Middletown News

A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today to a $200,000 investment fraud scheme, the U.S. State Attorney's office said.

The Mattabassett District board of directors on Monday night approved a charter revision that will allow Middletown to join the regional sewer authority.

Federal agents and Hartford-area police have arrested 15 people and seized drugs, guns and money during an undercover investigation.

The Fifth Annual Power of the Purse fundraiser of the Middlesex United Way Women's Initiative will be held on Thursday, June 27, at the Mattabesett Canoe Club, 80 Harbor Drive, in Middletown , at 5:30 p.m. The Women's Initiative celebrates the power of women to bring about positive change in the community through philanthropy and service.

A 72-year-old Middletown woman has been honored as the Connecticut winner of the Home Instead Senior Care network's Salute to Senior Service award.

Police are searching for a 25-year-old homeless woman who hasn't been seen since June 2, police said.

At just six and seven years old, five local tap dancers have demonstrated the talent and focus to qualify for a national competition and will hold a fundraiser in Rocky Hill for a little help getting there.

In Connecticut, the robin is the state bird, "Yankee Doodle" is the state song, the mountain laurel is the state flower and, of course, the sperm whale is the state mammal.

The Pentagon awarded Pratt & Whitney an additional $648.8 million for its Joint Strike Fighter engine contract on Monday to cover an extension for the aircraft engine's development and demonstration program, two more flight-test engines and spare parts.

Faith Lutheran Church has long been an advocate of hunger prevention, and on Monday night Louise Mansueto, a member of the church council, was able to ensure that 30 cyclists did not go hungry after a long day of riding.

Members of the Wadsworth Chapter DAR, Ellen Halstedt and Cindy Pasternak, along with Gail Pillarella of Middletown and Sherry Swanson of Cromwell participated in the KomenCT Race/Walk for the Cure on June 1st in Hartford raising over $1,200 in the fight against breast cancer .

Amy F. Radikas, who was picked from a field of 34 applicants, will become assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction in July, according to a news release sent Monday.

A former Middletown High School special education teacher who pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student was sentenced Friday to nine months in prison.

The Indoor Arena site plan calls for a 10,580 square-foot indoor riding arena plus a classroom, observation area, offices and restrooms at a cost of $600,000.

The Jonah Center for Earth and Art invites the public to a Saturday canoe and kayak paddle on the lower Mattabesset and Coginchaug Rivers, as well as the "Floating Meadows" where those two rivers converge.

Thirty bicyclists participating in the national Bike and Build program will arrive at Faith Lutheran Church at 300 Washington St., in Middletown , on the afternoon of June 10 on their way west across the country.

The Downtown Business District and the Connecticut Main Street Center are seeking input from residents and business owners about opportunities for downtown residential units.

The Woodrow Wilson Middle School Pride Patrol over the past three years has turned some of those bystanders into an army of eyes and ears, seeking out instances of meanness or bullying.

Oddfellows Playhouse is pleased to announce that is has received a $225 quick grant from the Connecticut Humanities in support of its production of "Hear What's In the Heart: A Shoemaker's Tale." The play stars Middletown native Steve Scionti.

Chandler Howard, chairman of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, has announced the 2013 recipient of the Michael L. Green Award.