Editorials

Philonise Floyd, left, the brother of George Floyd and other family members along with Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, take part in a prayer vigil led by the Rev. Al Sharpton outside the Hennepin County Government Center during lunch break Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continued in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

EDITORIAL: Meriden Council declares racism a health crisis

Meriden City Councilor Larue Graham said it best: “Before all lives matter, Black lives have to matter.”Make that the reaction whe ...
The Meriden Green as seen from above Cedar Street in Meriden, Mon., Jan. 18, 2021. The City Council is discussing extending the Meriden Green to the parcel between Cedar and Mill streets seen in the lower half of the photo. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
One important point to keep in mind when considering the Meriden Green is that it is an associated benefit. It’s a lovely benefit, ...
Teacher Zayra Rivera instructs an academic access class at Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, Thurs., Apr. 1, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Administrators at Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden and other high schools that are part of the Connecticut Technical Educat ...
Cashier Jared Rivera works behind a piece of plexiglass as he cashes out Jim and Rita Gagnon of Southington at Tops Marketplace on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The plexiglass was installed to protect the cashiers from the spread of Covid-19. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
When Tops Marketplace reopened a year ago there was no advantage when it came to timing. It was, in fact, a month into the coronav ...
An editorial from the Cheshire Herald:It was a few weeks ago that the country marked the unofficial one-year anniversary of the pa ...
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal talks to Meriden resident Darlene Huffman after she received a vaccination for Covid-19 at Maloney High School in Meriden, Fri., Mar. 19, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
We liked this weekThe inmate population at the Cheshire Correctional Institution has dropped below 1,000, part of a statewide decl ...
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Sometimes a little understanding goes a long way. A few years ago, Liz Linehan was going door to door, campaigning for state repre ...
Meriden Mayor Kevin Scapati speaks with the Record-Journal on a Zoom video call April 16, 2020.
In the normal functioning of municipal government in a democracy, transparency is considered a virtue. And, by law, information ca ...
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By some measures, Connecticut has done fairly well during the COVID-19 crisis. Our overall death rate per 100,000 population, for ...
Lea Crown, the city’s Director of Health and Human Services, addresses members of the press in front of the Meriden Police Dept. regarding Covid-19 vaccinations, Thurs., Feb., 4, 2021. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
We liked this weekMeriden and Wallingford public health officials are gearing up to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to the homebound ...
One lesson that could be learned from a recently settled lawsuit is that Southington should work to be more proactive when it come ...
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