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Actors Robert Condon of Milford, left, as "Sebastian the Mob Boss" and Lance Williams of West Hartford, right, as "Stephen Nash" rehearse a scene in a short movie being filmed in the former armory Saturday morning in Meriden, July 27, 2013. | (Justin Weekes / For the Record-Journal)

EDITORIAL: Meriden hopes to attract more film production

No one will ever confuse Connecticut with Hollywood, but the Nutmeg State is making a push to become a player in the movie industr ...
 
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We liked this week Halloween costumes got a test run during the Trunk-or-Treat event on the Meriden Green Sunday afternoon. Childr ...
FILE – The Connecticut Senate is in session at the state Capitol on opening day, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Given the endorsements of Ned Lamont, Jahana Hayes and Mary Daugherty Abrams, it may seem the Record-Journal editorial board has ...
FILE – Democratic nominee Mary Dougherty Abrams speaks next to Sen. Len Suzio, R-Meriden during a debate at Washington Middle School sponsored by the Record-Journal, Midstate Chamber of Commerce, and Meriden Board of Education, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Republican, Democratic and Libertarian candidates in three local races were sharply divided Thursday on the implementation of tolls, how to close a 4.5 billion deficit, and other issues. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The first point to acknowledge is the energy Republican state Sen. Len Suzio has brought to serving his first term representing th ...
Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner holds the championship trophy as president Sam Kennedy, third from right, manager Alex Cora, second from right, and pitcher Chris Sale, right, celebrate after Game 5 of baseball
The New York Yankees have 27 world championships to their credit, but the Bronx Bombers have been stuck on that number for nine y ...
Independent candidate Oz Griebel, left, Republican Party candidate Bob Stefanowski, center, listen as Democratic Party candidate Ned Lamont, right, speaks during a gubernatorial debate at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Registered Democrats outnumber their Republican counterparts by a 5 to 3 advantage in Connecticut, which means GOP gubernatorial ...
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Jahana Hayes wins the Democratic primary for 5th District, defeating Mary Glassman in Waterbury, Conn., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Hayes, a former National Teacher of the Year recipient, defeated a veteran politician on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, who agreed not to seek re-election amid criticism of her mishandling of a sexual harassment case in her Washington office. (John Woike/Hartford Courant via AP)
It was not all that long ago that voters in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District were facing a routine election season, with ...
Inductee Amelia Mustone left is congratulated by State Representative Hilda Santiago Sunday during the 42nd Meriden Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Curtis Cultural Center in Meriden October 21, 2018 | Justin Weekes / Special to the Record-Journal
We liked this weekOver 100 people attended The Meriden Hall of Fame’s 42nd annual induction ceremony Sunday at the Augusta Curtis ...
House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, talks with Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, during the first day of the legislative session (File photo). | Mike Savino, Record-Journal
This election season, a couple candidates — one Democrat and one Republican — have stepped up to challenge two big names in Connec ...
Tony Mathre picks his plate up from Donna Goettler Monday during a Christmas morning breakfast at the Wallingford Emergency Shelter in Wallingford December 25, 2017 | Justin Weekes / For the Record-Journal
The idea of a homeless shelter holding an open house may sound odd at first, but it makes sense that the Wallingford Emergency She ...
Motorists travel on West Main Street in downtown Plantsville, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. A project that’ll include wider sidewalks, narrower roads and aesthetic upgrades in downtown Plantsville took a step forward with the hiring of a design firm. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
From the 1850s through the 1950s, Plantsville had its heyday as a bustling industrial area — with a number of plants, many of them ...
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