On November 5, Wallingford voters will head to the polls to elect their next mayor. This year, Republican incumbent William Dickinson Jr. is running for his 19th term as mayor after 36 years in office. Challenging him is Democratic candidate Jared Liu, who lost against Mayor Dickinson in 2017.Read More

Last Saturday, September 21, around 150 cyclists gathered in Middletown, Conn., to take on the daunting task of biking either 25 miles or, for bikers who wanted even more of a challenge, 50 miles.  The longer path took riders on a loop from Middletown, down to North Branford, right aboveRead More

  Inspired by the work of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, more than four million people, most of them high school- and college-aged, assembled in 163 countries across the globe last Friday, September 20, to protest the lack of progress in fighting climate change.  In Connecticut, more than 1000Read More

On Friday, September 20, people around the world flooded the streets, demanding that their governments take action against climate change. The movement was led by youth activists that have been planning the strikes for more than a year. In the United States, the organization U.S. Youth Climate Strike, a self-describedRead More

During the Hill House fire, local fire departments from Wallingford, Meriden, Middletown, and North Haven, all observers agree, acted bravely and effectively to save the heart of Choate’s campus. To thank the firemen who saved Hill House, the School hosted a brunch for the firemen, their families, and members ofRead More

Shortly after lightning struck Hill House this past summer, Choate began an intensive restoration and recovery procedure. There were several issues that the School had to address not only because of the fire but also because of the excessive water damage that affected a majority of the building’s files, furniture,Read More

On Monday, July 22, at around 5:30 p.m., lightning struck the roof of the south end of Hill House, directly above the apartment of former Hill House adviser Dr. Christopher Hogue. The strike ignited a fire that caused major damage to the Hill House complex. The Wallingford Fire Department arrivedRead More

On April 28, Autism Services & Resources Connecticut (ASRC) hosted its annual Walk for Autism at Choate, taking nearly 1,200 participants on a 2.5-mile walk around the Wallingford downtown area and through the Choate campus. A tradition that started more than a decade ago, the walk raised money for ASRCRead More

On April 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., more than 3,000 people gathered at the Oakdale Theatre for the second annual Gluten-Free Expo hosted by Gluten-Free New England, an organization founded by Abby Helman Kelly to connect gluten-free customers and gluten-free businesses. The event brought together 78 allergy-friendly vendorsRead More