Editorials

Fireworks explode over Mirror Lake during the annual Independence Day celebration at Hubbard Park in Meriden, Thursday, July 2, 2015. | Dave Zajac / Record-Journal

EDITORIAL: Meriden reconsiders fireworks funding

Wallingford has shown Independence Day fireworks can survive when government funding is cut. That’s not to say it has been eas ...
 
Librarian Laura Pudvah prints out sample copies of 2020 Census forms at the Meriden Public Library, Wed., Feb. 12, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
State and local officials are gearing up to make sure every resident is counted when the 2020 U.S. Census begins next month. To he ...
Should Wallingford try to revive its defunct Energy Conservation Commission, which was created in 2008 with 14 members and disband ...
Librarian Laura Pudvah prints out sample copies of 2020 Census forms at the Meriden Public Library, Wed., Feb. 12, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
We liked this weekMeriden Mayor Kevin Scarpati,  Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and state Rep. Hilda Santiago, D-Meriden, held a press ...
SOUTHINGTON - Kennedy Middle School Students and staff receive recognition from Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association as CT Green LEAF School for their efforts to implement environmentally sound and sustainable practices at the school, including reducing school lunch waste.
Here’s one trend we can easily hope will continue: The move toward greater environmental awareness demonstrated by participation ...
Something is happening in the neighborhood surrounding the former Ball & Socket factory site in Cheshire.The north side of Wes ...
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View from East Main Street shows motorists traveling on Interstate 91 south and Route 15 south in Meriden, Mon., Feb. 17, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Object to tollsEditor:It’s been announced by the Democrat majority leaders in Hartford, that House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz and Sen ...
Wallingford Fire Marshal J. P. Micalizzi Jr. tapes off the perimeter of the Goldfeder factory in Wallingford Sept. 29, 1999. Connecticut State Department of Environmental Protection employees are going into the building which has lead in it.
When we hear about children who suffer from lead poisoning, we may tend to think that’s a problem for big cities like New York and ...
The Southington Public Library, 255 Main St., Wed., Feb. 5, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
When you’re running a town or city, costs are always an issue. After all, whatever you do, the taxpayer is going to have to pay fo ...
A seasonal tent structure for events and outings next to Violi
Meriden’s City Council has spent a great deal of time discussing and debating plans for a banquet hall at the city-owned Hunter Go ...
A motorist waits to pull out of the Plan B Burger parking lot as stopped traffic on Spring Street blocks the driveway, Tues., Jan. 28, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The wheels of government are said to move slowly, and often that observation indeed turns out to be the case. So it’s worth noting ...
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