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Land dispute brewing between state and Meriden homeowner
A prominent Meriden developer thinks he has the solution to a land dispute between his family and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Salvatore “Sam” Carabetta is looking to buy 2.7 acres of a state park in Berlin that abuts his home, which is just across the town line in Meriden. Opponents say the conveyance would set a bad…
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Land dispute brewing between state and Meriden homeowner
A Berlin homeowner whose property encroaches onto state land wants to buy nearly three acres to settle the dispute, but conservation advocates and DEEP say that would set a dangerous precedent.
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Meriden community remembers boy killed in go-kart crash with candlelight vigil
A community continues to mourn the death of a young boy after a go-kart crash at a Meriden park last week. A vigil was held in his memory Saturday evening. Flowers and lit candles make up a makeshift memorial on the Meriden Green. All of this part of vigil remembering six-year-old Adrian Warzecha, who died in a go-kart crash at…
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Police search for whoever left explosive device on sidewalk in Meriden
Police detonated some type of explosive device that was found on a sidewalk in Meriden Friday morning.
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Police detonate explosive device found on sidewalk in Meriden
Police detonated some type of explosive device that was found on a sidewalk in Meriden Friday morning.
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Police detonate explosive device found on sidewalk in Meriden
Police detonated some type of explosive device that was found on a sidewalk in Meriden Friday morning. A person walking on Cook Avenue called police after noticing the device, according to officials. Police shut down the area near Hanover Street and Randolph Avenue while they investigated. People in the area were told to shelter in place. Meriden police said the…
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Community builds makeshift memorial to honor 6-year-old who died in go-kart crash
We’re learning new details about what led up to a go-kart crash where a 6-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night. A memorial is forming at a busy park in Meriden, where the incident happened.
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Community mourns 6-year-old boy killed in Meriden go-kart crash
We’re learning new details about what led up to a go-kart crash where a 6-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night. A memorial is forming at a busy park in Meriden, where the incident happened.
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Meriden restaurant to close after 52 years of serving community
American Steakhouse in Meriden is closing after 52 years of serving the community. The restaurant announced on Facebook that it will close on Sunday, April 21. “We have cherished the years of serving our loyal customers in this wonderful community, and we thank you for your support,” the Facebook post says. “We will miss all of you as you…
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6-year-old boy dies after go-kart accident in Meriden
A 6-year-old boy has died after a go-kart crash in Meriden on Tuesday night. Police said they received several 911 calls around 7:43 p.m. reporting that a child who was driving a go-kart crashed at Kronenberger Park had serious injuries. Based on the preliminary investigation, police said a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy were on the go-kart and it…
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SWAT team called in while police serve warrant in Meriden
The SWAT team was called in to the area of Liberty and Newtown streets in Meriden as officers served a warrant on Friday. Police said they received a call about a man in violation of a protective order with a gun on him at 10 a.m. Authorities learned that the man was listed as a missing person and also had…
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Inactive pipe bomb found underwater in Meriden
Part of Meriden was evacuated Tuesday morning after a pipe bomb was found underwater and officials said the bomb squad determined that it was inactive. Officers responded to the area of Red Bridge at Oregon Road and River Road around 10 a.m. after someone who was using a metal detector found a pipe bomb wrapped in a T-shirt under the…
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Man dead after being hit by 2 cars on Berlin Turnpike in Meriden
The driver who fled after hitting a man on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden on Wednesday night came forward and arrived at the police station a few hours after the crash, police said.
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Police ID man struck and killed on Berlin Turnpike in Meriden last week
Police have identified the man who was struck and killed on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden on Wednesday night as 52-year-old Luis Mulero. They said his last known permanent address was in Hartford. Mulero was trying to cross the divided highway near 1966 North Broad St. around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a yellow Chevy Silverado and…
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Man dead after being hit by car on Berlin Turnpike in Meriden
A pedestrian is dead after he was hit by a car on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden, police said. The police department said they were called to the area on 1939 North Broad St., also known as the Berlin Turnpike, for a reported pedestrian crash. Police said a man was found in the road unconscious, and was pronounced dead at…
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Man arrested for trying to traffic teenage girl in Meriden: police
A man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to traffic a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl, according to Meriden police. Authorities said they arrested Gary Taylor, 35, after investigators said he expressed interest in trafficking the teenager in surrounding towns for money. The police department said Taylor went to Meriden to meet with who he believed to…
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Meriden community vows to see damaged World War I monument repaired
Police are looking for the driver who crashed into a World War I monument in Meriden. The damage is extensive leaving the community upset.
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Police search for driver who crashed into WWI monument in Meriden
Police say a driver crashed into, and caused significant damage to a monument honoring World War I veterans in Meriden Thursday night before fleeing the scene.
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Driver took off after heavily damaging Meriden's WWI Monument: police
Police are looking for the driver who crashed into, and heavily damaged the World War I Monument in Meriden Thursday night. Officers responded to the intersection of Broad Street and East Main Street around 10 p.m. They found the city’s World War Roll of Honor Monument had been struck and knocked over. The driver sped away from the scene,...
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Seven displaced after fire in Meriden
Seven people are displaced after a fire at a multifamily home on Randolph Avenue in Meriden overnight. Firefighters received was about a fire in a bedroom and flames coming from the second floor just before midnight. Fire Chief Kenneth Morgan said the fire had extended to the front of the building. Officials from the city manager’s office said the...