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Coaches Should Understand How One Superstar Can Affect a Team
I was reminded once again just how important a youth coach can be in the life of a child. A football mom stopped me in a store and told me how much she enjoyed a newsletter that I’d written the week...
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Middletown Arrests: Oct. 28 to Nov. 6
Middletown Police report the following incidents: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, VIOLATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER — On Nov. 6, police were called to Grand Street about Tyrell A. Riley, 28, of Grand Street, who had...
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United Fathers Head: A Healthy Community is one Where Each is Valued
To the Editor: I am hopefully optimistic that this election will enlighten the Middletown community to the need to be more inclusive when it comes to sharing Middletown resources. The Middletown...
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Common Council Approves Raises for Police Chief, Deputy Police Chief Positions
The Middletown Common Council's approval of salary class upgrades for both the chief of police and deputy chief of police jobs have allowed a 7.8-percent raise for Middletown Police Chief William...
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Middlefield Muscle Car Shop Owner Brian Chaffee Dies at Age 50
Brian R. Chaffee, 50, of Lakeside Avenue, Middletown, was called to the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Brian leaves behind his...
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Cape Near Middletown High Sells For $204,000
The Middletown Town Clerk reports the following property transfers: 3-9 FOREST GLEN CIRCLE — Jilda Sorensen to John Forte on Nov. 5 for $117,000. 41 TIMOTHY DRIVE — Donna M. Esposito to Ralph A....
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Obituaries: Brian Chaffee and Sebastiana Fazzino Vinci
Middletown: Brian R. Chaffee, 50, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Middletown: Sebastiana (Anna) Fazzino Vinci, 91, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2012.
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Report: No Recount in 13th Senate District Race
CT News Junkie reports that there will not be a recount of the 13th Senate District race between Democrat Dante Bartolomeo and Republican Len Suzio. Read the story here.
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Patch's Poll: Which Big Holiday Movie Release Is a 'Must See'?
Now that Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon aren't crowding the commercial airwaves, brace yourselves for the onslaught of movie promotions leading up to Christmas Day. Aside from summer,...
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Consumer Protection Chief: Some Nesquik Has Been Recalled
Consumers are being encouraged by the state Department of Consumer Protection to check if the Nestlé Nesquik chocolate powder drink mix in their cupboards bears one of 14 production codes that are...
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Ghost Storm, Poseidon, Dinner at Eight
Ghost Storm, 9 p.m., SyFy “A supernatural electrical storm threatens an island community.” Because after all we’ve been through, let’s watch someone else suffer. Poseidon, 8 p.m., AMC Remake, not...
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Middletown Arrests: Oct. 17 to Nov. 9
Middletown Police report the following incidents: INSURANCE COVERAGE FAILS MINIMUM, ILLEGAL OPERATION UNDER SUSPENSION — On Nov. 9 at 12:28 a.m., Ernest J. Smith, 58, of Burgundy Hills was driving a...
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Gridiron Excitement Saturday: Key Football Games on Tap at Wesleyan,...
Saturday is sure to be an exciting day of football in Middletown with two games fans can pick from. After groundskeepers rid both fields of snow, Wesleyan and Trinity will face off at noon, and...
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Good Idea/Bad Idea? Presidential Tears
A video of President Barack Obama thanking his campaign staff went viral on Friday. The reason? It featured the reelected president welling up as he reminisced about his humble beginnings in Chicago....
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Vinal Tech Grad, 19, Killed in N.H. Construction Accident
A 19-year-old Vinal Tech graduate was killed Friday morning when a large piece of granite fell on him during a home construction project in Lyndeborough, N.H., according to the Nashua Telegraph....
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Urban Archeologist: For Your Information...
Once upon a time... before the internet was born... there were pamphlets of all shapes and sizes and topics. Pamphlets to answer your questions about religion, taxes, the economy, welfare states,...
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Black Friday Now Starts on Thanksgiving Day: Good or Bad Idea?
Mega sales on the Friday after Thanksgiving have been around for decades. There is, in fact, a whole website devoted to Black Friday that explains the concept: "The term 'Black Friday' was coined in...
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SNAP Benefit Increase For Sandy-Related Food Loss
Folks in Middletown enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive increased benefits under the program this weekend to replace storm-related food losses, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...
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