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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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Best political cartoons for Oct. 25-31 (opinion): Midterms, marathons and Daylight Saving TIme ift.tt/IXrtihm
Best political cartoons for Oct. 25-31 (opinion): Midterms, marathons and Daylight Saving TIme

Best political cartoons for Oct. 25-31 (opinion): Midterms, marathons and Daylight Saving TIme

The best political cartoons for the week of Oct. 25-31 focus on midterm elections, Halloween and Barack Obama's Cheesecake Factory crack about the White House.

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3 keys to the game: UConn men's basketball season-opener vs. Gardner-Webb ift.tt/Qq0HW5N
3 keys to the game: UConn men's basketball opens vs. Gardner-Webb

3 keys to the game: UConn men's basketball opens vs. Gardner-Webb

Huskies can't overlook Runnin' Bulldogs, with Michigan game looming at end of week.

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Connecticut pizzeria expanding frozen pizza into grocery stores. Here's where. ift.tt/ciAzEfB
Connecticut pizzeria expanding frozen pizza into grocery stores. Here's where.

Connecticut pizzeria expanding frozen pizza into grocery stores. Here's where.

Silver Sands Pizza is now offering its mozzarella, margherita and tomato basil varieties as frozen entrees. 

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Connecticut’s November outlook favors warmth, but cold and snow still loom later in the month ift.tt/bwrZ07t
Connecticut’s November outlook favors warmth, but cold and snow still loom later in the month

Connecticut’s November outlook favors warmth, but cold and snow still loom later in the month

November brings a shift in Connecticut as fall foliage fades and snow chances begin to appear in the forecast.

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Connecticut brush fire risk high statewide Monday, officials say ift.tt/aJzUhye
Connecticut brush fire risk high statewide Monday, officials say

Connecticut brush fire risk high statewide Monday, officials say

DEEP said wind and relative humidity, along with drier conditions, are some of the factors that will affect brush fire risk. 

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Level99 in West Hartford, fifth in country, sets opening date for late November ift.tt/wZYKCOz
Level99 in West Hartford, fifth in country, sets opening date for late November

Level99 in West Hartford, fifth in country, sets opening date for late November

Featuring 50 life-sized mini-games and real-world challenges, the 43,000-square-foot Level99 will open at The Corbin Collection in late November.

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Friends say Chris Murphy will not slow his ambitions despite 'minor' stroke — and that rings true: Dan Haar ift.tt/3n2CVZE
Friends say Chris Murphy will not slow his ambitions despite 'minor' stroke — and that rings true:...

Friends say Chris Murphy will not slow his ambitions despite 'minor' stroke — and that rings true:...

"I do not believe it will change his aspirations and love of the game," a friend close to Murphy said.

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Lindsay Clancy live updates: Double jeopardy, gag order and retrial at stake Monday ift.tt/DHfk5Ty
Lindsay Clancy live updates: Double jeopardy, gag order and retrial at stake Monday

Lindsay Clancy live updates: Double jeopardy, gag order and retrial at stake Monday

Follow live updates as Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy returns to court while a judge considers double jeopardy and gag order arguments.

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3 keys to the game: UConn women's basketball team opens regular season vs. Cornell ift.tt/ifa3oEN
3 keys to the game: UConn women's basketball opens vs. Cornell

3 keys to the game: UConn women's basketball opens vs. Cornell

Quiñonez will make her season debut after missing all three preseason exhibitions due to a shoulder injury.

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Ilios Greek Taverna & Bar celebrates grand opening in Norwalk, offers bifteki on its menu ift.tt/k8jah2G
Ilios Greek Taverna & Bar celebrates grand opening in Norwalk, offers bifteki on its menu

Ilios Greek Taverna & Bar celebrates grand opening in Norwalk, offers bifteki on its menu

“I’m still thinking about the bifteki and lamb chops,” said Alex Cross, assistant director of business development & tourism for Norwalk.

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Week 8 Connecticut high school football top performers (Nov. 2) ift.tt/A809l5C
Week 8 Connecticut high school football top performers (Nov. 2)

Week 8 Connecticut high school football top performers (Nov. 2)

This week's top performances include a defensive tackle who scored two touchdowns.

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A sandwich shop with 'all-day sauce' to a Pacific-inspired bar: 7 new CT restaurants for November ift.tt/QcFLTsj
A sandwich shop with 'all-day sauce' to a Pacific-inspired bar: 7 new CT restaurants for November

A sandwich shop with 'all-day sauce' to a Pacific-inspired bar: 7 new CT restaurants for November

New restaurant options include Burger Barn with its handcrafted smash burgers and hi’Amba, opened by restaurateur Bill Taibe. 

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Less than $40: Connecticut grocers offer Thanksgiving meal deals for 10 ift.tt/liFvNmK
These CT grocers offering Thanksgiving meals for 10 for under $40

These CT grocers offering Thanksgiving meals for 10 for under $40

The average cost of a Thanksgiving meal rose to $90 in 2026, according to PwC. But some Connecticut grocers are offering ways to save.

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'The Amazing Race' ended for these Connecticut friends. Now they're planning their next adventure ift.tt/ZrYiOVh
'The Amazing Race' ended for these Connecticut friends. Now they're planning their next adventure

'The Amazing Race' ended for these Connecticut friends. Now they're planning their next adventure

“I think our lives are going to be so much more enriched because we decided that this isn’t the end for us,” Jenn Naso said.

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$5.775 million Connecticut estate has a secret passage and riverfront pool ift.tt/VbH2Zcn
This $5.775 million estate has a secret passage. And a riverfront pool

This $5.775 million estate has a secret passage. And a riverfront pool

The contemporary house sits on 15.22 acres along the eastern bank of the Connecticut River, according to its listing.

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How these CT activists are preparing for the possibility of election interference ift.tt/JZ5VC1j
How these CT activists are preparing for the possibility of election interference

How these CT activists are preparing for the possibility of election interference

Indivisible leaders say they're ready to organize mass protests if necessary.

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Connecticut polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. What voters need to know ift.tt/EBWv0nF
Connecticut polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. What voters need to know

Connecticut polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. What voters need to know

Here's what to know about when to vote, where, what you need to bring with you and same-day registration.

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10 property tax changes recommended by Connecticut panel: Tolls, schools and more ift.tt/vzBIirn
10 property tax changes recommended by Connecticut panel: Tolls, schools and more

10 property tax changes recommended by Connecticut panel: Tolls, schools and more

One of the proposals called for regionalizing more schools in Connecticut.

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'Students will just give up': CT teachers say students struggle to finish longer books ift.tt/A6XrJW3
'Students will just give up': CT teachers say students struggle to finish longer books

'Students will just give up': CT teachers say students struggle to finish longer books

Nearly 100 Connecticut teachers said it is more difficult to get students to complete a chapter book now compared with five years ago.

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Old bowling lanes, a shuttered CVS and empty mall space: CT commercial developments to watch ift.tt/N8meHUM
What's next for old bowling lanes, a shuttered CVS and mall space?

What's next for old bowling lanes, a shuttered CVS and mall space?

Self-storage at a Connecticut mall and a new use for a former shoreline bowling lane property are among the commercial developments to watch in November.

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