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Is Your Adolescent Normal?
This past Sunday, I attended a great workshop entitled, “Raising Emotionally Healthy Adolescents.” The panel was made up of three therapists, Geoff Genser, Marc Lehman, and Dan Weiner, as well as a...
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Election 2012: Exit Polls Show Women Helped Obama, Murphy to Easy Win in...
Exit polling in Connecticut shows there's a gender gap in this state that works well for Democrats. The polling by the Associated Press also shows that while voters preferred Democrat Chris Murphy over...
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Middletown: First Snowfall of Season
You'd think the kids would be grateful for a day off of school on Election Day. Well, they were, but the refrain here in my house, as nightfall came, was, "you know, my teacher said there won't be...
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Obituary: Jeanette Ann Wasicki
Middletown: Jeanette Ann (Devereux) Wasicki passed away on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012.
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Patch's Poll: Should Politicians Be Fined for Failing to Remove Their Signs?
After what seemed like an interminable period of intense campaigning, the election is finally all over. The decisions were made, and the public is ready to move on. Few will miss the constant barrage...
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Middletown Election Voter Turnout: 84%
Here's how your Middletown neighbors voted on Election Day 2012. Winners are in bold. Of the city's 24,032 registered voters, 83.74 percent — or 20,124 — turned out at the polls. In 2008, the city...
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Obituary: Scott Hatje of Middletown
Scott John Hatje, 23, of Wethersfield, died Monday, Nov. 5 at Hartford Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. See the full notice here. Motorcyclist Dies of Crash...
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Voter Intimidation at Polls in Middletown?
Reports of an unidentified man putting up posters with erroneous information at the city's 1st District voting location on Election Day prompted poll workers to call Middletown Police, according to a...
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The Voice, The X Factor, Last Resort
The Voice, 8 p.m., NBC Once again, the When It Goes To The Public For Voting Syndrome has set in. I am not loving the majority of these performances! Why does this always happen. Burning Voice...
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Just How Red Or Blue Has Connecticut Been In Past Presidential Elections?
Connecticut joined the United States in January 1788 and has participated in all 56 presidential elections. The current main rivalry between Democrats and Republicans has a history that goes back to...
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Police Arrest Homeless Man For Urinating Outside Barbershop
A 57-year-old homeless man is facing misdemeanor charges after he admitted to relieving himself on the wall outside a downtown barbershop, Middletown Police say. On Nov. 2 at 3:53 p.m., police were...
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President Obama's Second Chance to Assume Moral Duty of his Office
“When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion.” Abe Lincoln, the greatest of U.S. presidents, said that, and I like it. Substitute the word “politics” for...
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Middnight on Main Returns for City-Wide New Year's Eve Fete
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with music, dance and entertainment at the second annual Middnight on Main festival in downtown Middletown. Taking place on Dec. 31, from 3 p.m. to 12 midnight, the...
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Nor'easter Wallops Connecticut
At least two people died in car accidents Wednesday as another powerful storm rocked the state, dumping several inches of snow on some towns — particularly those in the southwest part of Connecticut...
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Middletown Arrests: Oct. 19 to Nov. 6
Middletown Police report the following incidents: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FINGERPRINTS, FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS, INTERFERING WITH OFFICER, BREACH OF PEACE — On Nov. 6 at 3:26 p.m., James A....
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Obituaries: Bonner, Hatje, Scionti, Schutz and Ziccardi
Middletown: Richard Clarence "Ricky" Bonner, 62, passed away on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Middletown: Scott John Hatje, 23, passed away on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Middletown: Joseph C. Scionti, 88, passed...
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Middletown DTC Chair Thanks All Candidates For Their Dedication
To the Editor: Thank you to all Middletown residents who voted on Election Day. Exercising your right to vote is privilege that is not guaranteed to everyone in the world. In all, 83.74 percent of all...
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Patch's Poll: Would You Buy a Home on the Water?
When Hurricane Sandy was barreling down on the Connecticut shoreline, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned waterfront and flood-prone residents to heed evacuation orders. Many of them did, but a few did not,...
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Just How Red Or Blue Has Connecticut Been In Past Presidential Elections?
Connecticut joined the United States in January of 1788 and has participated in all 56 presidential elections. The current main rivalry between Democrats and Republicans has a history that goes back...
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Malibu Country, Undercover Boss, Monsters in My Head
Malibu Country, 8:30 p.m., ABC Reba as a fish out of water, and Lily Tomlin as her mom. Not for me, but if it is for you, then enjoy! Undercover Boss, 8 p.m., CBS The president of Tilted Kilt. I guess...
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