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Lynn Siebert plays an overhead shot in the Women Doubles match Sunday during the Wayton Open finals at Southington High School in Southington July 15, 2018 | Justin Weekes / Special to the Record-Journal

EDITORIAL: Southington tennis tourney continues despite pandemic threat 

The past few months have forced everyone to reconsider what is safe and what is risky. The threat of the coronavirus pandemic has ...
 
State Sen. Kevin Wilkos, R-Canton, center, listens as State Sen. Rob Sampson, R-Wolcott, left, speaks in an nearly empty senate chamber during special session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Good news on the financial front, whether in Connecticut, nationally or globally, is rare enough at the moment that you can’t let ...
Connecticut is generally considered a prosperous state, and it is certainly a very “blue” state when it comes to politics. But it ...
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks during a press conference at a Red Cross blood drive at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz were also in attendance. The purpose of their visit was to encourage residents who are healthy to donate blood.
“We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toils and efforts that lie ahead.”That ...
The side entrance of Wallingford Town Hall, Mon., Aug. 3, 2020. Public Works crews installed two absentee ballot drop boxes outside Town Hall Monday, after a back-and-forth between the mayor and the state about drop box accessibility for next Tuesday’s primary election. One ballot box was placed in front of the carriage house and another was placed at the front entrance of town hall. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
We liked this weekGov. Ned Lamont called for an investigation of the state’s two largest electric utility companies Wednesday as ...
It’s hard to keep track of the challenges ahead when it comes to the coronavirus and opening schools. One key element is scholasti ...
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Kevin Casey, of Southington, looks over his electric bill in front of his Visconti Avenue residence, Mon., Jul. 27, 2020. Casey was shocked at the steep spike in the delivery rate from Eversource. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
“I think that our customers are really, really struggling. … And these energy bills — the timing is just difficult.”That was Evers ...
A portion of Center Street in Southington remains closed to vehicles, Mon., Jul. 20, 2020. Last month, the town’s Long-Term Recovery Committee voted to keep a portion of the street closed until Gov. Ned Lamont allows restaurants to go back to full capacity indoors. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
In Southington, the town's Long-Term Recovery Committee voted to keep a portion of Center Street closed until Gov. Ned Lamont allo ...
Tracey Harrington/Cheshire Herald - (From left) Ty Turcotte and the owner Todd Turcotte stand outside Highland Bowl in Cheshire.
An editorial from the Cheshire Herald:Todd Turcotte, owner of Highland Bowl, didn’t mince words when talking to The Herald recentl ...
The west side of the former Meriden-Wallingford hospital in Meriden, Wed., Jul. 8, 2020. Hartford Healthcare will pay 300,000 toward cleanup costs of the blighted building. Hartford HealthCare is the parent company of MidState Medical Center which sold the building more than 20 years ago. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A four-year wait is long enough to be considered patient, particularly when the wait involves a long-standing eyesore that casts ...
The parking garage of the former Meriden-Wallingford hospital in Meriden, Wed., Jul. 8, 2020. Hartford Healthcare will pay 300,000 toward cleanup costs of the blighted building. Hartford HealthCare is the parent company of MidState Medical Center which sold the building more than 20 years ago. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
We liked this weekThe Connecticut Senate on Wednesday passed legislation that attempts to reform police procedures and policies in ...
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