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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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45.3%: Many first-year Yale medical trainees report food insecurity, study finds ift.tt/35jUJBq

Yale study finds 45.3% of first-year medical residents report food insecurity

A lack of accessible grocery stores was also blamed for the high level of food insecurity for first-year trainee doctors. 

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CT governor debate fact check: Reviewing claims about taxes, special education ift.tt/w7htilp

CT governor debate fact check: Reviewing claims about taxes, special education

Fazio and Lamont went head-to-head on some key issues including local property taxes, childcare and more.

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Opinion: Lamont and Fazio on data centers in Connecticut ift.tt/Vb65k0l

Opinion: Lamont and Fazio on data centers in Connecticut

Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican challenger Ryan Fazio explain their stances on building data centers in Connecticut.

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Lamont-Fazio debate shows why solving the CT property tax crisis is so hard: Dan Haar ift.tt/pVRulFk

Lamont-Fazio debate shows why solving the CT property tax crisis is so hard: Dan Haar

"That's a broken promise, and it's unaffordability," Fazio charged. "We've made real progress in that front," Lamont responded.

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Connecticut high school girls volleyball top performances (Oct. 28) ift.tt/KJ7hH5Z

Connecticut high school girls volleyball top performances (Oct. 28)

Here are the top girls volleyball performances from the past week from across Connecticut.

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How old is too old to serve in elected office? Connecticut offers a snapshot ift.tt/pHZ1CaQ

How old is too old to serve in elected office? Connecticut offers a snapshot

A Connecticut political debate reflects a larger national question: Should elected officials face an age limit, or should voters remain the final check?

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Wallingford seeks $63K or ownership of 63 cats seized from home ift.tt/VuXkyDN

Wallingford seeks $63K or ownership of 63 cats seized from home

One cat had “critically low” body temperature and was so anemic she needed a blood transfusion and was eventually euthanized, the suit says.

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Connecticut’s ‘laser train’ is back. Here’s why Metro-North uses it ift.tt/XAJu2W7

Why Connecticut’s ‘laser train’ is back on the tracks

A train with lasers is running on Metro-North's New Haven line once a day this fall.

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Haddam data center idea emerges for Connecticut Yankee site, but town leader says that's unlikely ift.tt/xXG4Z7P

Haddam leader says no data center at Connecticut Yankee site anytime soon

Haddam officials say a data center is not expected at the former Connecticut Yankee nuclear plant as reuse talks continue.

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CIAC football Week 8 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene ift.tt/TlIOpLu

CIAC football Week 8 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene

Fun facts, figures and stats for Week 8 of the 2026 Connecticut high school football season.

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Dan Hurley once said 'no chance' to coaching in his 60s. Now he sees UConn differently: Mike Anthony ift.tt/nBgzFLK

Dan Hurley asked what year it was. Then he started imagining 2036 at UConn

Dan Hurley has 199 victories and two national titles at UConn. He begins his ninth season with the Huskies on Nov. 2. 

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Why Fairfield women's basketball added frontcourt size after March Madness exits ift.tt/iZNAcpb

Why Fairfield women's basketball added frontcourt size

Lana McCarthy, a 6-foot-4 center, transferred to Fairfield from Purdue.

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Breaking down the UConn women's basketball team's 2026-27 roster ift.tt/T2dYjGk

UConn women's basketball: Breaking down the 2026-27 roster

The Huskies return 10 players from last year's roster and bring in three freshmen.

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Stamford Health is using noninvasive ultrasound instead of needles for back pain ift.tt/uhL4NP0

Stamford Health offers ultrasound option to treat back pain and prostate cancer

Arthritis-related lumbar facet joint pain accounts for about 15 to 45% of all lower back pain cases, according to national studies. 

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Long Island Sound looks like a blue blob. Sailors see a whole different world. ift.tt/qlzFG4K

Long Island Sound looks like a blue blob. Sailors see a whole different world.

What the numbers, lines and symbols on nautical charts say about Long Island Sound.

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Lamont and Fazio clash over taxes, energy and the cost of living in final debate ift.tt/LjNklF1

Lamont and Fazio clash over taxes, energy and the cost of living in final debate

Fazio and Lamont traded one-minute answers and 30-second rebuttals during the hourlong debate. 

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Tuesday's Connecticut high school sports roundup: Wethersfield field hockey beats Morgan ift.tt/3BzKAYw

Tuesday's Connecticut high school sports roundup: Wethersfield field hockey beats Morgan

A look at the Connecticut high school sports scene for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. 

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UConn men's basketball team rolls over Purdue in final tune-up before season opener ift.tt/arBFAQ6

UConn men's basketball cruises over Purdue in exhibition finale

Freshman Colben Landrew led a balanced UConn attack with 15 points as Huskies finish 3-0 in preseason.

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2026 Connecticut high school volleyball conference tournaments: What you need to know ift.tt/PaNL7Z6

2026 Connecticut high school volleyball conference tournaments: What you need to know

Connecticut girls volleyball conference tournaments: outlooks, favorites, top players and schedules.

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Week 7 Connecticut girls soccer coaches polls: St. Joseph, East Hampton on top as postseason begins ift.tt/wSl7vM0

Week 7 Connecticut girls soccer coaches polls: St. Joseph, East Hampton on top as postseason begins

See the latest girls soccer poll rankings and first-place votes as conference tournaments begin.

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