Middletown News

Submitted by Elizabeth Morgan on 2009-11-06.   Jon Romeo, Principal, Macdonough Elementary School, Middletown, will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Middlesex Coalition for Children on Thursday, Nov.

The wife of Deep River First Selectman Richard Smith has been charged with embezzling money from a bank.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Wesleyan Potters on 2009-11-04.   Wesleyan Potters will hold its 54th annual exhibit and sale, Nov.

School Stuff Submitted by Julie Nearing on 2009-11-03.   Connecticut Artist and Art Therapist, Julie Nearing, painted murals throughout the walls at the recently opened "Home on the Grange" Daycare Center in Middletown.

Submitted by Middletown Emblem Club 452 on 2009-11-02.   Sunday, Nov. 8, from 4:30 - 7 p.m., the Middletown Emblem Club 452 will sponsor a Pasta Supper at the Lodge of Elks, Maynard Street, Middletown.

Regional Submitted by Sarah Bailey on 2009-10-28.   The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System is still accepting applications for the Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program for 2010.

After closing two schools in Middletown, the town's health director opened up a flu clinic for hundreds of residents.

Submitted by Joanne Kelleher on 2009-10-26.   Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from Sleeping Giant District are collecting non-perishable food items on Saturday, November 14, as part of their 21st annual "Scouting for Food" program to collect food for the needy.

School Stuff Submitted by Jennifer C. Kensel on 2009-10-26.   Kim O'Rourke, Director of Recycling for the city of Middletown explains organic recycling of food waste to Mercy High School students.

The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill to finish the day.The federal government has urged schools to close because of the swine flu only as a last resort.

North Haven police have arrested a local man in connection with the death of his 4-month-old niece, who authorities say suffered multiple blunt force trauma while in his care.

Can the city attract more retail businesses downtown and lure biotech and nanotechnology firms to its industrial area, bolster its police force and control taxes? Daniel Drew, the Democrat challenging Republican Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, says it can.

Kansas City Royals shortstop and Middletown High School graduate Mike Aviles visited his hometown Friday as the Middletown School District retired the number he wore during his high school career.

School Stuff Submitted by Vinal Technical High School on 2009-10-23.   Vinal Technical High School at 60 Daniels Street in Middletown is hosting an Open House for 8th grade students and their parents on Monday, November 16, from 6-8 p.m. Please arrive promptly at 6 p.m. for scheduled tours of technology and academic areas.

Submitted by Tracy Caruso on 2009-10-16.   The Great Boot Giveaway will provide a mix of new and used pairs of shoes to the homeless and individuals in Connecticut.

Regional Submitted by Oddfellows Playhouse on 2009-10-21.   The Liberty Bank Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater of Middletown in support of its Neighborhood Troupes.

Submitted by Val McCall, State Director, Organizing for Connecticut on 2009-10-15.   Organizing for Connecticut is hosting a candle light vigil on the City Hall Annex outdoor terrace, Tuesday, Oct.

At The Museum Submitted by Friends of Long Hill Estate on 2009-10-19.   Tickets are still available for a the Wadsworth Haunted Mansion Costume Bash at the Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate, Friday, Oct.

Icy roads are being blamed for numerous accidents across Connecticut. Authorities closed the northbound lanes of the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Wallingford and shut down the Route 66 bridge over the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland Monday morning.

The US Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $51.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to KBE Ventures, a Farmington, CT-based joint venture of KBE Building Corporation and Derita Construction, to build an Armed Forces Reserve Center at Cucia Park in Middletown, CT.