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Middletown Arrests: Aug. 16-29
Middletown Police report the following incident: CARRYING DANGEROUS WEAPON, SECOND-DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, INTERFERING WITH OFFICER, ASSAULT PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, BREACH OF PEACE — On Aug. 29 at...
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PD: Clinton Street Fight Ends With ER Melee
Three city women are facing assault and related charges after Middletown Police say a 21-year-old was injured in a fight with her grandmother — and two other family members showed up at the...
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Back to School: Food Allergy Concerns
Students already have lots to worry about as they head back to school. But homework, quizzes and locker combination problems pale in comparison to the possibility of having an allergic reaction for...
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Wesleyan Ranks five on List of Top 10 New Ivies
Middletown's own Wesleyan University has made national news — this time for its inclusion as number five on the top 10 list of best New Ivies, according to The Huffington Post. The 2013 Unigo...
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Mayor Drew Ready to Meet Obama at Dem National Convention
Editor's Note: Middletown Patch is checking in with state Rep. Matthew Lesser, D-100, and Middletown Mayor Dan Drew daily as they take part in the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.,...
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Study: Morning Cup of Coffee Could Relieve Pain
As if research hadn't already shown a number of benefits from your morning cup of Joe — help in weight loss, reducing the risk of Alzheimer's Disease and certain cancers, to name a few — now comes a...
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Drew: Dem Convention has 'Crystallized' Import of State Sen. Race
Editor's Note: Middletown Patch is checking in with state Rep. Matthew Lesser, D-100, and Middletown Mayor Dan Drew daily as they take part in the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.,...
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Obituaries: Bernosky, Engelman and O'Neill
Middletown: Marion (Gombotz) Bernosky, 76, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Middletown: Dorothy May (Leland) Engelman, 88, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Middletown: Nancy Anne...
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Police: Man Who Claimed Girlfriend Brandished Knife Used it to Unlock Door
A 46-year-old Saybrook Road man who called 911 about his girlfriend threatening him with a knife was arrested after Middletown Police say he locked her out of her room and played music excessively...
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Judge Keeps Meriden Murder Suspect's Bond at $750,000
Melissa Ziemba remains incarcerated on $750,000 bond following her arraignment in Meriden Superior Court on charges that she shot and killed city resident Richard West in February. Ziemba, 42, of 207...
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Patch’s Poll: Who Has Had the Best Speech at the Democratic National...
It’s the second week of presidential politicking in the United States, as Americans now move from watching the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL, last week to the Democratic National...
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Connecticut Delegates to State Republicans: 'Go Back to Bed'
Can Connecticut Republicans be competitive this presidential election season? As reported by the Hartford Courant, state GOP Chairman Jerry Labriola has gone on the record as saying the future of...
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Lesser: Democratic National Convention Champions Rights of Middle Class
Editor's Note: Middletown Patch is checking in with state Rep. Matthew Lesser, D-100, and Middletown Mayor Dan Drew daily as they take part in the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.,...
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Stand Up to Cancer, America's Next Top Model, North Woods Law
Stand Up To Cancer, 8 p.m., networks Annual fundraiser in which “celebrities support research into the disease; performances by Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Tim McGraw.” America’s Next Top...
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North End Garden Party: A Pictorial
In the waning days of summer, the Erin Street Garden was the perfect setting for the 12th annual North End Garden Party — an old-fashioned shut-down-the-street block party where residents young and...
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Campaign Notebook: Independent Party Backs McMahon
Senate Linda McMahon (R): Despite a rift in the Independent Party in Connecticut, McMahon could appear on the election ballot under the party’s name. According to the Greenwich Time, both factions of...
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Childhood Vaccination Exemptions Rise in Connecticut
Some of the 1,056 Connecticut children vaccination exemptions from last year were related to parental worry that these vaccines could be linked to autism and other health problems in children,...
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Meriden Murder Suspect Claimed Boyfriend Killed Himself, Police Said
Hours before Meriden resident Richard West was found dead in his 76 Olive St. apartment on Feb. 3, he had gotten into a physical fight with his live-in girlfriend, Melissa Ziemba. It started with...
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I've Met the Enemy and It's Poison Ivy
Poison ivy is my enemy! Some of us have no way of avoiding the eventual oil-filled pustules. Its leaves seek us out. They taunt us. Others can roll around in it for an hour, and nothing. It’s been...
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North End Garden Party: A Pictorial
In the waning days of summer, the Erin Street Garden was the perfect setting for the 12th annual North End Garden Party — an old-fashioned shut-down-the-street block party where residents young and...
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