Record-Journal@Record_Journal

Dating back to the years immediately following the American Civil War, the Record-Journal covers the news in Meriden, Wallingford, Cheshire and Southington.

 Meriden, CT
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Lindsay Clancy live updates: First court hearing since mistrial set to begin ift.tt/QAyrbnG

Lindsay Clancy live updates: First court hearing since mistrial set to begin

Follow live updates as Lindsay Clancy returns to court for the first time since her murder trial ended in a hung jury earlier this month.

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Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial speaks publicly for first time ift.tt/AsqeDgQ

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial speaks publicly for first time

"I would like to thank everyone, every individual that have supported me throughout this difficult situation," the holdout juror said.

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$9 a pound. Coffee prices are high in Connecticut, but smart shoppers have a plan ift.tt/albCwr8

$9 a pound. Coffee prices are high in Connecticut, but smart shoppers have a plan

Coffee prices remain high, but Connecticut shoppers are still buying, switching brands to find better value at the grocery store.

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Sally's Apizza tells South Windsor it's ready to build latest CT location ift.tt/NYDOa5x

Sally's Apizza tells South Windsor it's ready to build latest CT location

The South Windsor location is among nearly a dozen in development.

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Are Connecticut home insurance rate hikes easing after years of increases? ift.tt/IXo5tpJ

Are Connecticut home insurance rate hikes easing after years of increases?

Connecticut home insurance premiums remain high, but premium hikes nationally are slowing as insurers rebuild their reserves.

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A venomous spider never before recorded in Connecticut has been seen in Wallingford for years ift.tt/ZEMVs8X

A venomous spider never before recorded in Connecticut has been seen in Wallingford for years

The spiders were recluses, but not the brown recluse people usually have in mind.

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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Wild Card preview: Time, TV, schedule and tickets ift.tt/ukZqDxp

Red Sox vs. Yankees Wild Card preview: Time, TV, schedule

The Yankees and Red Sox will face off in a best-of-three series at Yankee Stadium.

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Stephon Castle touts progress of fellow UConn alum Tarris Reed Jr. on Spurs: 'Looks sharp' ift.tt/PrmdWxI

Stephon Castle touts progress of fellow UConn great Tarris Reed Jr. on Spurs

Stephon Castle and Tarris Reed Jr. have been united as teammates with the San Antonio Spurs.

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Connecticut high school boys soccer top performances, games to watch (Sept. 29) ift.tt/YgH3t2K

Boys soccer top performances, games to watch for Sept. 29

A look around Connecticut at the best performances from high school boys soccer this past week.

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Olivia Rodrigo, Martha Stewart and more: Connecticut celebrity news from September ift.tt/Zk7QSP9

Olivia Rodrigo, Martha Stewart and more stars made CT news in September

From Olivia Rodrigo’s Hartford tour opener to Martha Stewart’s Connecticut stops, here are the celebrity stories that made news in September.

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Wonder, Sakua Japan among recent restaurant openings in Connecticut ift.tt/xEbv9PL

Wonder, Sakua Japan among recent restaurant openings in Connecticut

Restaurant openings in Berlin, Bridgeport and New London highlights of the past week's retail activity in Connecticut.

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UConn women will finish non-league schedule before New Year. Geno Auriemma explains why ift.tt/1BN7Lzp

Geno Auriemma explains UConn's non-league schedule

The last time UConn didn't have a non-conference matchup after New Year's Eve was during the 1993-94 season.

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Connecticut storm topples one of the state’s last Constitution Oak trees from 1902 ift.tt/uGIDwn7

A storm just erased a piece of 124-year-old history in Connecticut

A 124-year-old Constitution Oak in Wolcott split and fell during this weekend’s nor’easter, leaving just 55 of Connecticut’s original 1902 commemorative trees still standing.

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Former Connecticut official Kosta Diamantis explains why he fled CT for Greece ift.tt/OxGwrBe

Former Connecticut official Kosta Diamantis explains why he fled CT for Greece

U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill rescheduled Diamantis' sentencing for Wednesday morning. 

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Connecticut high school girls soccer top performances, games to watch (Sept. 29) ift.tt/HW1PdRp

A number of freshmen provided some top performances this week

A look around Connecticut at the best performances from high school girls soccer this past week.

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Win or lose, Senate candidate Lee Elci will return to Connecticut radio on Nov. 4 ift.tt/isS0eNn

Win or lose, Senate candidate Lee Elci will return to Connecticut radio on Nov. 4

Lee Elci will remain off the air on WJFF 94.9 News Now while he campaigns for the state Senate against Martha Max. 

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From a Marilyn Monroe inspired cocktail to 'West-Mix' eats, here are 5 new CT restaurants for October ift.tt/U8BQ4V1

From a Marilyn Monroe inspired cocktail to 'West-Mix' eats, here are 5 new CT restaurants for...

New restaurant options include an Italian eatery from a prestigious brand and Connecticut's first location of a Minnesota-based, "West-Mix" fast food chain.

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Recruitment for huge new distribution center in CT includes $5,000 signing bonuses, up to $34 an hour ift.tt/LrlYymJ

Recruitment for huge new distribution center in CT includes $5,000 signing bonuses, up to $34 an...

Uline’s new distribution facility in Plainfield, its first in Connecticut, will have about 200 employees. 

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U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill rescheduled Diamantis' sentencing for Wednesday morning. ctinsider.com/connecticut/ar…

Former Connecticut official Kosta Diamantis explains why he fled CT for Greece

U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill rescheduled Diamantis' sentencing for Wednesday morning. 

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Opinion: The Connecticut church sanctuary built by a TV star ift.tt/abTCwh5

Opinion: The Connecticut church sanctuary built by a TV star

As famed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is beatified in St. Louis, a Trumbull parish recalls the night the TV star came to Fairfield County.

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