@Record_Journal

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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Man fatally stabbed in Meriden ran to smoke shop for help, police say ift.tt/fDCcYEO

Man fatally stabbed in Meriden ran to smoke shop for help, police say

Police identified the victim as Marcus Mitchell, 51.

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North Haven police find stolen car with loaded pistol, brass knuckles during traffic stop ift.tt/e0GYMln

A traffic stop uncovered a stolen car, loaded pistol and brass knuckles: Police

Men from Cheshire and Southington were arrested, police said, and the car was stolen out of Madison.

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Five former UConn stars earn WNBA, AP postseason honors, led by Breanna Stewart ift.tt/6ynUaLN

Five former UConn stars earn WNBA, AP end-of-season honors, led by Breanna Stewart

Five former Huskies earned postseason honors, including All-WNBA first-team selection Breanna Stewart.

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John Breunig (opinion): Backstage with Lamont and Fazio. TV habits and bids for history ift.tt/2dzPjNB

John Breunig (opinion): Backstage with Lamont and Fazio. TV habits and bids for history

Columnist John Breunig shares interview outtakes that offer disarming glimpses at Connecticut gubernatorial candidates Ryan Fazio and Ned Lamont.

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Holy Cross senior Dae’Sean Graves breaks Connecticut’s career record for TD receptions ift.tt/8IvHUgF

Holy Cross senior Dae’Sean Graves breaks Connecticut’s career record for TD receptions

The UConn commit broke the Connecticut record with his 51st career TD catch in the second quarter.

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Inside Week 7 of CIAC football: No. 1 vs. No. 2, unbeatens, and sweet revenge ift.tt/ZHcOmC1

Inside Week 7 of CIAC football: No. 1 vs. No. 2, unbeatens, and sweet revenge

New Canaan beat Greenwich in the 10th meeting of the GametimeCT poll’s top two teams since 2005.

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Fire danger is high Saturday in 3 Connecticut counties. Here’s where ift.tt/gqrwNhT

Fire danger is high Saturday in 3 Connecticut counties

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection urges Connecticut residents to use caution with outdoor flames Saturday.

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UConn women's basketball vs. Army: Time, TV, tickets, lineup and what you need to know ift.tt/VhqpeaP

How to watch UConn women's basketball vs. Army in preseason game

The Huskies and Black Knights haven't faced each other since the 2007 regular season.

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Opinion: Connecticut it told to tighten its belt. Why isn't the Pentagon? ift.tt/J501kaT

Opinion: Connecticut it told to tighten its belt. Why isn't the Pentagon?

'Why is military spending the one part of the federal budget that seemingly never has to prove its value?' a Connecticut financial advisor asks.

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Dan Haar: The best attack zingers from Fazio and Lamont at WFSB-CT Insider debate ift.tt/on6K2hq

Dan Haar: The best attack zingers from Fazio and Lamont at WFSB-CT Insider debate

Fazio trails in public polls by between 13 and 22 percentage points. We expect that margin to narrow by Election Day.

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Bradley Airport to add a daily nonstop route to San Francisco next spring ift.tt/7PnCKpy

Bradley’s West Coast reach is expanding with daily flights to San Francisco

United Airlines' new route to San Francisco will mark its fifth nonstop destination from Bradley International Airport. 

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Fred McKinney (opinion): The lessons of America's Forgotten War ift.tt/6H1e3Eo

Fred McKinney (opinion): The lessons of America's Forgotten War

King Philip's War in 1675 echoes through today’s conflicts in Ukraine, Iran, Gaza, and the West Bank, writes columnist Fred McKinney.

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Connecticut high school girls swimming and diving top performances (Oct. 24) ift.tt/iF3Gcpa

Connecticut high school girls swimming and diving top performances (Oct. 24)

Here are the top CIAC girls swimming and diving performers from the past week.

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Charlie Stevens loved working for San Antonio Spurs. Then Dan Hurley and UConn called ift.tt/VkihXuL

Why Charlie Stevens left the NBA for the UConn men's basketball GM job

Stevens is latest liaison between UConn men's basketball and San Antonio Spurs championship programs.

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Webull to pull sports prediction market services out of Connecticut ift.tt/uEvLhHs

Webull to pull sports prediction market services out of Connecticut

Former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, stressing that the 2009 Dodd-Frank Act, was never meant to allow prediction markets to accept sports bets.

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CT Culture Corner: Insane Clown Posse heads to Hartford, Susan Lucci in Newtown ift.tt/rsZQSDN

CT Culture Corner: Insane Clown Posse heads to Hartford, Susan Lucci in Newtown

Susan Lucci holds the record for being the most nominated actor in Daytime Emmy history.

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Connecticut now has 399 known bee species. Some were hiding in plain sight ift.tt/rDRO4kx

Connecticut now has 399 known bee species. Some were hiding in plain sight

A years-long effort to document Connecticut’s bees led researchers to a nest while searching for Andrena nida, a rare mining bee.

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Fairfield men's basketball team returns a core built for a title run: 'I love the group' ift.tt/fCr0VG6

Fairfield men's basketball primed for a historic season in the Metro

Metro coaches voted Fairfield No. 1 team, Wucherpfennig top player in preseason poll

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Jack Crowell did it all as No. 1 New Canaan rallied past No. 2 Greenwich: Mike Anthony ift.tt/se4Wtby

The best player on the field for Friday's 1 vs. 2 clash was easy to spot

Jack Crowell will play lacrosse at Princeton. He is also a standout hockey player for New Canaan.

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No. 5 Southington football stays unbeaten as Nick Andrews runs for 3 first-quarter TDs ift.tt/p48CmgP

No. 5 Southington football stays unbeaten as Nick Andrews runs for 3 first-quarter TDs

Southington scored three touchdowns in the final 1:53 of the second quarter to build a commanding halftime lead.

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