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Monitoring Anxiety in Your Gifted Child
Dr. Dan Peters It’s customary for gifted kids to be advanced in their thinking, have strong imaginative and creative abilities and oftentimes, to be highly sensitive. The combination of these...
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Middletown Arrests: Feb. 11-25
Middletown Police report the following incidents: Feb. 25 FIRST-DEGREE AND TWO COUNTS SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — John E. Jones, 50, of Windsor Avenue, Meriden, turned himself in on three...
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Will Free Saturday Parking Encourage Weekend Shopping and Dining?
At last week's Middletown Parking Advisory meeting, members agreed with downtown retailers that a return to free Saturday parking at Melilli and the Upper Arcade (off Court Street) parking lots would...
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After 24 Years Middlesex Community College Closing Preschool Centers
Citing dwindling state support, Middlesex Community College's preschool program will close at the end of the school year, ending 24 years of service. Both the program at Macdonough Elementary School...
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Connecticut Highway Tolls Under Consideration
By Eileen McNamara With the state budget on the ropes and the cost of highway repairs in Connecticut mounting, several bills to reinstitute highway tolls in the state are making their way through the...
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Patch's Poll: Are You Worried About the Budget Cuts Linked to Federal...
The federal budget cuts known as the sequester are looming over the nation. When they go into effect on Friday — unless a last minute deal is reached — Connecticut will lose lose $8.7 million in...
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Body Found in Connecticut River Identified as Rocky Hill Man Missing Since...
The body of a man found floating in the Connecticut River Saturday morning has been identified as a Rocky Hill resident who has been missing for more than two months. The chief medical examiner's...
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Wednesday Is National Kahlua Day
By Elissa Bass February 27th is National Kahlua Day. Here's what's cool about kahlua: You can drink it and you can cook with it! If you want some recipes for yummy dishes like pies, mousses and...
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Middletown Arrests: Through Feb. 20
Middletown Police report the following incidents: Feb. 20 SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — At 7:09 a.m., Michael C. Mullin, 34, of Darling Road, Salem, was picked up on an outstanding warrant from...
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Witty and Engaging New Book by Wes Prof Explores Marriage in Film
Critics adore the newest gem from the chair of film studies at Wesleyan University and curator of the cinema archives, Jeanine Basinger, who has turned her lens on matrimony in all its various and...
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Grand Street Parking Lot is a Temporary Fix After State Grant Funds Delayed
The awarding of a $400,000 brownfield grant approved by the state in 2011 to clean up a former North End of Middletown gas station is delayed until it receives approval from one of Connecticut's...
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2013 Summer Camp Guide for Middlesex County
By Elissa Bass It still looks and feels like winter out there but it is time to start thinking about summer camps! Many registrations have already begun. Below is a list of many local camps. You can...
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Liquor Store Owners Ready For Battle Over Minimum Pricing Plan
By Eileen McNamara A proposal to eliminate the state's minimum pricing law for retail alcohol sales is getting serious opposition from liquor store owners. The business owners say if the law is...
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Obituaries: Baba, Bouchard, Poplawski, Pusz, Schaeffer
Legacy.com reports the following deaths: Nancy T. Baba Peter Joseph Bouchard Sheridan Ann (Goodrich) Poplawski Helen (Sutkowski) Pusz Louise C. Schaeffer
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Patch's Poll: Does Yahoo's Decision to End At-Home Work Arrangements Make Sense?
When Marissa Mayer became the chief executive of Yahoo last year when she was five months' pregnant, some in the company might have assumed she would champion flexible hours for her staff. Instead,...
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LIVE CHAT: Talk About Autism Spectrum Social Issues with a Social Skills Expert
Patch welcomes its readers to chat with Aaron Weintraub, the owner of Kids Cooperate, about the autism spectrum and its effect on social relationships during a live blog that starts Thursday at noon....
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