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VIDEO: Sweetness Flows at Durham Sugarhouse
By Michael Hayes The maple syrup season is officially underway in Durham. Mild temperatures last week triggered a sap run unlike any maple syrup farmer Russ Hassmann has seen in the decade-plus he's...
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Doyle Returns More Than $50,000 to State Coffers
Connecticut State Senator Paul Doyle (D-9th District) his 2012 campaign committee returned over $50,000 to the state of Connecticut Citizens’ Election Program. The $52,322.08 of unspent funds...
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Historic Blizzard Buries Middletown
There is easily 30 inches of snow out there. The blizzard walloped Middletown and the rest of the state, and if you're like us, you're not going nowhere — we can't FIND our car let alone a shovel!...
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Mayor Drew: City Hit Hard, Urges Residents to Stay Home
Update 7:43 p.m.: Mayor Dan Drew reminds residents that the city of Middletown parking ban is still in effect. Calling this the worst storm he's ever seen, Mayor Dan Drew is urging Middletown...
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Traffic Over Arrigoni Bridge Limited
By 6 p.m., just two hours after Gov. Malloy lifted the ban on state roads, tractor trailers, cars and SUVs are inching along Main Street as state police work to divert traffic around a motor vehicle...
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Mayor: Blizzard Cleanup Progressing Despite 'Significant' Delays
The mayor is asking for residents’ patience in the long and arduous process of clearing city streets of record snowfall after Friday’s blizzard dumped up to 36 inches in Middletown. Drew says folks...
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Finding Shelter in Connecticut for All the Victims of Domestic Violence
By Jayme Kunze The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is leading the charge to help the victims of domestic violence with a new tool: a national, searchable database of shelters that also take in or find...
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Skiing at Mt. Southington Turns a Smart Choice
"Wait … we really have Monday off?""Yes we do, company holiday."That was after a staff meeting and it changed things up quickly last weekend. What to do … what to do …"Oh daughter of mine … do we...
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Historian Reacts to Congressman's Letter on 'Lincoln' Connecticut Inaccuracies
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-2) released a letter Tuesday that he wrote to Steven Spielberg asking him to correct inaccuracies in his Lincoln film about how Connecticut House representatives voted. West...
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Are You Making These Top 5 Tax Return Mistakes?
Tax professional Kristin Roberts, who runs the Roberts Tax Group in Northfield, Conn., said she has seen taxpayers lose a fair amount of money over the years through filing mistakes. "It's just so...
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Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax From Connecticut Consumers This Year
By Eileen McNamara If you're planning on buying any big Christmas presents online this year you might want to start shopping early. Online retailing giant Amazon.com will start charging Connecticut...
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Sick From Food? Here's a List of Suspects From The CDC
Feeling sick? Think it's something you ate but aren't sure? A WebMD report says that yearly, about 48 million Americans get a food-borne illness, and often the food that caused the illness remains a...
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East Beach At Hammo Gains Clinton Harbor Sand
By Pem McNerney A U.S. Army Corps. of Engineer project to dredge Clinton Harbor is sending more than 50,000 cubic feet of native Connecticut sand to Hammonasset beaches, says Hammonasset Beach Park...
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Drew: 100% of City Streets to be Passable by Late Sun
Editor's note: 9 p.m. Sunday: If you are on Facebook, you may want to check out Middletown Patch's page here. Dozens of residents are posting real-time statuses on our photos of which streets are and...
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Former Mayor: He'd Have Prioritized Blizzard Response Much Differently
Editor's Note: Former Mayor Sebastian Giuliano sent several dispatches throughout this past weekend's blizzard. He offers readers insight from both his experiences as a citizen and civil servant. To...
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You Said it, Middletown: Are You Plowed Out Yet?
Editor's Note: These comments were compiled from Facebook through 10:31 p.m. Sunday, upon which Middletown Patch promptly collapsed from blizzard-induced exhaustion and entered REM sleep! Middletown...
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Mayor Advises Residents to Stay Home as Freezing Rain Falls
Editor's Note: Mayor Dan Drew sent this email at 6:43 a.m. Monday.A freezing rain is falling in Middletown. That, combined with efforts to continue clearing roads, will make driving...
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Patch's Poll: Was Your Street Plowed Within a Reasonable Time Frame?
Up to 40 inches of snow fell on Connecticut between Friday and Saturday, with most of the state receiving at least 2 feet of the white stuff. The historic storm set records and, in most places,...
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Mayor Asks Governor for Additional Plows to Help With Massive Clearing
Update 7 p.m. Mayor Dan Drew says the state has approved his request for aid: I am pleased to inform you that our request to the State of Connecticut for four pay loaders and two rubber-wheeled...
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