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CL&P Power Outages at 445,799 or 35% [UPDATED, TUES., 4:12 p.m.]
Statistics as of 4:12 p.m.: ANDOVER 1398 581 41 ASHFORD 2169 2167 99 AVON 8692 5158 59 BARKHAMSTED 1744 1130 64 BEACON FALLS 2669 331 12 BERLIN 9624 52 0.54 BETHANY 2314 1545 66 BETHEL 8330 5665 68...
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Obituaries: Dora Wright Bartell and Richard Irving Lord
Middletown: Dora (Wright) Bartell, 54, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Middletown: Richard Irving Lord, 86, passed away on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.
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Middletown Schools, Public and Private, Resume Classes Wednesday
Editor's note: For all Hurricane Sandy-related stories in Middletown and Connecticut, see here. Please upload your photos and videos from the storm here. The Superintendent of Schools says Lawrence...
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How to Handle Halloween With Food Allergies
My kids have never been trick-or-treating. Ever. Every year a wave of sentimentality comes over me and I ask myself again: "What are the pros and cons of them going door-to-door?" No, it's not a...
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Totally Decadent Banana Chocolate Muffins
I think there's an expression for what happened when I made these muffins (something the mother of invention?). I did not have any walnuts, so I put on my thinking cap and thought about what might...
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New Pistols Purchased for State Police
Connecticut State police are purchasing 1,250 new pistols using money seized from criminals such as drug dealers. According to the Associated Press, the new 45-caliber Sig Sauer P220 pistols total...
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Mayor Grateful For City, BOE Workers' Help During Hurricane
Editor's Note: Mayor Dan Drew just sent this letter to all city staff and has graciously allowed Middletown Patch to reprint it. I’d like to recognize and thank all those who assisted in our shelter...
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Going Green for Halloween in Middletown
If you want to save some money this Halloween, consider going green by making your child’s costume, hosting a costume swap or buying a "recycled” costume from a local thrift store. Kids love homemade...
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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Feds Declare Shoreline Counties Disaster Area
The federal government has issued a disaster declaration for Connecticut’s four shoreline counties in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a designation that will bring federal aid flowing to those areas...
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CL&P Restores Power to 210,000, But No Timeline Offered for 430,000 Still...
As 430,000 CL&P customers remained in the dark late Tuesday afternoon, a utility spokesman said the extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy meant that the utility couldn't yet offer a...
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Keep Kids Safe While Trick-or-Treating in Middletown for Halloween
Trick-or-treating is the perfect way to make magical memories with your children on Halloween. But it's not all fun and games—you also want to keep your kids safe. Mom Kim Estes makes it her mission...
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The Great Pumpkin, Nashville, The Houstons
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, 8 p.m., ABC I hope we all have power and cable because it would not be Halloween without Jiffy Pop popcorn and this! And I hope we have trick or treating!...
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PHOTOS: Hurricane Sandy's Devastation Across Connecticut
Hurricane Sandy devastated the Connecticut shoreline from Greenwich to Stonington with its storm surge and waves, and did considerable damage inland with its ferocious winds that toppled trees. Here...
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Safe Trick or Treating? There's An App For That
AT&T is trotting out a goodie bag full of apps in time for Halloween, everything from costume searches to mapping trick or treat routes. Here are the details, as outlined in a press release from...
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Let Your Curly Locks Shine: Local Salon Offers Free Workshop
It's true - I have been a curly mess for most of my life. And yet, I've also been surprisingly devoted to my curly hair. Despite receiving pressure from some well-intentioned family and friends to...
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Redistricting Changes Some City Polling Places
Statewide redistricting has altered a couple of poll locations in Middletown, according to the registrar of voters Sandra L. Faraci and Janice A. Gionfriddo. Those who cast ballots in the April and...
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Malloy Touring Hurricane Sandy-Damaged Areas Again Today
As Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman continue touring areas of the state on Wednesday that sustained heavy damages in Hurricane Sandy, President Barack Obama will take the unique step...
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CL&P to Issue Restoration Timeline on Thursday Morning
As hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents waited to hear when their power would be restored, William Quinlan, a senior vice president for CL&P, offered some hope that word would come early...
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Mayor Taps Michigan Man for City Attorney
The city council will consider the appointment of Harvard graduate and "Rising Star" Brigham C. Smith of Lansing, Mich., as city attorney at its November meeting. Mayor Daniei T. Drew announced...
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At Least 100 Polling Places Without Power, But Elections Continue as Planned
Hurricane Sandy left at least 100 of the state’s 738 polling places without power, but Secretary of the State Denise Merrill expects ample progress by the time polls open on Election Day. “I am...
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