Daylight Saving Time: Don't Forget to Set Your Clocks Back!
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. Remember, you’ll “fall back” and set your clocks back one hour. Many electronic devices automatically adjust when Daylight Savings Time begins or...
View ArticleWhat's On Tonight: Revolution, Book of Eli and The Karate Kid
Friday, Nov. 2 Hi folks...Elissa is busy with post-Sandy coverage and plus she's unplugged from cable (and power) at the moment, but here's a look at some Friday night TV highlights. Revolution, 8...
View ArticleAppreciate the Athletic Trainer Even When You Think the X-Ray Isn't Needed
The high school athletic trainer sent a grumpy 14-year-old Boy and an impatient parent for an X-ray the other day. It was close to my deadline. And I was finally about to sit and focus on writing my...
View ArticleReader Praises Mayor's Hurricane Sandy Response
Editor's Note: Middletown High School Junior Billy Prevatte wrote this letter to Mayr Dan Drew. Dear Mayor Drew: I want to say thank you for all that you did during the hurricane. It meant so much to...
View ArticleMiddletown Arrests: Oct. 17 to Nov. 1
Middletown Police report the following incidents: DISORDERLY CONDUCT — On Nov. 1 at 5:53 a.m., a victim came to police headquarters saying she was out at a bar with her friends and came home to her...
View ArticlePD: Intoxicated Man Leaving Bar Tackled Pedestrian For No Reason
A 26-year-old highly intoxicated felon leaving a city bar with the help of friends inexplicably tackled and punched an innocent bystander, according to Middletown Police. On Oct. 28 at 1:30 a.m.,...
View ArticlePD: Mother Charged With Operating Marijuana Factory
A 35-year-old city woman was arrested on multiple drug-related charges, including operating a drug factory, after Middletown Police say the June arrest of her mother led them to her. On Nov. 1,...
View ArticleObituary: Muriel Kuczenski
Middletown: Muriel (Faucher) Kuczenski, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.
View ArticleMiddletown Emergency Workers Will Help Groton's Storm Sandy Relief
Personnel from the Middletown Department of Emergency Management and Community Emergency Response Team have been requested by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection...
View ArticlePD: Two Men Arrested for Trespassing at Wesleyan Parties Days Apart
Two twenty-year-old men were charged with trespassing at Wesleyan within less than a week after Middletown Police and university security officers joined forces to crack down on non-students attending...
View ArticlePopular Misquamicut Beach Devastated by Hurricane Sandy
For many in Durham and Middlefield, summer just isn't summer without a trip to Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, RI. And especially for many residents of southeastern Connecticut, trips to Misquamicut...
View ArticleFall Back: Daylight Saving Time 2012 Ends Sunday
We're slowly plunging into more and more darkness. The dreaded "fall back" day is coming to clocks across the nation. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. The result: sunset will...
View ArticlePoll: How Do You Decide Which Local Candidates to Vote For?
It is always a lesson in economics to read campaign finance reports, and see how much money local candidates spend on name recognition material like campaign signs, flyers, and other such material....
View ArticleMiddletown Arrests: Oct. 23-26
Middletown Police report the following incidents: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, RISK OF INJURY TO CHILD — On Oct. 26 at 11:09 p..m., police were called to a domestic on Silver Drive. Kimberly Deblase, 26, of...
View ArticleYou Can Still Vote For President if You're Not Registered
It's a little-known fact that Connecticut, and so Middletown, has allowed residents to vote only for president and vice president — regardless of whether they are registered or not. "State law...
View Article“Flight”--Denzel Washington Soars in New Robert Zemeckis Movie
“Flight” is the second movie in which Denzel Washington puts on a uniform and picks up a bottle. This time, though, he’s not working for the Pentagon as he was in “Courage Under Fire.” Instead, he’s...
View ArticleBillions in Damage: Hurricane Sandy by the Numbers
$50 billion: According to EQECAT, a firm that estimates storm damage, that’s the total cost of the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy throughout the country. Originally, they estimated total...
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