units at 85 Tremont St.  After three hours of presentation and...

Olympics Live: No ceremony if Valieva wins skating medal- BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:___The International Olympic Committee says there will be no medal ceremony in Beijing if 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva places in the top three in the women’s individual...

On Parkland anniversary, Biden urges Congress on gun control- WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years after 17 people were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, President Joe Biden says his administration stands with the advocates working to end gun violence and urges the nation to uphold the...

FBI offers reward for suspect in 11 bank robberies- BOSTON (AP) — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man suspected of carrying out nearly a dozen bank robberies along the Interstate 91 corridor in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New...

Local schools look ahead to mask-optional future- Local school officials on Tuesday were still digesting a plan Gov. Ned Lamont outlined Monday to end the statewide mask mandate in schools.Meriden Board of Education President Robert E. Kosienski Jr. said the district is not planning to require masks...

Lawmakers convene new session, hope to get back to normal- HARTFORD (AP) — State legislators opened the 2022 legislative session Wednesday with hopes of returning the state back to normal — as much as possible — following two years of grappling with the pandemic.Unlike last year, when members of the General...

5 Latin American and Caribbean destinations - With spring and summer around the corner, and the large number of tourist destinations in Latin American and Caribbean countries, here are some of the places you might want to visit.1. Old San Juan, Puerto RicoDiscover Old San Juan and its more than...

Warmer weather could impact ice skating on local ponds this week- Above average temperatures forecast for the coming week could impact ice skating on local ponds and lakes.“It does appear as we go through the next several days we’re going to continue the warming trend and temperatures most of, if not the entire...

For food lovers, Valentine’s Day is a time for indulgences- Pandemic Valentine’s Day No. 2… are we having fun yet? Some folks will be heading to restaurants for romantic, socially distanced dinners (oh, life these days is filled with oxymorons). But many of us will be hunkering down at home, celebrating our...