Meriden students start school amid looming school bus driver strike

Thousands of students returned to Meriden Public Schools on Wednesday with a lot of excitement and nerves. “Excited, nervous. It’s his first middle school year. And then this is his first kindergarten year, too,” said Jasmin Perez, who had three sons starting school. “He’s been a little nervous, but I think when we went to orientation, it kind of calmed...