OUTDOOR TRACK: Swain wins 3 events, Middletown shares CCC-South title

BERLIN — Middletown High’s boys track team will have to share the Central Connecticut Conference’s Southern Division title. Middletown won the regular dual-meet season, a season in which the Blue Dragons handed Bristol Central its first CCC-South dual-meet loss in eight years (Middletown’s win snapped a 46-meet win streak for Bristol Central). But with Central’s narrow victory in the divisional ...
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/22/sports/doc4fbc4383160f8825778909.txt

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 19:05:33 -0700

Rosa DeLauro tours small businesses in Middletown

MIDDLETOWN — Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro toured several Middletown small businesses Wednesday, celebrating their contributions to Connecticut’s economy and hearing their concerns about the nation’s economy.
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/02/news/doc4fa1ce3a90441423794478.txt

Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 17:25:13 -0700

Lesser: Education reform will mean additional funding for Middletown

HARTFORD — The sweeping education reform package passed by the legislature late last evening takes a number of much needed steps to turn around Connecticut’s lowest-performing schools and provides Middletown with new funding for educational programs, a legislator said Wednesday.
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/09/news/doc4faac0ac22f3e370497289.txt

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 12:08:50 -0700

Connecticut Man Charged in December Stabbings of Alpacas Pleads Not Guilty

MIDDLETOWN — A Westbrook men charged in the December alpaca stabbings in Essex pleaded not guilty and has hired a private attorney.
http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2012/05/23/news/doc4fb79b7f135a1178222080.txt

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 23:07:09 -0700

Middletown to receive trees to replace those damaged in storms

MIDDLETOWN — The city will be receiving 196 trees from various Southern New England nurseries for planting at the Wadsworth-Kerste DeBoer Arboretum on Long Lane and the municipal tree nursery established by the Urban Forestry Commission at Higby Reservoir.
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/21/news/doc4fbad24b54d17336495968.txt

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 16:51:47 -0700

Woman pleads guilty to larceny in fake check scam that defrauded several Connecticut towns

MIDDLETOWN — A city woman pleaded guilty to second-degree larceny for her involvement in a fake check scam Tuesday in Middletown Superior Court.
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/22/news/doc4fbc25113eb78838443582.txt

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 18:59:40 -0700

Connecticut Cleaners to close Middletown store after 63 years

MIDDLETOWN — After 63 years of business, Connecticut Cleaners owners Ray and Linda Gionfriddo are closing their doors for good next month.
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/17/news/doc4fb44b3b8a5d4941313665.txt

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:32:06 -0700

Hindus upset at Wesleyan Univ. posters

Hindus are upset at the offensive posters which appeared on the campus of Wesleyan University (Middletown, Connecticut, USA) suggesting that students who have been celebrating Hindu festival of Holi were not allowed in Usdan, “a focal point of activity” on the campus.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1205/S00022/hindus-upset-at-wesleyan-univ-posters.htm

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 00:05:14 -0700

Middletown legislators honor Rockfall Foundation

MIDDLETOWN — In a May 17 ceremony at DeKoven House Community Center, area legislators presented an official citation to The Rockfall Foundation in honor of the 40th anniversary of the foundation’s granting program.
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2012/05/21/news/doc4fb9df99b28f5707760077.txt

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 23:27:18 -0700

Woman acquitted of shooting at officers in Middletown

A Connecticut woman has been found not guilty of various charges after she allegedly shot at four Middletown police officers who were trying to check on her well-being two years ago.
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/x2138758315/Woman-acquitted-of-shooting-at-officers-in-Middletown

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 03:47:23 -0700