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Volume 13, Number 52
Art school expanding despite neighbor’s objections By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal
Despite opposition from neighbors, a home art school and performance theater on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike recently received approval for an expansion.
Friday, December 27, 2019
With state funds, more body cameras for police By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
The Arts at Angeloria's, 223 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Southington. Despite opposition from neighbors, the home art school and performance theater recently received approval for an expansion. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Lori Holm, of Southington, stands in the living room of her residence on MeridenWaterbury Turnpike on July 14, 2015.
Lori Holm started The Arts at Angeloria’s from her home in 2015 after art classes were cut from area school districts. She provides music and art lessons and has an “art barn” in a converted carport. Holm has added to her house sev-
Record-Journal file photo
Body cameras worn by officers are not new to the town’s police department. In fact, a private citizen’s donation in 2012 enabled the department to get nine cameras for on-duty patrol officers. “We've had them [body cameras] for several years. But all our officers and patrol didn't have them,” said police Chief John Daly. That was until last summer, when the department purchased enough body cameras to equip all 42 officers in the patrol division, Daly said. See Police, A2
See Art school, A4
Surplus could help expand high school parking lot By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
School officials say they hope to use surplus funds to expand the Southington High School parking lot.
The expansion would add nearly 100 spaces to the existing 400 and allow more students to park on campus, rather than on the street.
Vehicles are parked on Annelise Avenue near Southington High School on Dec. 13. School officials are hoping to use surplus funds to expand the school parking lot, which would add nearly 100 spaces to the existing 400. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
See Parking, A3
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