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Bridgewater Couple Brings Love, Toys to Grieving Newtown
By Audrey Levine Bridgewater residents Robert and Lucrecia Young saw the kindness of strangers in January when people donated clothes and other items to them after their Route 206 house burned to the...
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Obituaries: Anderson, Gebhardt and Marino-Murray
Middletown: Anna ( Augeri) Anderson, 88, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Middletown: Richard L. Gebhardt passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Middletown: Joanne Marino-Murray, 63, passed...
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Patch's Poll: Can Violent Movies and Video Games Influence Real Violence?
Within a day of the rampage in Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 26 students and staff members dead, the news emerged that killer Adam Lanza spent hours playing "Call of Duty" and...
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Bethlehem Man Dies When Dump Truck Hit Jag Driven By Woman, 92
Update 9:55 p.m. On Tuesday at 1:39 p.m., a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred in the area of 955 Washington Street. Middletown and State Police were still processing the scene late into Tuesday...
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Teachers, Administrators in Newtown Acted Heroically But That's No Surprise
Like the rest of the country, I was shocked and saddened by the horrific events in Newtown that took the lives of 20 innocent children. What did not surprise me were the actions of the teachers and...
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High Schooler Prays for Newtown's Grieving Families
To the Editor: In memory of the kids and the teachers who died in that tragic incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, I extend my sincere condolences to the children’s families for...
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Recipe: Dominique's Creamy Lobster Bisque
The holidays are a time for entertaining friends and family. For Chef Dominique Theval of Dominique's Kitchen in Redondo Beach, his customers are included in the "friends and family" group. One of...
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Google's Top 10 Searches for 2012
Newark, New Jersey-native Whitney Houston topped Google's list of the most searched in its year-end report. News of the singer's death Feb. 11 of this year spiked to the top of Google's list....
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Middletown Police: Three Charged in Large Pot-Selling Sting
Three city residents, including a felon, are in custody after police discovered more than five pounds of marijuana, morphine tablets, and related paraphernalia, all within easy access by three...
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After Newtown Tragedy, NRA to Make 'Meaningful Contributions'
After days of silence, the National Rifle Association released a statement Tuesday on the tragic shooting in Newtown, saying it will make "meaningful contributions to help make sure this never...
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Top 10 Things to Donate Before Year’s End
Goodwill is encouraging Americans to commit to donating 10 items before the end of 2012 that can help those in need. During this busy and celebratory time of year, donating used good is the easiest,...
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Middletown Arrests: Dec. 11-16
Middletown Police report the following incidents: FOURTH-DEGREE LARCENY, FRAUDULENT USE OF AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE — On Dec. 16 at noon, Terrance Harding, 45, of Johnson Street was seen by police...
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Update: No Arrests in Durham Burglaries, Photo Appears to Show Suspect
State Police continue to investigate two residential burglaries in Durham last month. No arrests have been made in either burglary, despite what appears to be a photo of a possible suspect that was...
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PD: Junkie Stole $464 Worth of Gum, Red Bull to Support Habit
A 33-year-old city man made off with more than $460 worth of chewing gum and caffeinated soft drinks from a Main Street pharmacy, intent on selling the pilfered goods to support his drug habit,...
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Obituaries: Roy Barclay and Lucy Ott
Middletown: Roy Barclay, 72, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Middletown: Lucy Ott, 92, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012.
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Patch's Poll: Would You Pay More in Taxes to Have a Police Officer in Every...
Many school districts — in Connecticut and across the country — have called on police departments to station officers at every school building after the mass shooting that left 20 schoolchildren and...
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PD: Man Stole Vodka, Drank Half, Passed Out a Mile Away
A 48-year-old man who stole a fifth of vodka from a city package store was found highly inebriated lying in the roadway about a mile away not long afterward, according to Middletown Police, after...
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U.S. Rep. John Larson Calls For Gun Control Talks
Connecticut Congressman John Larson, D-First District, called this weekend for a serious political debate on the issue of gun control following the Newtown shootings that killed 26 people, 20 of them...
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LIVE CHAT: Protestors A No-Show at Sandy Hook Principal's Wake [Updated]
Update as of 3:20 p.m. on Dec. 19: Applause erupted in the crowd along the streets of Woodbury as it was announced that members of the Westboro Baptist Church were not coming to protest at the wake...
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