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SONIC Drive-In, the fast-food franchise known for its old-style ordering from parked cars, is coming to Connecticut.

US Police said they busted Antonov before he could download card numbers and that the device was only on the ATM for a few hours.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Margaret Steeves on 2009-07-27.   William Greene At the Hawkins ribbon-cutting on the Masonicare campus in Wallingford, left to right: Raymond Washburn, William Piper, Stephen McPherson, Maria Cassesse, Jon-Paul Venoit, Howard Orr, Kenneth Hawkins, Mayor Bill Dickinson, David Gessert.

WALLINGFORD - The Republican Town Committee Wednesday night chose seven nominees each for the Town Council and Board of Education and renominated Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr., who will be running for his 14th term. Republican council nominees included incumbents Robert Parisi, Jerry Farrell Jr., Rosemary Rascati and John LeTourneau. They will be joined on the Nov. 3 ballot by Thomas Laffin, a two-term member of the Board of Education; Craig Fishbein, an attorney and president of the Wallingford Rotary Club; and Vincent Cervoni, an alternate on the Zoning Board of Appeals and a member of the Charter Revision Commission who ran unsuccessfully for a council seat in 2007. Incumbents Thomas Hennessey and Roxane McKay, newcomers Michael Brooder, Rod Varney, Joe Marrone and Don Cornwall; and Chet Miller make up the GOP's Board of Education ticket. Miller is the town's Republican registrar of voters and served on the school board in the 1970s. The nominating caucus, held in the auditorium of Moran Middle School, was open to all registered town Republicans. Chairman Robert Prentice said 95 attended, many sporting stick-on plastic flowers on their shirts, in reference to a remark Dickinson made on July 8 when he announced his re-election intentions to the committee. Since the Town Charter stipulates that no party can hold more than six seats on either the council or the board, the GOP has run only six candidates for each in recent years. Several events contributed to the party's fuller-than-normal ticket this year. And the GOP's school board ticket filled up in recent weeks as word spread through the community that the party was looking for fresh candidates. In 2007, the party ran only four candidates and won only three seats on the nine-member board. With Laffin shifting his focus to a council seat, the Republicans ramped up efforts to attract new candidates this year. When it came time to officially nominate Dickinson, party stalwarts lined up in droves to deliver words of praise, admiration and respect for Connecticut's second-longest-serving mayor. Dickinson received a standing ovation after the committee officially approved his nomination. dmoran@record-journal.com (203) 317-2224

Connecticut Better Business Bureau Warns Consumers about Chimney Cleaning Con Game Dishonest Operators Use Fear, High Pressure Tactics and Lowball Estimates to Cheat Consumers Wallingford, CT - July 23, 2009 - In light of the recent arrest of two New York men who tried to cheat a Milford homeowner, Connecticut Better Business Bureau is warning ...

In New Haven and in his hometown of Wallingford, firefighter Frank Ricci is finding support after appearing before a Senate committee weighing the conformation of Judge Sonya Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.

Lyme-Old Lyme High School principal Jan Guarino-Rhone announced Tuesday she is leaving to become the director of human resources at Wallingford Public Schools.

Joe Geremia dreams of the day when hothouse tomatoes in winter are as fresh and juicy as the ones grown in the dog days of summer and cost only a little more.

People   Wallingford residents Christopher Bevins and Brian Hanson recently completed the 2009 Connecticut Film Industry Training Program, which was held at Quinnipiac University June 1-26. James W. Hawk, Kelly Marchand, Mark Golembbeski, Mark Rosen and Matt Dempsey.

A 45-year-old Connecticut man is recovering from a rattlesnake bite over the weekend in Marlborough.

Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Steeler" on July 5, 2009 at the Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford, Connecticut can be viewed below .

Boardman Silversmiths Inc . is moving its 11 employees to Wallingford from Meriden and plans to add 10 more in three years as part of the metalworker's plan to stay in Connecticut, the governor said today.

Submitted by Brian Kelly on 2009-07-01.   Brian Kelly Shown following the taping of Wallingford Public Access television's "Preview" show are, from left, Debra Denhart, the host of the show, and Laura Green, president and CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters.

In these tough economic times, the Connecticut chapters of the Red Cross have to focus on what they do best: blood donation, disaster services and health and safety training.