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Meriden receives $600K in state aid to improve pedestrian safety Meriden receives $600K in state aid to improve pedestrian safety A motorist travels east on Coe Avenue near the end of the Meriden Linear Trail at Platt High School in Meriden, Tues., May 19, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement A bicyclist, right, pedals through the Platt High School parking lot near the end of the Meriden Linear Trail, bottom, Tues., May 19, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal January 15, 2021 06:56PM By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff MERIDEN — The state has awarded the city a $60...

Only in 2020 would we have a story about alligators being found in Wildcat Creek. For a brief time in June the public was advised to avoid Linear Trail and Wildcat Creek after two alligators were stolen from Reptile World. Public reports of seeing the gator in the water led to a social media frenzy including memes of the Manhattan flag changing from an apple to a gator. The female gator, named Pebbles unfortunately died in June after a trap slipped under the water, which the owners believe was tampered with. The other gator Beauregard was returned safely to his tank a few weeks after the ord...

Jingle Bell Rock located; local winners celebrate with prize package Brianne (center) along with Joel (2nd from right), Angie, Ashley, Tatiana, Kaitlyn found the rock on Linear Trail over by Anderson Avenue and Wreath Avenue. After a record 17 clues, the hunt for the G. Thomas Jewelers- Godfrey’s Range and Tactical Supply Jingle Bell Rock, officially came to an end Wednesday morning. Joel Moldrup and Ashley Porter were among a group of six individuals who located the rock and will share in the prizes as a result. Moldrup explains where the clues led them. “So technically it was my s...