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Resident: How did Centerplan Zoning Change Pass? 'Follows the Money'
Editor's Note: This letter was written on Feb. 16 to Mayor Daniel T. Drew and members of the City of Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission and Planner William Warner. Dear Mayor Drew: I am...
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125 Years Ago: Catastrophic Blizzard of 1888 Slams Connecticut
Philip R. Devlin The weather for early March had been unusually mild in 1888. Spring was less than two weeks away when on Sunday, March 11, a cold rain began to fall. The changeover to snow was...
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Wesleyan Alumnae Stake a Claim for Their Cause
Wesleyan University alumnae Sarah Atwell, MALS class of 2009, Michelle Garcia-Gutierrez, class of 2010, and Dawn Piscitelli, class of 2011, took photographs of themselves in front of the homes on...
View ArticleChamber: Zoning Change is Good Business for Middletown
Editor's Note: What follows are the statements made by Jeffrey Pugliese of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce at the Feb. 27 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Chamber’s...
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Middletown Arrests: March 6-14
Middletown Police report the following incidents: March 14 ELDERLY ASSAULT, INTERFERING WITH EMERGENCY CALL — At 11:58 a.m., a female victim told police that the night before at 7 p.m., she went into...
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Sold! Chamberlain Road House Bought for $245,000
The Middletown Town Clerk's office reports the following properties changed hands: 31 MILLER STREET — US Bank National Association to Brewster T. Hammond and Megan J. Morris on Feb. 22 for $43,000....
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Two Middletown Police Officers Promoted
Two Middletown Police officers moved up a rank in a ceremony Friday at city hall council chambers. Sgt. Richard Davis, who has been with the department since 2000 and is the supervisor of the street...
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Urban Archeologist: WWII Letters From Home
One of the side benefits of Urban Archeology is the opportunity to visit places we (my daughter and I) might never have gone otherwise. Last weekend, with a purpose and a GPS we permitted ourselves...
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Blumenthal Visits Middletown Elementary to Tout School Safety
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Middletown officials, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education at...
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Woman Acquitted in 1999 Death of Rocky Hill Businessman Neil Esposito Faces...
By Eileen McNamara About 10 years ago, Heather Specyalski was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of prominent Rocky Hill businessman Neil Esposito, who was killed in a car accident on Route 9...
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Simple Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe for the Irish at Heart
By Stephen Schmidt It isn't St. Patrick's Day without corned beef and cabbage, but if you're Irish at heart and not by blood, it can be easy to shy away from cooking ethnic food. Local eateries like...
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St. Patrick's Day Parade Brings Irish Cheer and Music
By Dirk Langeveld Sunday’s skies were mostly overcast, with temperatures struggling to break out the 30-degree range, but New London still loves a parade. Residents lined a parade route along Bank...
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Middletown Arrests: March 2-12
Middetown Police Report the following incidents: March 12 ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS, USE OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, SIXTH-DEGREE LARCENY — At 2:50 p.m., Melisanda Kahrimanovic, 24, of Lafayette...
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Middletown High Grad Party Dedicated to Boundless Spirit of Christine LaRosa
Middletown High School's Project Graduation is an alcohol and drug-free party started several years ago by Christine LaRosa, a force of nature and former Spanish teacher who died suddenly in 2007....
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Middlesex County
By Eileen McNamara and Cassandra Day Spring may be in the air, but don't put those shovels, boots and scrapers away just yet. There's a late winter storm heading our way and the National Weather...
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CL&P Makes a New Home For Ospreys In Niantic
By Jayne Keedle Connecticut Light and Power linesmen from East Lyme, Old Lyme, and Lyme spent four hours replacing an osprey platform in Niantic on Friday. But this project wasn't just for the birds....
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Malloy: Banning Some Weapons Won't Hurt Connecticut Gun Makers
By Eileen McNamara Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending his gun control proposals against accusations they could threaten state gun makers and the jobs the manufacturers provide. Malloy this week said...
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Obituaries: Bukowski, Cassella, Gustafson, Marshall, Rioux, Rusconi
Legacy.com reports the following deaths: Joyce (Nesmith) Bukowski Lee Cassella Wilhelmina Gustafson Thomas William "Tom" Marshall Arthur "Artie" Rioux Margaret E. Rusconi
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