The city of Meriden is reporting its first death related to the coronavirus. City officials said a Meriden resident in their 40s died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19. “We extend our deepest sympathies to the loved ones during this time of loss,” said Mayor Kevin M. Scarpati. “As COVID-19 continues to spread in Meriden, we must all do what…

Meriden has its first positive case of coronavirus and officials said the person has been ordered to quarantine for 14 days and the Department of Health and Human Services has notified close contacts of the patient. The state of Connecticut website reports 96 positive cases of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the state, including one in Middlesex County. It’s not clear…

The 42nd Annual Meriden Daffodil Festival has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns, according to Meriden Parks and Recreation. The decision comes after Governor Ned Lamont declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Meriden Department of Health and Human Services has strongly recommended that large community gatherings and events be postponed or cancelled through April 17….

Meriden Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting that happened last October. Officers responded to a shooting on Randolph Avenue on October 31, 2019. Investigators said they found a 27-year-old woman who had been shot one time in the calf on her right leg. After a lengthy investigation, police said they sought an arrest warrant, which was…

Scarlett Lewis, who lost her son in the Sandy Hook shooting, brought her Choose Love movement to Washington Middle School students in Meriden all month long.

Meriden police said they have safely located a missing 55-year-old man. Tomas Alvarez was last seen around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday and reported missing. Police confirmed Thursday that Alvarez was found healthy and safe. No other details were immediately available.

Snow Monster visited Thomas Edison Middle School in Meriden.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Meriden will be closing at the end of the school year, the school announced in a Facebook post Wednesday.

A popular Meriden ice cream shop will reopen for another season after the owner decided she wasn’t quite ready to retire after all.

A fuel spill closed part of Interstate 91 south in Meriden on Monday morning. State police said an oil truck leaked fuel from a tank between exits 18 and 17 and the right and center lanes were closed. Investigators said the drive shaft on a truck broke and punctured the cargo tank, which released approximately 500 gallons of waste oil….

Across the United States, Muslims are celebrating their 100th anniversary by giving back to their community. The establishment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community dates back to February 15, 1920, and is the oldest Muslim organization in the country. The centennial anniversary is an opportunity to serve local communities in each of its 62 chapters throughout the country. In Meriden, volunteers…

Taylor found out what goes into a Ted’s Famous Cheeseburger at the restaurant in Meriden.

Hundreds of employees of a business in Meriden were evacuated after a fire on Wednesday. Firefighters who were driving by the Meriden Enterprise Center on the way to another call around 10:10 a.m. reported what they believed was a furnace malfunction in the basement of the business, fire officials said. After an investigation, firefighters said they found a working fire…

Crews have responded to a fire on Pratt Street in Meriden and a local church nearby said staff have been evacuated.

Meriden police have released new details about an officer’s use of force that raised questions when video of the arrest surfaced on social media earlier this month.

Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old man in Meriden and the investigation led to a hazmat situation because of chemicals and other substances in the apartment, police said. Police said they responded to a second-floor apartment on Hanover Road on Thursday to investigate what was reported to be an untimely death and found the man. Medical personnel were…

The Edge Fitness Club in Meriden closed for part of the day on Monday because of a gas leak, according to its Facebook page. About two hours later, the gym posted they were back up and running and that all scheduled classes would be held.

DNA has helped Meriden police solve a 32-year-old mystery and led them to the mother of a newborn baby boy who was found at the base of a tree on Jan. 2, 1988 after dying from exposure. Police located the woman earlier this month and said she admitted to being the baby’s mother and told police that she’d been waiting…

Meriden police joined forces with an organization to use DNA to help find the mother of a baby who died after being abandoned in 1988.

Thirty-two years have passed since an infant boy who was abandoned in a parking lot in Meriden died from exposure and police will be holding a news conference Tuesday on the status of the investigation.