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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy speaks during a roundtable with local officials, U.S. Census coordinators, census outreach coordinators from Meriden and other agencies at Meriden City Hall, Thurs., Oct. 15, 2020. Murphy held the roundtable to specifically focus on this week’s Supreme Court ruling that the Trump administration could immediately halt the process of gathering census information in the field, and how this ruling will impact cities, specifically in Connecticut. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

OPINION: The work of democracy

By Lorraine ConnellyWith 2020 behind us, we were ready to glide into 2021 buoyed by a wellspring of hopefulness and optimism when ...
 
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing a fur hat with horns was also charged Saturday in Wednesday
By Mike ReynoldsOfficer Brian Sicknick, Ashli Babbitt, Kevin Greeson, Benjamin Philips and Roseanne Boyland all lost their lives ...
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
By Laurence MorgensteinWallingford and Cheshire are shining examples of a healthy democratic electoral process that successfully ...
By Craig C. FishbeinThe start of a new year is always symbolic, but this coming new year it’s much more than that. It’s a time whe ...
An Amazon employee talks on a cell phone outside the new Amazon Logistics at 425 S. Cherry St. in Wallingford, Wed., Aug. 26, 2020. Amazon Logistics is a shipping and delivery service that uses third-party contractors to pick up and deliver customer orders. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
By Stephen KnightLorraine Connelly wrote a fact-filled and interesting column opening up the subject of the redevelopment of the ...
Christina Tatta, candidate for Town Council, at the Wallingford Republican Town Committee caucus at Dag Hammarskjold Middle School, July 17, 2019. | Lauren Takores
By Christina TattaOn January 6, 2020, I was sworn in as a Wallingford town councilor, beginning my two-year term. With the excitem ...
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An Amazon employee talks on a cell phone outside the new Amazon Logistics at 425 S. Cherry St. in Wallingford, Wed., Aug. 26, 2020. Amazon Logistics is a shipping and delivery service that uses third-party contractors to pick up and deliver customer orders. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
By Lorraine ConnellyAny way you parse it, Amazon, the online shopping behemoth, is here to stay, well beyond the holiday shopping ...
Nurse Banu Mufale administers a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to physical therapist Becca Mamrol on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The hospital, Alaska
By Stephen KnightIf there is one single idea with which the American people can find common ground, it is that 2020 cannot possibl ...
A supporter of President Donald Trump takes part in a rally at Freedom Plaza, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
By Jim SeichterI am a registered Republican, but I voted neither for President Donald Trump nor now President-elect Joe Biden. How ...
Nurse Banu Mufale administers a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to physical therapist Becca Mamrol on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The hospital, Alaska
By Lorraine S. ConnellyWith apologies to Mariah Carey, all I want for Christmas is a vaccine. Who would have thought a year ago th ...
President and CEO J.P. Venoit applauds senior residents during a “Centenarian Celebration” at Masonicare in Wallingford, Wed., Oct. 16, 2019. The Masonicare Health Center honored 19 centenarian residents, people who have lived for at least a century, in a celebration with friends and family. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
By Jon-Paul VenoitEvery year the venerable Time Magazine bestows the honor of Person of the Year, a distinction given since 1927, ...
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