Pictorial: Meet 305-Member Middletown High School Class of 2013
The largest Middletown High School class in many a year graduated this Friday in a dramatic outdoor ceremony with special guests — the class of MHS Class of 1963, celebrating their 50th reunion to the...
View ArticleMiddletown High School Grads Told to Make Their Mark in the World
Three hundred and five students — a class 10 percent bigger than last year — walked the length of Middletown High School's athletic track in caps and gowns of royal and baby blue Friday evening.The...
View ArticleHow to Have an Environment-Friendly Summer Celebration
By Corey FykeA press release from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environ
View ArticleTouched by Sandy Hook Tragedy, Durham Woman Writes Book to Help Others Heal
Written by Christina DreyfusWhile most people can barely watch a tragedy from the sidelines, there are a special few who need to get right in there and help out any way they can. Dr. Stacia Bjarnason,...
View ArticleAsk a Trooper: Will Parents Go to Jail for Underage Drinking at Home?
By Jayme KunzeReader Question: Is it against the law to serve your own underage children alcohol in your own home?R
View ArticleRed Cross Tips for Summer Safety
By Corey FykeA press release from the American Red Cross:DRIVING SAFETYWith more people on the roads, it’s important to drive safe
View ArticleSupermoon 2013: Local Weather Forecast, When and Where to Watch
By Jacob NelsonSo will the skies cooperate over Middletown so we can all witness the most
View ArticleConnecticut Irish Festival Through Sunday In North Haven
By Paul Petrone This weekend at the North Haven Fairgrounds is the 2013 Connecticut Irish Festival, which claims to be the longest-running Irish fest
View ArticleFollow Bloggers You Like on Patch. It's Fun and Easy!
Did you know that you can follow specific bloggers on Patch? And, as a Patch blogger, you can ask your friends and colleagues to follow you! Ask your friends to visit your blog page and click on the...
View ArticleMiddletown Obituaries: Vereen, Chittenden, Custy, Drouin, McCauley
Lois Renee Vereen, 49
View ArticlePD: Man Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase Threw Heroin From Car
A 22-year-old with a record who led police on a high-speed chase through residential streets before being caught had nearly $1,000 in cash on him and threw a bag of heroin packaged for sale from his...
View ArticleSuperman Turns 75 Years Old!
By Philip R. DevlinJust this past Tuesday, a first edition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby sold at auction for over $100,000; h
View ArticleAncient Secrets of the Universal City
By Greg Van AntwerpI’ll let you in on one of my secrets for finding treasure. It may seem a little strange, but you first have to blank your mind. There i
View ArticleConnecticut: Best State in the Country?
By Eileen McNamara A report issued this week by the group Measure of America
View ArticleRegional Police Roundup: Suspect Caught with Her Hand in the Cookie Jar
Those Aren't Free SamplesThe case: Police charged a Middletown woman with sixth-degree larceny for taking some beauty care items from a Rite Aid, according to police.The twist: The
View ArticleMercy Girl Shines at National Equestrian Competition
A rising Mercy High School senior is well on her way to becoming a superstar in the equestrian world after taking top honors in a national competition and
View ArticleTrash to Treasure: 3 Quick Tips on How to Update Yard Sale Buys
On a budget? Yard sale finds are a great opportunity to redecorate without breaking the bank. The secret is being able to look beyond the face value of the item and visualize its potential.Here are...
View ArticleFirm To Seek OK for Middletown Medical Marijuana Plant
To let them grow, or not to let them grow?That will be the question before Middletown's Common Council at its July 1 meeting, where a Fairfield-based firm plans to apply for permission to lease 15,000...
View ArticleMiddletown Obituaries: Eastwood, Flood, Grimaila, Skewes, Sokaitis
To read the full obituary, click on the person's name. Janet L. Eastwood, 79
View ArticleMiddletown's Sex Offender Registry
Want to see who lives in your neighborhood?Click here to see Connecticut's sex offender registry. Then hit the "Search for Offenders in your are
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