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Teens & Media: Survey Deadline Today
Every summer, the Middletown Youth Services Bureau gathers young members of the community to research a topic of their choice. This year, members of Youth Leaders Engaging in Asset Development felt...
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Even on a Beach Vacation, the Family Dynamic Stays the Same
There’s arguing, fun, sandy messes, laughter and even hot tempers as we enjoy the small, quaint cottage in Old Lyme. This rental is the type of place with a claw tub, hard wood floors, tarnished...
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Is Paul Ryan a Problem for Connecticut Republicans?
The controversial budget policies of Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's choice for a running mate, appears to be pushing some Connecticut Republicans away from the Romney campaign. The Connecticut Mirror...
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Obituaries: Amato, Amenta, Ciampaglia, D'Antonio, Fanska, Krauth and Wood
Middletown: Vincent Amato, 87, passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Middletown: Edward P. Amenta Sr., 63, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Middletown: Raymond C. Ciampaglia, 85, passed away....
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Patch's Poll: Do You Vote in Political Primaries?
When all is said and done, political primaries that do not involve a presidential race aren’t exactly huge draws for voters. Historically, only the most politically aware or involved Democrats and...
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Middletown Arrests: July 27 to Aug. 14
Middletown Police report the following incidents: INTERFERING WITH AN OFFICER, SECOND-DEGREE BREACH OF PEACE — On Aug. 14 at 10:15 p.m., Rudolph A. McNeil, 26, of Fairview Avenue was seen by officers...
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Xavier Seniors Learn Leadership Skills This Summer
More than 100 Xavier High School seniors joined a team of faculty and staff members for the annual Xavier Christian Leadership Institute at Holy Family Retreat Center in West Hartford.The program,...
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Gilbert & Sullivan Society Staging Comic Opera Double Bill
The Middletown-based CT Gilbert & Sullivan Society celebrates its 32nd year with a revival of "Trial by Jury," a madcap 40-minute burlesque of "breach of promise of marriage," together with the...
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Boutique Supports Goods Handmade by Women
The ladybug is known as a symbol of good fortune in many cultures. And for Amy Becker, owner of the Ladybug Boutique since 2006 on College Street in Middletown, that luck has held true. And although...
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Update: Power Restored in Middlefield, Middletown After Storm Knocks Out...
Power has been restored to hundreds of Connecticut Light and Power customers in Middlefield and Middletown after a quick moving storm knocked down a tree along Jackson Hill Road in Middlefield. The...
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Connecticut One of Least Obese States in the Country
Connecticut has one of the lowest obesity rates in the country and has the seventh lowest rate in the country, tying with Nevada and New York. But about a quarter of Connecticut adults is overweight...
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Make Your Own Pizza!
To make great home-made pizza, you don't need a fancy pizza stone (a cookie sheet will do), or a pizza oven (my regular one worked just fine) or expensive ingredients (I used leftover cooked...
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Obituaries: Charles Despoteris and John Topoleski
Middletown: Charles (Efstratios) Despoteris, 85, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Middletown: John W. Topoleski, 84, passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012.
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Patch’s Poll: Do You Know Your BMI or Want to Know It?
When it comes to obesity, Connecticut is at the bottom of the list. New data released by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that this state ranks 42nd in the rate...
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Expect Delays on Arrigoni Bridge This Weekend
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is advising motorists that they can expect significant delays on the Arrigoni Bridge in Portland and Middletown beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, weather...
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During 2012 Campaigns, Should Candidates Talk About Climate Change?
Tuesday’s primary followed the hottest month ever recorded in the U.S. and now that we have a new set of candidates (and maybe we’ve lost touch with our current legislators’ views, if we ever knew...
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Campaign Notebook: Murphy, McMahon Debate Debates
Senate Democrat Chris Murphy has proposed a debate against Republican opponent Linda McMahon about jobs. Job creation was a central point on McMahon's campaign, and she agreed to participate on Oct. 3...
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Middlefield Voters Approve Sale of Powder Ridge at Referendum
Middlefield residents overwhelmingly approved the sale of Powder Ridge ski area to Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park owner Sean Hayes during a town-wide referendum on Thursday. 1132 voters...
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Deb Kleckowski Wins Independent Party Endorsement in Close Vote
In what is being termed a "very contentious vote" over whether to count an absentee ballot, Republican Common Councilwoman Deborah Kleckowski won the endorsement of Middletown's Independent Party for...
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PD: Man Threatens to Kill Self, Girlfriend With Pistol to the Head
A 21-year-old city man is facing multiple charges after Middletown Police say he threatened to kill himself and his girlfriend with a semiautomatic handgun. On Aug. 15 at 8:48 p.m., Luis A. Garcia of...
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