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Tim Sullivan, of Vernon, Conn., dresses in a Grinch costume as he joins anti-toll protesters in front of the Capitol building, Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Hartford, Conn. Protesters have gathered outside the state Capitol to rally against a proposal to put electronic tolls on the state

OPINION: On tolls, show the courage of your conviction

Connecticut residents have been around the block and back, and then some, when it comes to tolls. First, it was going to be trucks ...
 
Hunter Golf Course in Meriden, with the building for Violi
Meriden needs to seriously consider getting out of the golf business. There’s too much wrangling, too much time being wasted. Good ...
Castle Craig in Meriden, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Meriden may not be great, but how can Meriden not be great when Meriden has so many great things? I’ll admit “things” is not exact ...
A bus driver heads back to her bus during dismissal at Mary G. Fritz Elementary School in Wallingford, Tues., Jan. 21, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A decade ago, there was a crisis involving school busing in Wallingford. You might consider crisis too strong a word, but my feeli ...
Runners start to spread out from the start Sunday during the 50th annual Bernie Jurale Memorial Tradition Run at Hubbard Park in Meriden January 27, 2019 | Justin Weekes / Special to the Record-Journal
The Bernie Jurale Tradition Run has a way of slipping right by me. Just when I’m thinking it might be fun to try it again I’m read ...
I guess you could call it a moment of parental regret. You know how it is. You get so busy making sure the lunch box has something ...
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Castle Craig in Meriden, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The new year is just around the corner — just a few short days, this being winter, away — and already 2020 is shaping up to be a ...
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It’s been a long time now since I’ve been able to think of myself as being a fan when it comes to football. At any given moment I’ ...
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2014, file photo, pedestrians make their way in front of the Metropolitan Opera house at New York
I had an uneasy feeling leaving the theater following a performance of “Madama Butterfly” a few weeks ago. I’ve seen the opera sev ...
What a difference a week makes, when one City Council goes one way and another City Council the other.The City Council that just ...
East Cemetery in Meriden, Wed., July 31, 2019. The city is seeking cost estimates for repairs to damaged headstones at East Cemetery. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
I’m not certain how it was that I first got interested in a cemetery. Maybe it had something to do with a shotgun.In the 1980s the ...
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