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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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Lauren Parrett wins first State Open title as Glastonbury girls claim 4th crown in 5 years ift.tt/59jmogp
Lauren Parrett wins first State Open title as Glastonbury girls claim 4th crown in 5 years

Lauren Parrett wins first State Open title as Glastonbury girls claim 4th crown in 5 years

After setting a course record at Wickham Park five days earlier, Parrett returned to win the State Open.

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Xavier overcomes runner DQ to win first State Open title since 2018; LaBelle takes individual crown ift.tt/OV2mkYn
Xavier overcomes runner DQ to win first State Open title since 2018; LaBelle takes individual crown

Xavier overcomes runner DQ to win first State Open title since 2018; LaBelle takes individual crown

LaBelle wins the CIAC State Open boys cross country individual championship, and Xavier takes the team title.

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Rain returns to Connecticut Friday, with thunderstorms and flooding possible ift.tt/78RTo0Z
Rain returns to Connecticut Friday, with thunderstorms and flooding possible

Rain returns to Connecticut Friday, with thunderstorms and flooding possible

The severe weather threat is low, but a sneaky thunderstorm could contain gusty winds and heavy rainfall on Friday.

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UConn men's basketball gets another shot at Michigan after last year's title-game loss ift.tt/N3pmnou
UConn men's basketball looks to avenge title-game loss to Michigan

UConn men's basketball looks to avenge title-game loss to Michigan

UConn-Michigan tilt on Friday in Boston is just 11th national title game rematch in past 30 seasons.

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Predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school girls soccer tournaments ift.tt/b58XBzA
Who will be the four CIAC girls soccer champions for the 2026 season?

Who will be the four CIAC girls soccer champions for the 2026 season?

Seeded upsets, semifinalists and champions are chosen for the 2026 CIAC girls soccer tournaments.

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'The Bear' star Matty Matheson to bring hardcore punk band to Connecticut ift.tt/hLXj5fv
'The Bear' star Matty Matheson to bring hardcore punk band to Connecticut

'The Bear' star Matty Matheson to bring hardcore punk band to Connecticut

The Connecticut date will mark the kickoff of the group's December 2026 tour, which will only span five tour dates.

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For first time since the Civil War, New England will have no GOP senators: Philip Bump ift.tt/vGqJDXg
New England is about to lose its last Republican senator

New England is about to lose its last Republican senator

Susan Collins’ loss means New England will have no Republican senators in 2027 for the first time since the Civil War.

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Rick Magee (opinion): How to raise an American voter ift.tt/thGWpuT
Rick Magee (opinion): How to raise an American voter

Rick Magee (opinion): How to raise an American voter

Columnist Rick Magee reflects on voting for first time with his dad, and how his own son' has had a more involved political life than I did when I was a kid.'

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Owner of recently closed The Charles in Wethersfield embroiled in lawsuits, owes tens of thousands ift.tt/cq3WuD0
Owner of recently closed The Charles in Wethersfield embroiled in lawsuits, owes tens of thousands

Owner of recently closed The Charles in Wethersfield embroiled in lawsuits, owes tens of thousands

The Charles in Wethersfield surprised many when its closure was announced on Monday after six years of operation.

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Predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school boys soccer tournaments ift.tt/2X6Ucip
Predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school boys soccer tournaments

Predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school boys soccer tournaments

GametimeCT's Will Aldam makes his predictions for the CIAC boys soccer tournaments.

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Tickets for UConn-Michigan men's basketball game in Boston still available on secondary markets ift.tt/hVLrnXA
Tickets for UConn-Michigan men's basketball game in Boston still available on secondary markets

Tickets for UConn-Michigan men's basketball game in Boston still available on secondary markets

The majority of tickets on secondary sites are on the balcony levels.

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No. 4 UConn men's basketball vs. No. 16 Michigan: Time, TV, lineups, tickets and more ift.tt/T6Rk0ez
How to watch No. 4 UConn men vs. No. 16 Michigan: Time, TV and more

How to watch No. 4 UConn men vs. No. 16 Michigan: Time, TV and more

Huskies, Wolverines tip off at 8 p.m. in nightcap of doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. with Luke Murray's Boston College facing UMass.

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Cafe Nine’s Vomitorium marks 30 years of Thanksgiving rock in New Haven ift.tt/MbCHRE9
Cafe Nine’s Vomitorium marks 30 years of Thanksgiving rock in New Haven

Cafe Nine’s Vomitorium marks 30 years of Thanksgiving rock in New Haven

The Vomitorium will bring together local musicians, friends and special guests "for a night where the usual rules of performing go out the window."

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Paige Bueckers earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award ift.tt/2UNSZai
Paige Bueckers earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award

Paige Bueckers earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award

Bueckers is the second straight Husky to win the award following Tina Charles in 2025.

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UConn great Diana Taurasi to be inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame next year ift.tt/ueIHynX
UConn great Diana Taurasi will join Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

UConn great Diana Taurasi will join Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Taurasi joins former Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault among the Class of 2027's inductees.

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Championship predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school field hockey tournaments ift.tt/AqxsegP
Championship predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school field hockey tournaments

Championship predictions for the 2026 CIAC high school field hockey tournaments

GametimeCT updates its picks for the 2026 CIAC high school field hockey championships in Class S, M and L.

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Waterbury dog shot in the head now recovering at Terryville animal rescue ift.tt/mycQFXD
Waterbury dog shot in the head now recovering at Terryville animal rescue

Waterbury dog shot in the head now recovering at Terryville animal rescue

The dog was shot with a high-velocity pistol, and bullet fragments are embedded in her face, rescuers say.

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to invest $650 million in new Groton manufacturing center ift.tt/M3E8PyT
Pfizer plans $650 million manufacturing center in Groton

Pfizer plans $650 million manufacturing center in Groton

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it will build a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing technology center at its research-and-development campus in Groton. 

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Cooper Ouellette trial live updates: Defense to continue case in death of Sophie Ringquist ift.tt/o1xHA48
Live updates: What happens next in Ouellette trial

Live updates: What happens next in Ouellette trial

Ouellette, of Harwinton, is charged with manslaughter and delivery of alcohol to a minor in the death of the Burlington 17-year-old.

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One in 20 Connecticut households has an EV. The wealth gap is stark. ift.tt/dlk2ZKq
One in 20 Connecticut households has an EV. Here’s who drives them.

One in 20 Connecticut households has an EV. Here’s who drives them.

About 5% of Connecticut households own or lease an EV, but ownership varies sharply by town, with wealth emerging as a major dividing line.

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