Mary Ellen Godin

1 week ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Mary Ellen Godin

Most lay people wouldn’t know that honor guard work at military grave sites involves more than donning a freshly pressed uniform and white gloves. But the Meriden Antique Veterans Honor Guard Post #1 members know all the potential pitfalls — including the sinking soil at cemeteries when it’s wet, storing the rifles in the van and how far to be from the family with the rifle salute — and are ready for action when a fellow vet dies. The Post #1 stands for the only one, group members said.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Mary Ellen Godin

MERIDEN - Most lay people wouldn't know that honor guard work at military grave sites involves more than donning a freshly pressed uniform and white gloves. But the Meriden Antique Veterans Honor Guard Post #1 members know all the potential pitfalls - including the sinking soil at cemeteries when it's wet, storing the rifles in the van and how far to be from the family with the rifle salute - and are ready for action when a fellow vet dies.

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Mary Ellen Godin

MERIDEN - The end of federal emergency management program funding has forced the city to scramble to find ways to continue its downtown flood control projects. The recent federal cutbacks to disaster prevention and mitigation is part of $300 million in reductions to state health and emergency programs, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. Lamont pledged the state can help with some shortfalls but not all.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Mary Ellen Godin

MERIDEN - City official s met behind closed doors Monday to discuss the settlement of a four-year-old police brutality lawsuit naming four officers in the police department's crime suppression unit. The 10 city councilors who attended the executive session voted 10-0 to accept the settlement, according to meeting minutes. City officials would not comment on the agreement. The federal lawsuit stems from the 2018 arrest of Chazantine Griffin near the intersection of Roy and Crown streets.

2 weeks ago | ctinsider.com | Mary Ellen Godin

MERIDEN -Mayor Kevin Scarpati recently used his tie-breaking power to effectively kill two votes that would have started the center renovation on West Main Street, while protecting the city's authority to pursue a new build at 116 Cook Ave. Scarpati broke a 6-6 tie to vote against a Finance Committee recommendation to develop plans for 22-28 W. Main St. He also broke a 6-6 tie on a Health and Human Services Committee recommendation to reject the renovation.