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Center Street Cemetery News

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Last person convicted of witchcraft in N.E. buried in Wallingford     Record Journal  June 17, 2016Download
Council OKs more money for Cemetery   Record Journal  February 10, 2016Download
Bids High for Building at Cemetery— Record Journal November  27, 2015Download
Oldest Gravestones Get Some TLC —  Record-Journal (September 8, 2015)Download

Notice  –  May 11, 2015 — The Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a special permit to allow the Center Street Cemetery Association to construct a municipal building at 60 Prince St.   This building will be used for office space and storage of cemetery equipment.

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Historic Wallingford cemetery receives $275,000 from state for new building  —  Record-Journal (Jan. 14. 2015)Download
Request for bid waiver for Wallingford cemetery project declined; project design accepted      Record-Journal (Aug. 13, 2014)Download
Wallingford cemetery group awaits funding for garage —  Record-Journal (June 28, 2014)Download
Wallingford Cemetery Association to present updated plans to Town Council     —  Record-Journal (March 23, 2014)Download
Financial help offered to provide online info on Center Street Cemetery     —  Record-Journal (Nov. 25, 2013)Download
Wallingford council considers cemetery project   —  Record-Journal (Nov. 19, 2013)Download
Cemetery association looks to create website   —  Record-Journal (Nov. 10, 2013)Download
Wallingford Cemetery group asks Council for more money  —  Record-Journal  (Oct. 17, 2013)Download

Interesting Stories from the Earlier Times

July 18, 2013  Member of historic unit is buried locallyDownload
July 30, 2013 Calling All DoolittlesDownload
August 13, 2013 Whittlesey Ave. Recalling a MinisterDownload
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May 21, 1895  Letter to the Editor from John B. Kendrick urging that no other use be made of the Center Street CemeteryDownload
July 10, 1869 Ex-Soldiers Decorate GravesDownload