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In the United States and Canada, February is Black History Month, a tradition that began in 1926 and seeks to commemorate important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. A good occasion for US Chess National Master and renowned coach Jerald Times to draw attention to the growing number of successful black chess players and the history of black chess players in the United States. | Photo: Rochelle Ballantyne | Source: <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAAfLLy0VEs">YouTube, Stanford 125, Rochelle Ballantyne</a>

On Jan. 19, Ottawa County Common Pleas Court Judge Bruce Winters swore in Michael Rohde, appointing him as a representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Newly elected Meriden City Council, BOE sworn in as work begins- MERIDEN — Leaders from both the Board of Education and City Council met at Edison Middle School this week to celebrate the inauguration of their newest members and recognize the work of outgoing officials following the election in November. The hybrid...

Meriden to receive $11.6M in FEMA money for flood control, funding 75% of total project- MERIDEN —  The city received two grants totaling more than $11.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency aimed at addressing flood control in the downtown area, Congressional lawmakers said Tuesday.   I am pleased the city of Meriden will...

Stewart Reuben has officiated and/or organised several top-level chess events held in Great Britain and other countries, including the World Chess Championship, the British Chess Championship and a number of Hastings Congresses. Also an author and a poker player, he even met and played Bobby Fischer: “Each game he won, he gained $1. Had I ever won one, I would have received $10”. | Photo: John Upham