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Meriden, Connecticut is located in New Haven County. Zip codes in Meriden, CT include 06450, 06451, and 06454. More Meriden information.

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18 hrs ago | WFSB-TV Hartford

Town Forces Barbershop To Close

Friendly Barbershop in Cheshire was open for four months and had a steady stream of loyal customers when the town told them they had to close their doors.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Hartford Courant

Meriden: Big Brothers Big Sisters Board Member Honored

Submitted by Brian Kelly, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, on 2009-11-06.   Brian Kelly At a recent meeting of the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Board of Directors, board member Agnes Quinones, on the left, is congratulated by Nutmeg's President and CEO, Laura Green, on the right, after it was announced that Quinones had won Identidad's ...

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WVIT-TV

Town Gets Man's Goat

Once, Daniel Truea TMs family had 70 acres of land in Southington, but after several subdivisions he's down to an acre and a half.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Examiner.com

Hike to Castle Craig Tower, Hubbard Park Meriden CT

So you feel adventurous, isn't winter getting here too fast! Well try this 3 + mile walk up the road to Castle Craig Tower and back on the Hanging Hills of Meriden.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

Fire Injures One In Meriden

Firefighters were still on the scene of a fire on Sherman Avenue in Meriden that started Sunday night.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

Fire Seriously Damages Meriden Home

Three were hospitalized Sunday morning after a fire in Meriden seriously damaged a two-family home.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Hartford Courant

Homeless, Domestic Violence Shelter Groups Sharing Services

At Hartford's South Park Inn, a handful of women are gathered in the homeless shelter's day room.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

31-Year-Old Essex Man Leads Police On Chase

A distraught 31-year-old Essex man stole a pickup truck and rammed state police cruisers during a chase through multiple towns Sunday afternoon, police said.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

WTNH

CT company says they have flu vaccine

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has said what the country needs is a new method of producing the H1N1 flu vaccine.

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Hartford Courant

Southington: Cub Scouts And Boy Scouts Collect Donations For Local Food Banks.

Submitted by Joanne Kelleher on 2009-10-25.   Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from Sleeping Giant District are collecting non-perishable food items on Saturday, November 14, as part of their 21st annual "Scouting for Food" program to collect food for the needy.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

Lawsuit Contends 3 Restaurant Chains Hide Cancer Risk From Grilled-Chicken Eaters

A national group that advocates a vegetarian diet is alleging in a lawsuit expected to be filed in Hartford today that McDonald's, Burger King and Friendly's sell grilled chicken products that contain cancer-causing chemicals but hide that information from the public.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Hartford Courant

Southington Isn't Suffering As Much As Other Towns, As New Home Construction Continues

On a residential street called Whispering Pines in Southington , you'll find something as rare in recession-era Connecticut as a crowded restaurant: New homes under construction.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Hartford Courant

Charms Of These 256 Acres Are Seemingly Endless

This is the beauty of Crescent Lake. For those who enjoy a walk along the banks of a picturesque lake as red, yellow and golden leaves blow in the wind and land softly on the water, this is the place to be.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Wcbs880.com

Numerous Accidents in CT Due to Icy Roads

Icy roads are being blamed for numerous accidents across Connecticut. Authorities closed the northbound lanes of the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Wallingford and shut down the Route 66 bridge over the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland Monday morning.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Deseret News

Treasures: Silver cake plate

Dear Helaine and Joe: I've attached a picture of a plate with the word "cake" engraved on it.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

Funeral Home Owner Charged With Stealing From Homes Of Dead People

In this Jan. 11, 2007 file photo, Kevin Riley appears before the Connecticut Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Connecticut Post

Scrutiny of Rell's use of funds continues

Gov. M. Jodi Rell apparently was on solid legal ground when she ignored normal competitive bidding procedures in awarding a $223,406 contract to a University of Connecticut professor, a state auditor said Tuesday.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Hartford Courant

Conn. toddler's death ruled a homicide

The Connecticut medical examiner's office has ruled the death of a 23-month-old Meriden boy a homicide by blunt force trauma to his abdomen.

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SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Robbery - 7XX Main St., Meriden, CT

Police said a lone male entered the bank at about 1:20 p.m. and handed a teller a note.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

WTNH

Man's 1,000 lb. animal causes accident

A man has been arrested after his animal, which weighs in excess of 1,000 lbs., escaped and caused a car accident on Tuttle Avenue, in Hamden, Sunday morning.

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