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Hartford Courant
February 21, 2018
Former president and chief executive officer of the Lyman Farm Inc., in Middlefield, CT, Jack is reunited with his wife Kathryn (McDermott), whom he described as "the most ... By the 1960s, agriculture in Connecticut was full retreat as farms throughout the state fell to industrial and residential development.
Middletown Press
February 21, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More Connecticut employers would be required to provide sexual harassment training and victims would have more time to file complaints under legislation proposed Tuesday by a group of Democratic lawmakers. Democratic Senate President Martin Looney of New Haven saidÃÂ ...
Patch.com
February 21, 2018
MIDDLETOWN, CT — The Middletown Animal Control is asking for help with locating a lost dog's owner. The animal control said the female Pit mix (pictured) was found roaming on Camp Street on Tuesday evening. If the dog belongs to you, or if you have any information, contact the Middletown AnimalÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
February 20, 2018
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut-based fruit bouquet company Edible Arrangements has filed a federal lawsuit against Google, claiming its business is being hurt by rival ads that appear when people use the search engine. The Hour reports Edible Arrangements claims in its lawsuit filed in earlyÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
February 20, 2018
It's hard waiting on humans. They're very demanding,” Magee said Monday, during a visit from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. , to her 606 Main St. vegan eatery. Blumenthal was joined by state Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, ION employees, and Tom Swan, executive director of the ConnecticutÃÂ ...
Patch.com
February 20, 2018
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Middletown Press
February 20, 2018
“This means that wildlife biologists will be able to start to determine if the Osprey's decades-long comeback has peaked in Connecticut or if there are still enough nesting areas and food for the population to expand,” said Patrick Comins, Connecticut Audubon's executive director. “That's what the project hasÃÂ ...
NBC Connecticut
February 10, 2018
People from the community are donating the goods and necessities residents lost in the Northwoods Apartment East fire in Middletown on Thursday. A dog died and three people were treated for injuries after the fire at the apartment building on Town Colony Drive. Many of the 22 families that lived in theÃÂ ...
NBC Connecticut
February 8, 2018
A dog has died and three people were treated for minor injuries after a fire at apartments in Middletown Thursday. Fire broke out on the third floor of Town Colony Apartments and 75 firefighters from several districts responded, according to Chief Michael Howley, of the Westfield Fire District. Two peopleÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
February 4, 2018
Middletown mattered to her,” Russo-Driska said. “When you pass on and you can leave a mark like this, that is the best legacy you can leave.” Mayor Daniel Drew said Bettencourt was tireless in her efforts to make documents and information available for the public. “Linda was a wonderful person,” DrewÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
February 3, 2018
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped from a Connecticut state prison has been extradited from Georgia. The state Department of Correction says 25-year-old Jerry Mercado was returned Friday night from Georgia, where he'd been held since being apprehended Jan. 17. OfficialsÃÂ ...
Patch.com
February 3, 2018
MIDDLETOWN, CT — Mayor Dan Drew reported on Friday that the city's grand list shows 3.52-percent growth in Middletown's real property as of Jan. ... "The commercial base in Middletown grew 30 percent and the industrial base grew 20 percent in value compared to last year, representing an aggregateÃÂ ...
Patch.com
February 3, 2018
Born in Middletown, he spent most of his life there, but loved spending summers at the warm sandy beaches of Old Lyme where his natural charisma made him a ... He is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and worked as a Mental Health Assistant with the state Department of Mental HealthÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
February 2, 2018
Bettencourt was a member of the Connecticut Town Clerks Association, Greater Middletown Military Museum and Middlesex County Clerks Association, according to her profile on the National Association of Professional Women website. “I am drawn to and passionate about charitable organizations suchÃÂ ...
Patch.com
February 1, 2018
MIDDLETOWN, CT — If you make them, they will come… and follow you around town looking for more. The Rolling Doughnut, a new food truck featuring fresh-made gourmet doughnuts, recently opened in Middletown and owner Scott Gordon is already trying to work on ways to increase production to meetÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 28, 2018
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say two people were hurt when a small aircraft crashed in Meriden. The Hartford Courant reports a man and a woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries Saturday and were taken to a hospital for treatment. Their names haven't been released. The crash happened aroundÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 27, 2018
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated after she hit a police cruiser in Connecticut. Police say a West Haven officer was standing near his patrol vehicle Friday evening while performing a traffic stop when a car struck his cruiser. Police say theÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 27, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Free and low-cost flu shot clinics are being held across Connecticut. The vaccine is being made available at 14 locations on Saturday. A schedule can be found on the state Department of Public Health's website. State officials say flu activity remains high and widespread inÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 27, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As their guests for the president's State of the Union address, Connecticut's senators are planning to bring a cancer prevention advocate and a child sex-trafficking survivor. The people invited by U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats, wereÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 27, 2018
MIDDLETOWN — A local nonprofit is suing the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for its alleged failure to provide services for patients confined to state-operated facilities across Connecticut. The class action lawsuit filed this week in Superior Court in Hartford by theÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 26, 2018
NAUGATUCK, CT — A Middletown man is accused of assaulting a woman in Naugatuck, police said. Vincent Sullivan, 28, of Greenview Terrace in Middletown was arrested on a warrant this week, police said. The warrant was for a domestic disturbance reported on Jan. 13 between former boyfriend andÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 25, 2018
Scott Gordon, 42, who launched the Rolling Doughnut gourmet food truck Saturday on Old Church Street in Middletown, counts the Boston cream as his .... He moved back to Connecticut and worked for River Valley Provisions and other markets on the Shoreline, then, after experimenting with yeast-raisedÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 18, 2018
MIDDLETOWN, CT — First & Last Tavern in Middletown won the Middlesex Chamber's "Restaurant Showdown" competition that kicked off the Taste of ... Pictured, from left to right: Vice Chairman of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Jay Polke, First & Last Middletown General Manager ClarkÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 18, 2018
Ice jams causing Connecticut River flooding in upper Middlesex County .... The flooded and, in parts, ice-jammed Connecticut River in upper Middlesex County Wednesday is shown from multiple vantage points, including the Arrigoni Bridge in Portland, Haddam Meadows, Eagle Landing State ... more.
Patch.com
January 18, 2018
VERNON, CT — A home health aide is accused of running amok inside a Vernon residence, including threatening to burn the place down with her client still in it. Police released details of the case ... Her permanent address is in Middletown, according to a warrant. Highsmith also threw a bottle of hot sauceÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 18, 2018
MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown's Tahj Mitchell-Westberry, a freshman on the Southern Connecticut State University men's swimming and diving team received conference honors, along with junior Tyler Vander Vos of South Windsor, for last week's efforts. Mitchell-Westberry was tabbed as the NE-10ÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
January 17, 2018
Although flooding is minor along the Connecticut River, the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday dispatched its ice-breaking harbor tug Bollard to clear a ... Middletown Public Works Director William Russo said the biggest issue the city was worried about was the Lady Katharine ship moored at Harbor Park.
Patch.com
January 17, 2018
Parking Ban Announced In Middletown. MIDDLETOWN, CT — In anticipation of snow in the forecast, Mayor Dan Drew is declaring a parking ban that will go into effect at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16 in Middletown. The Department of Public Works requests that residents make arrangements to removeÃÂ ...
WFSB
January 13, 2018
According to the press release, just before midnight Middletown Police alerted Rocky Hill Police there were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle going towards Rocky Hill. Middletown police reported the vehicle crash in the area of West St and I-91. Channel 3 confirms the accident occurred at the intersection ofÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 13, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — CVS Health Corp. says it has no plans to move Aetna from Connecticut's capital city, reversing last year's announcement by the insurance giant that it would move headquarters to another state. Friday's statement comes days after New York City halted a $9.6 million incentiveÃÂ ...
FOX 61
January 13, 2018
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown police are investigating an incident involving a white male student posting on social media and showing of a confederate flag. Superintendent of Middletown Schools, Dr. Michael Conner, said he couldn't confirm if any altercation occurred o whether or not anyone had beenÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 13, 2018
Michael Harris, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday for a nine-town robbery spree that lasted four months. The sentences from several jurisdictions will run concurrent with one another. Felony charges against Harris included 13 counts of first-degree robbery with a firearm, from Nov. 20, 2016, toÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 13, 2018
(MIDDLETOWN, CT - Jan. 11, 2018) - The Connecticut State Police recently promoted 10 Troopers to Sergeant and recognized them during a ceremony at State Police Headquarters in Middletown on January 11, 2018. Dr. Dora B. Schriro, Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services andÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
January 13, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — There's now one less candidate in the crowded race for Connecticut's next governor. Democrat Dan Drew, the mayor of Middletown, and his running mate, state Rep. Liz Linehan of Cheshire, announced Friday they are ending their campaigns for governor and lieutenantÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
January 12, 2018
The vast majority of the money must come from Connecticut residents. Drew's latest report showed he had raised only about $91,000 in qualifying contributions. His campaign suffered another setback this week when progressive Democrats, including many supporters of fellow Middletown Democrat SusanÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
January 12, 2018
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with hacking into more than 250 iCloud accounts of Hollywood stars and ordinary people has agreed to plead guilty, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The charge against George Garofano, 26, of North Branford, stems from the investigation into theÃÂ ...
CT Post
January 12, 2018
No Democrat has been out there in the governor's race as long as Dan Drew, but the Middletown mayor's once buzzworthy campaign is showing signs that it is unraveling. This has been a particularly rough week for the progressive hopeful, whose campaign reported a negative balance when factoring inÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 11, 2018
Along with his wife, Ronnie is survived by two sons, Jason Manns and Ronnie Jackson, both of Middletown; three daughters, Bonnie Jackson (Robert Hickman) of Augusta, GA, Deanne Jackson and Tanya Jackson, both of Middletown; four brothers, David C. Jackson of Waterbury, Albert L. Jackson of EastÃÂ ...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
Linda Louise Bettencourt, 63, of Middletown, CT, passed from our presence but not our hearts on January 30th, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. Linda was born in Middletown on May 2nd, 1954 to John and Lucy (Zimmitti) Bettencourt. She graduated from Mercy High School in 1972, and proudlyÃÂ ...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Silver Alert has been issued for Asia Nazario, 17, who was reported missing from Middletown on Jan. 23. Nazario is described by police as a white female with red hair and brown eyes. She is 6-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs 230 pounds. She was last seen wearing a tie-dye hoodedÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
December 27, 2017
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former New York City attorney charged with robbing a Connecticut bank has pleaded guilty. The Stamford Advocate reports that 48-year-old Meighan McSherry pleaded guilty last week under the Alford doctrine to second-degree robbery and second-degree larceny in theÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
December 27, 2017
MIDDLETOWN — Youth and young adults living in South Central Connecticut who are not currently enrolled in high school or college can get training, earn ... Workforce Alliance is funding six community agencies in South Central CT to offer youth and young adults between 16 and 24 years old with tuitionÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
December 27, 2017
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's Department of Motor Vehicles has announced special hours for the upcoming New Year's Day holiday. The agency says its major ... Monday, New Year's Day. DMV satellite offices in Putnam, Middletown and Winsted will also close at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
Patch.com
December 27, 2017
MIDDLETOWN, CT — Comcast recently celebrated the opening of its newest Xfinity Store in Middletown with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. ... Michael Parker, senior vice president for Comcast's Western New England Region, which is headquartered in Connecticut, said, "We're proud to be a part ofÃÂ ...
WFSB
December 26, 2017
Some residents cannot stand the weather, but Middletown resident Jamie Parrett loves the weather, saying that the snow "puts the holiday together" and said "its nice to have a white Christmas." Parrett said "it has been a long time, but I guess a lot of people were hoping for a white Christmas, so everybodyÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
December 24, 2017
While the prevalence of strokes in Connecticut has essentially remained the same in recent years, progress in slowing the number of deaths from stroke has declined in the state, a development the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “disturbing.” The spike reverses a national decades-longÃÂ ...
KTVQ Billings News
December 18, 2017
Middletown, Connecticut -- About 9,000 wreaths will be laid on the grave sites of Connecticut service men and women. Volunteers will meet on Saturday afternoon at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. The organizers said this event is the first year they will have a wreath for every headstone.
Hartford Courant
December 18, 2017
In early November, Middletown reached a new level of diversity among public officials that caps a multiyear trend of new perspectives entering city politics. At 20 years old, Edward “C.J.” Ford, Jr. and Tyrell Brown are believed to be the youngest black Republicans ever elected in Connecticut. They wonÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
December 18, 2017
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut state troopers were among five people injured in a crash involving six vehicles in North Haven. State Police say the crash happened Sunday afternoon on Route 15, after a Toyota Camry stopped suddenly in the left lane. A police report says two state policeÃÂ ...
Middletown Press
December 18, 2017
PORTLAND — The town is proposing to buy a 5.5-acre parcel of land along the Connecticut River that could be used to house a visitor's center, a museum detailing the quarrying of brownstone and, possibly, a riverfront restaurant. The town has been working for years to acquire the property, the site of theÃÂ ...
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