Connecticut Board Overturns Hundreds of Gun Permit Denials
By Eileen McNamaraHundreds of people who get rejected for gun permits by local police each year, including applicants with prior arrests for violent cr
View ArticleI've Started A Blog, Now What?
By starting a blog you've taken the first step in opening the dialogue with your neighbors. But now it's time to let them know you're here!If you post often enough, Patch readers will start seeing your...
View ArticleWhat's Your Favorite Summer Memory? (Sponsored)
What is your favorite summer memory? Close your eyes and think back—where were you and who was with you? How old were you? Were you the fastest in the neighborhood at chasing down the ice cream man?...
View ArticleFind Fireworks for 4th of July in 2013 in Connecticut
By Jayme Kunze Uncle Sam wants YOU to enjoy some fireworks this Fourth of July! Don't know where to go? Patch is here with a m
View ArticlePaddlers Explore Connecticut, Mattabesset and Coginchaug Rivers
The annual Jonah Center Canoe and Kayak Paddle brought more than 60 boaters together to explore the Connecticut River and Wilcox Island, the spectacular lower Mattabesset and Coginchaug Rivers, as well...
View ArticleMiddletown Arrests: June 10-20
Middletown and Newington Police report the following incidents:June 20POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL, DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, POSSESSION NARCOTICS, TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, INTERFERING...
View ArticleLyman Orchard's Pick-Your-Own is Sweet, Even in the Heat
By Michael HayesEven as temperatures hovered around 90 degrees on Monday afternoon, a small group of pickers shuffled through a strawberry field at Lyman Orchard
View ArticlePD: Fight Over Parking Space Leaves Man Injured
A male received a head injury after an argument over a parking space on Main Street Monday, according to Middletown Police.Just after 7 p.m., several police cruisers converged on Main Street near...
View ArticlePD: 'Friend' Torched Woman's $85 Nikes Left at Her Place
A misunderstanding between two former friends left one woman with a pair of burnt $85 running shoes and the other arrested for criminal mischief. On June 18 at 10:01 p.m., a victim told police her "old...
View ArticleMaking Ends Meet: DeLauro Hosts Higher Education Costs Talk
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) hosted a discussion with local parents, students and college administrators today on the crushing cost of higher education to Connecticut families. Without...
View ArticleMiddletown Job Openings on Craigslist
The following list of jobs is from Craigslist.com. Click on the job to be directed to the post.June 24Warehouse Associate (Middletown)
View ArticleMiddletown Jobs Picture Beats State Average, Barely
Despite the addition of 7,400 new jobs in April and May of this year Connecticut’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8 percent, according to data released this week b
View ArticleYouth Swimmers Start Competitive Season With a Splash
Veterans Pool was animated Monday with the splashing and kicking of youth swimmers of all ages and abilities as the summer swim team began daily practice.The Middletown Parks and Recreation team is...
View ArticleGovernor’s Signature Puts ‘Next Generation Connecticut’ Plan into Action
This article was posted by Elyssa M. Millspaugh. It was reported and written by Stephanie Reitz and originally published on the
View ArticlePD: Woman Missing From Connecticut Valley Hospital Found Unconscious in Woods
A state police canine unit found the 53-year-old Middletown woman who went missing from Connecticut Valley Hospital was found unconscious in woods near the campus on Tuesday morning, according to...
View ArticleThousands of Connecticut Residents to Get Insurance Rebates This Summer
By Eileen McNamaraSome 47,000 residents in Connecticut will get health insurance rebates averaging about $168 each this summer because the federal gove
View ArticlePD: Home Invasion Suspect Found With Pot, $2K Cash Said Friend Supplied it...
A 21-year-old Middletown man stopped by police on Main Street for questioning about a crime told officers he had $2,000 in cash on him in case he was locked up after a court appearance.On June 19 at...
View ArticlePD: Man in Motorized Wheelchair Took Nearly $300 in Merchandise, Blamed Theft...
A 42-year-old city man who concealed $286 worth of merchandise from Marshall's department store in a courtesy motorized wheelchair said he did so because he was in pain and lacked charity, according to...
View ArticleFoodies: Share Your Best Bites on Patch
You might be a 'foodie' if:you read menus, recipes and culinary blogs for funcare just as much about meal presentation as tastecan't decide on a beverage selection until you've scanned the menuexplorin
View ArticleHoly Flock! Pink Flamingo Project Grad Appreciation Vandalized
The giant pink appreciation gesture for the co-chairs of Middletown's successful project graduation flopped overnight when vandals made off with two flocks of plastic yard flamingos and scattered them...
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