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David Cooley, business consultant, talks about the new Meriden Economic Development Corporation’s office at 5 Colony St. in Meriden, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

OPINION: Finishing off the new downtown Meriden

I believe anyone who has taken the time to walk Meriden’s new downtown would agree that the numerous complex and challenging infr ...
 
A "Public Notice" sign posted in front of the former Bristol-Myers Squibb property, Fri., Nov. 30, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Tomorrow evening, the Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission will continue a public hearing on a special permit to allow two ...
Madison Miller 6 of Meriden stands for a picture with Santa Saturday during the YuleFest Meriden and Holiday Market Place on Colony Street in Meriden November 24, 2018 | Justin Weekes / Special to the Record-Journal
At precisely 3:18 p.m. on Saturday, the train whistle blew and the big black and red CT Rail train pulled into the new train stati ...
David Gessert welcomes speaker Police Captain Rick Homestead Retired 1st Sergeant US Army Sunday during the Wallingford Veterans Day ceremony at Dag Hammarskjöld Middle School in Wallingford November 11, 2018 | Justin Weekes / Special to the Record-Journal
November 11th is an important date in an annual calendar for most Americans, a day set aside to recognize the enormous debt we owe ...
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a rally supporting Democratic candidates Ned Lamont for Connecticut governor, left, and Jahana Hayes for Congress, right, in Hartford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Meriden voters have spoken, and the message was loud and clear as Democrat candidates swept across the board in the city and throu ...
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I always look forward to writing a column right after an election, especially a state or local one. I’ll leave the analysis of the ...
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This illustration provided by NASA shows the New Horizons spacecraft. On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, NASA said the spacecraft is headed toward a New Year’s Day 2019 encounter with a mysterious object nicknamed "Ultima Thule", 1 billion miles beyond Pluto on the fringes of our solar system. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI via AP)
You may be despondent over the loss of the House of Representatives to Democrats, or in despair that the GOP was able to keep the ...
House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, speaks at the podium during opening day of the 2018 legislative session in Hartford, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
By Joe Aresimowicz  Working for the people of Berlin and Southington, as your State Representative, is the most rewarding job I’ve ...
Democrat Kevin Lembo talks with Record-Journal editor Mike Savino about running for re-election as comptroller, Sept. 19, 2018. | Richie Rathsack, Record-Journal
By Kevin LemboBefore we were married — before state law allowed us to be married —my husband Charles and I decided to adopt childr ...
The Connecticut State Capitol on opening day of the 2018 legislative session in Hartford, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Editor’s note: Candidates for elected office were invited to submit opinion pieces about their campaigns.We all see the headlines: ...
A portion of the former Mills Memorial Apartments lay collapsed after a controlled demolition using a payloader with a steel beam attachment, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. The payloader strikes at support posts until the building partially collapses. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The evidence is everywhere — Meriden is making a comeback. The recent most visible change is the demolition of the Mills public ho ...
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