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Middletown Arrests: Jan. 9-16
Middletown police report the following arrests: Jan. 16 INTERFERING WITH AN OFFICER, AND WITH AN EMERGENCY CALL, THIRD-DEGREE ASSAULT — At 2:35 a.m., police were called to Liberty Street about an...
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Reader: I Voted for Obama But Not for Gun Control
To the Editor: Many of my friends consider me a leftist. As evidence, they point to the fact that Barack Obama was my choice in the last two presidential elections. I certainly am left enough to...
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PD: Jeweler Recognized Rings Thief Was Trying to Pawn
A woman who stole her shelter roommate's valuable rings from the bathroom while she showered, then tried to pawn them at the woman's own jewelry store, is facing larceny and other charges, according...
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Artisan Pizza, Bourbon Bar Opens in City's NoRA Neighborhood
The wood-fired artisan pizza and bourbon bar whose frontage is sculpted like a Japanese pagoda — with a black, red and pale wood facade — is finally ready for its soft opening. At 4 p.m., Krust, at...
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Reader: Capt. Timbro Most Qualified Officer for Deputy Chief
To the Editor: Acting Capt. Michael Timbro was selected to be the new Deputy Chief of Police with the Middletown Police Department by Middletown Mayor Daniel T. Drew. Apparently, there was a press...
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Middletown, Cromwell to Offer Limited Number of Free Flu Vaccines
Middletown Mayor Daniel T. Drew and Cromwell First Selectwoman Myrtle Terry announced today that the two communities have partnered to purchase a limited supply of seasonal influenza vaccine...
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Obituaries: Andree, Belniak, Deegan, Thompson and Wiernasz
Middletown: Richard Eric Andree, 73, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Middletown: Joseph Belniak, 92, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Middletown: John F. Deegan Sr., 80, passed away...
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Your New 2013 Tax Rates and Standard Deductions
The Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from the recently passed American Taxpayer Relief...
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New Facebook Graph Search: How You Can Protect Your Privacy (With Video)
By Suwanee Patch Staff In the latest evolution of Facebook, the powerful social network Tuesday (January 15) announced Graph Search, the capability to show users information from their Facebook...
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A Tribute to a Coach, Mentor and Philanthropist I Never Met
This attempt at poetry is dedicated to Bernie Ward. “Scotty” passed away last week. He was a soccer coach, mentor, and philanthropist. He was co-organizer of the Farmington Bank Labor Day Shootout. He...
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PD: Man, 67, Consoling Himself After Breakup Stopped for DUI
A 67-year-old Portland man stopped for an unlit license plate turned out to be driving while intoxicated after breaking up with his girlfriend, according to Middletown Police. On Jan. 14 at 9:40...
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Former Parks Director: Mayor's Reorganization Plan Fueled by Cronyism
Editor's Note: This is in response to the letter published Jan. 13, P&Z Commissioner: Mayor's Riverfront Zoning Task Force is Politics as Usual. The recent letter by Middletown Planning and...
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City's Economic Development OKs Jobs Funding, North End Demo
This week's Economic Development Committee approved several projects in the city, including two jobs programs and the funding to demolish a rundown home in the North End, according to a story on the...
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Susan Bysiewicz's Career Returns to Her Roots in Business Law
Susan Bysiewicz earlier this week announced she has joined the new Glastonbury office of the law firm Pastore Shofi & Dailey, practicing corporate law. She's been at work already a couple of...
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Car Hits TD Bank Building on Washington Street
A car struck the TD Bank building at 911 Washington St. this morning in Middletown, causing damage to the building's brick exterior as well as damage inside the building. No one appeared to be...
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Middletown Officer, Canine Graduate From State Police K-9 Training Academy
Middletown Police Officer William Maio and his police dog Judge have completed a rigorous, 16-week training course with the Connecticut State Police K-9 Training Academy. Maio was one of 16 officers...
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Obituaries: Barbara C. Miller and Lawrence E. Ziemba
Middletown: Barbara C. Miller passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Middletown: Lawrence E. Ziemba, 83, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.
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Patch's Poll: Will Lance Armstrong's Confession Help or Hurt Him?
He came clean with Oprah. After years of denying that he had used performance enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France competitions, Lance Armstrong admitted that his accusers had been right all...
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NFL Playoffs: TV Schedule and Where to Watch Championship Games
By Patrick Luce The New England Patriots host the Baltimore Ravens Gillette Stadium in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, battling for the right to go to their second straight Super Bowl, and sixth in...
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New Tick-Borne Disease Identified in Connecticut
By Eileen McNamara Researchers have found a new disease, similar to Lyme and also carried by deer ticks, in Connecticut and New York. The illness, which has many of the same symptoms of Lyme Disease...
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