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COVID test kits distributed to Meriden residents- MERIDEN — Hundreds of cars lined up on Broad Street and Coe Avenue on Saturday morning awaiting the distribution of 2,400 at-home COVID test kits and face masks. “This is great,” City Manager Tim Coon said. “We’d do anything for the residents and as...

Meriden Markham Airport reopens after runway work- MERIDEN — Meriden Markham Municipal Airport is once again buzzing with the hum of airplane propellers. After a $1.88 million reconstruction of the airport’s runway and taxiway, a job that took just shy of two months, takeoffs and landings resumed this...

Miller Co. looking to sell Meriden plant, gauges city interest- MERIDEN — The Miller Co. recently invited the city to purchase its Pratt Street building for its city-appraised value of $5.4 million, according to President and CEO Michael Rodgers. The Miller Co. recently made the decision to sell some of its...

Hearing on proposed Meriden water and sewer rate increases delayed Hearing on proposed Meriden water and sewer rate increases delayed A crane is seen on the wastewater treatment plant property at 226 Evansville Ave. in Meriden on March 4. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement The wastewater treatment plant at 226 Evansville Ave. in Meriden, Thurs., Mar. 4, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal April 16, 2021 06:40PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — A remote pub...

‘Worldwide outage’ delays decision to extend Meriden city managers contract ‘Worldwide outage’ delays decision to extend Meriden city managers contract City Manager Tim Coon works at his desk, Fri., Mar. 20, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Meriden City Manager and veteran Tim Coon speaks during a Veterans Day observance along Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Meriden, Wed., Nov. 11, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal March 16, 2021 03:44PM By Nick Sambides...

Benefits, debt service drive proposed budget increase in Meriden  Benefits, debt service drive proposed budget increase in Meriden  A crane is seen Thursday at the wastewater treatment plant property at 226 Evansville Ave. in Meriden. Bringing the facility online will cost $218,500.Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement The wastewater treatment plant at 226 Evansville Ave. in Meriden, Thurs., Mar. 4, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal The City of Meriden Water Department at 117 Park...

First Lady Jill Biden has arrived in Meriden, the hometown of new U.S. education secretary Miguel Cardona, receiving a warm welcome from the city before touring the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

Meriden’s moment: City anxiously awaits details of first lady’s visit Meriden’s moment: City anxiously awaits details of first lady’s visit First lady Jill Biden is scheduled to visit Meriden next week. Plans for the visit have yet to be announced. Biden is seen here talking with the media after a visit to a Minnesota Elementary School, Sept.9, 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Advertisement President-elect Joe Biden and Jill listen during a COVID-19 memorial, with lights ...

Meriden’s dispatch center so understaffed the city is offering bonuses to new hires, referrals Meriden’s dispatch center so understaffed the city is offering bonuses to new hires, referrals Meriden Police station April 7, 2011. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal) February 02, 2021 05:40PM By Nick Sambides Jr., Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — The city is having so much trouble finding and retaining police and fire dispatchers that it has started a new bonus program. Under t...

William "Bill" Charles Gottschall, 70, of Harrietta, died peacefully at his home on January 24,2021. He was born May 3, 1950, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Nolan and Peggy Gottschall. He