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1 week ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - Wallingford Community Dinners will be hosting their annual Easter meal at the First Congregational Church of Wallingford on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. The free event provides food and company to those who may be spending the holiday by themselves or are in financial hardship. WCD also sends food out to homebound residents across the area who might not be able to attend serving Wallingford, Meriden, Cheshire, and others who call in.
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1 week ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - The town council recently began its series of budget workshops by assessing the school budget, the largest municipal expense at $122 million of Mayor Vincent Cervoni's proposed $207.2 million budget. Two more workshops will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
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1 week ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - First Sgt. Adam Jackson says he was first inspired to join the military after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A local resident with over 20 years of service, he was awarded a purple heart in February for a combat injury he received in a firefight with the Taliban in 2008. More recently, the town of Wallingford honored in for his service. Article continues below this adJackson has served for over 10 years with the Air Force Reserves, after joining the Army in January 2002.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - The Town Council recently approved $1.5 million to replace the boilers at three more schools in the district - E.C. Stevens and Cook Hill Elementary, and Sheehan High School. This is part of the district's efforts to modernize its boilers over the next several years, many of which are original to the schools and date back to the 1960s and 70s, making them increasingly difficult to service and acquire parts for when repairs are required.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - For the second year in a row, the Town Council voted against the reinstatement of outdoor dining areas along Simpson Court - an arrangement previously allowed during the pandemic. Simpson Court is a small road primarily used for parking that runs along Wallingford's North Main Street.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - Two community forums about the one high school project are set for the coming weeks in an effort to be more transparent and collaborative with the community. On several occasions, residents have spoken during meetings saying they've felt cut out of the board's decision making on matters, sentiments that were shared by some members of the town council when the board came to speak with them about the project late last year.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - Mayor Vincent Cervoni has proposed a $207.2 million budget for the next fiscal year - a 5% increase over the current year's budget. The proposal would increase property taxes by 19.18%, raising a typical tax bill from $5,786 to $6,896. The current budget represented a 3% increase from the previous year, which was considered the largest tax increase in 20 years.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - Town Council member Samuel Carmody is criticizing town officials after several juveniles allegedly wrote derogatory and racial slurs inside an unoccupied building at 50 S. Main St. Earlier this week, it was reported a local student received was targeted with derogatory graffiti, which sparked a police investigation. Three juveniles were charged with burglary, criminal mischief, and criminal trespass, with more arrests expected, according to police department officials.
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4 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - The town government will be sending out letters to nonprofits soliciting information for continued funding for this year's budget, after a town council vote Tuesday. The town will now require nonprofits to send in 990 financial forms and a statement of use for town funds that would be appropriated as a written agreement that they'll be used for exactly what was allocated for.
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4 weeks ago | 
ctinsider.com | Christian Metzger
WALLINGFORD - It was when he was teaching night school several years ago that Bill Lussier was asked if he'd served in the military. Once a rotary wing aircraft pilot in Vietnam, he said he did, and asked the class of 40 younger men if they knew about the Vietnam War - half the class raised their hands. For veterans like Lussier, commemorating and chronicling what happened during the war is important - to preserve that knowledge for future generations.
