The Slumber of Armand
Angels sleep, but Armand slumbersInto the catacombs of the imagination, far past wonderHow many sheep did you count tonight baby ArmandHow did you get to this place, and how can you be foundBaby...
View ArticleA Table with a View
After being cooped up for months or bundled up in so many layers, there is something really exciting about sipping a coffee at an outside café table, or enjoying a meal under the sun or stars. It makes...
View ArticleIt's Earth Day: How to Celebrate Our Most Precious Resource
By Melissa Sersland; posted by Cassandra DayEarth Day was celebrated for the first time on April 22, 1970. In that inaugural year, 20 million peo
View ArticleYour Take: Should Backpacks Be Banned From All Public Events?
By Elissa Bass; posted by Cassandra Day.Backpacks have become as ubiquitous as cell phones — everyone has one, and they bring it with them everywhere. <
View ArticleSign Petition to Keep Grieving Colorado Mom Out of Jail
Colorado District Attorney Daniel Hotsenpiller threatens to put grieving mother Jamie Dowling in jail on a charge of careless driving two counts. I think the charges should be dropped against this...
View ArticleCeremony Held for Middletown Soldier Deployed to Kuwait
By Michael Hayes; posted by Cassandra Day.A Middletown soldier will soon leave the comforts of home for the Middle East.A send-off ceremony was he
View ArticleConnecticut Drivers Continue to Fill Up for Less
By Jayme Kunze; posted by Cassandra Day.The average price of gas in Connecticut dropped four cents this week to $3.70 per gallon,
View ArticleUnauthorized Cars Parked in Metro Square Will be Towed
In an effort to cut down on abuse of the parking spots in Middletown's Metro Square plaza, police have issued a warning to those who park in the lot and visit businesses elsewhere in the city.Metro...
View ArticleMiddle School Science Teacher Earns Excellence Award
Tiffany Haley, a seventh-grade teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, will receive the “Excellence in Middle School Science Teaching Award” Wednesday in New Haven.This is her second year in...
View ArticleAgencies Unite for Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month
To the Editor:The news media provides us with daily reminders that child sexual abuse is real, and it happens close to home. It is difficult to accept that sexual abuse is a problem in our community,...
View ArticlePD: Career Criminal Pinched 120 Bottles of Nail Polish Worth $870
A city man with a long record of arrests was charged again last week after police say he shoplifted 102 bottles of nail polish valued at nearly $870. On April 18 at 9:04 p.m., Marco Gonzalez, 42, of...
View ArticleConnecticut's Best High Schools Rankings: Middletown is Average Among its Peers
The U.S. News Best High Schools 2013 rankings released this week name the top high schools in Connecticut, and Middletown is not among them. Reviewed were 21,035 U.S. public high schools
View ArticleCity to Mark Arbor Day by Planting Three Memorial Trees
The City of Middletown Urban Forestry Commission will mark Arbor Day on April 26 at 2 p.m. at the Wadsworth / Kerste DeBoer
View ArticleDEEP Commish Talks River Conservation in Middletown
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty hosted his “Commissioner in your Corner” series with an afternoon of exploring resources of the Mattabesset and...
View ArticleTsarnaev's Widow: His Part in Bombings an 'Absolute Shock'
By Samantha Turner; posted by Cassandra Day.Laywers have released a statement on behalf of Katherine Russell Tsarnaev – widow of deceased
View ArticleDo you work on code for anything else
All of the programming I've done in the past year has been on Shadowcraft, unfortunately. It would be nice if I could get a job where I use C/C++ or Java or something though. Obviously you have been...
View ArticleMiddletown Army Airman Breaks Ground on Capitol Veterans Memorial
A Middletown Army airman was one of a handful of soldiers who took part in the monumental construction kickoff of the Connecticut State Veterans Memorial Tuesday.The ceremony, with a groundbreaking in...
View ArticleFIGHT WITH FASHION FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY
FIGHT WITH FASHION is a Fashion event presented by Jessica Garofalo of Iron Scissors Salon & Spa with Greater Middletown Relay For Life Team Crusading to Crush Cancer (Kayleen & Alex’s team)...
View ArticleMiddletown Police Canine Gets Bullet, Stab-Proof Vest
Officer William Maio’s canine partner Judge will receive a bullet- and stab-proof protective vest after a nationwide
View ArticleYou Said It, Middletown: Banning Backpacks in Public Strikes a Chord
After the Boston Marathon bombings April 15, people couldn't help but notice the large number of folks who carry black backpacks. Schoolchildren wear them five days a week to and from school, as do...
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