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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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Joined September 2008
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Former CT railroad depot to become home to cocktails, antiques and tea ift.tt/A6y2NsO

An 1885 Cromwell depot is getting a very different new life

Lore will focus on teas, antiques and "curiosities," while Archetype will feature a cocktail station, according to the business's Instagram page. 

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Debt relief company took customer payments but failed to settle debt, CT regulators say ift.tt/HlzfcPe

Debt relief company took customer payments but failed to settle debt, CT regulators say

In some cases, the state says, the company "misappropriated" customers' payments instead of paying off their debts.

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Connecticut’s four-year graduation rate tops 90% for the first time since 2010-11 ift.tt/GmCDW6S

Connecticut graduation rate tops 90% for the first time in years

Four-year high school graduation rates have hit a record-high, and more juniors and seniors are earning college credits.

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TV star Susan Saint James, who made her home in Connecticut, dies at 80 ift.tt/qJfN7Pz

TV star Susan Saint James, who made her home in Connecticut, dies at 80

Susan Saint James, who won fame on TV shows "McMillan & Wife" and "Kate and Allie" and established deep ties to Connecticut, died at age 80.

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2026 high school field hockey conference tournaments: What you need to know ift.tt/eScY6RT

2026 high school field hockey conference tournaments: What you need to know

Field hockey league tournament outlooks for conferences across Connecticut.

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Los cheques del Seguro Social en Connecticut aumentarán en enero ift.tt/c8MPEz1

Los cheques del Seguro Social en Connecticut aumentarán en enero

Más de 765,000 beneficiarios del Seguro Social en Connecticut recibirán un aumento en enero, por ajuste del costo de vida.

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Fred Camillo (opinion): Connecticut has no political balance. Our state deserves better ift.tt/g2SbIc5

Fred Camillo (opinion): Connecticut has no political balance. Our state deserves better

'We have completely lost political balance in Hartford, and we also have no political balance in Washington,' writes Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo.

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GametimeCT boys soccer power rankings, week 7 (Oct. 27): Trumbull returns to the Top 10 ift.tt/6gXuaHD

Boys Soccer Power Rankings (Oct. 27): The postseason is here

Trumbull rejoins the Top 10 power rankings as we enter the postseason.

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Starbucks to release 'mystery' Bearista cups in surprise boxes. Here's when you can get one ift.tt/eJwTPlI

Starbucks to release 'mystery' Bearista cups in surprise boxes. Here's when you can get one

Starbucks will offer surprise boxes where customers can get a "mystery" Bearista cup inside.

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GametimeCT girls soccer power rankings, week 7 (Oct. 27): Top five in position for postseason ift.tt/teUoyrc

Top five teams remain atop the GametimeCT girls soccer rankings

How many of this week's top 10 will win girls soccer postseason titles?

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Lyman Hall's Ryan Casey continues to make case as one of CT's top high school football players ift.tt/ECdZRsr

Ryan Casey helped Lyman Hall beat its longtime nemesis. Now the Trojans are 6-0

Ryan Casey has Lyman Hall in the midst of its best football season in 41 years. He's also among the state's elite quarterbacks.

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Connecticut soccer star has 152 career goals and a potential future in electrical engineering ift.tt/fwdmSl3

Connecticut soccer star scores at will, then studies electrical engineering

Gaj, a star girls soccer player, is taking up electrical engineering as her trade at Wilcox Tech.

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This CT city is one of the 'most challenging' places to live with asthma in the US, report says ift.tt/ulyBWaP

This CT city is one of the 'most challenging' places to live with asthma in the US, report says

Poverty is a major risk factor in Hartford, according to the the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

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Flock, speed, red-light, work-zone and noise cameras: What CT drivers should know ift.tt/TD567WO

Flock, speed, red-light, work-zone and noise cameras: What CT drivers should know

Here's what Connecticut drivers should know about different cameras on the road, what they capture and what it could cost.

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2026 high school boys soccer conference tournaments: outlooks, schedules, results ift.tt/S5HMq6h

2026 high school boys soccer conference tournaments: outlooks, schedules, results

Boys soccer outlooks and schedules for the 2026 conference tournaments. 

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Daylight saving time ends Sunday: CT sunsets shift before 5 p.m., mornings get brighter ift.tt/zFjCZkL

Daylight saving time ends Sunday: CT sunsets shift before 5 p.m., mornings get brighter

Some of us could really use that bonus hour of sleep this weekend.

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Stamford resident wins top prize in Connecticut Lottery's apizza-themed scratch game ift.tt/8QY1ugV

Stamford resident wins top prize in Connecticut Lottery's apizza-themed scratch game

The Connecticut Lottery player won the top prize in its Connecticut Apizza scratch-off game.

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3 keys to the game: UConn men's basketball team vs. Purdue in preseason finale ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-m…

3 keys to the game: UConn men's basketball team vs. Purdue

Braylon Mullins, who hasn't played since the NCAA title game loss to Michigan, will be on a minutes-restriction Tuesday night.e

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$18-$20 per hour: What retail jobs in Connecticut are paying this holiday season ift.tt/O2scqWx

$18-$20 per hour: What retail jobs in Connecticut are paying this holiday season

While jobs in the holiday season often offer modest pay, many are still applying because they need extra income. 

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Stamford among fastest growing ZIP codes in Connecticut for young adults, data shows ift.tt/xVCzR8l

Stamford among fastest growing ZIP codes in Connecticut for young adults, data shows

Stamford is leading the state in the fastest growth of its young adult population, which surged by 53% over almost a decade span, data shows.

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