Middlefield News

Politics Submitted by Rose Ryan, CT House Dems, on 2009-12-16.   As representatives of nearly 200 nations gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, for an United Nations' conference on global warming, young elected officials, including state Rep.

If you miss our 11 a.m. segment on some of the best Connecticut brands and stores to shop from, no worries.

Submitted by Middlefield Parks and Recreation on 2009-12-09.   Dodgeball: Adult Dodgeball will start in January.

Health Notes Submitted by Lou Carta, City of Middletown , on 2009-12-07.   The ninth and tenth in a series of H1N1 flu clinics sponsored by Mass Dispensing Area 36 are scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, from 3-8 p.m. and Wednesday, December 30 from noon-6 p.m. Both clinics will be held in the Fox Parish Center, St.

Submitted by Kimberly Pronovost, Levi E. Coe Library, on 2009-12-07.   Levi E. Coe Library, 414 Main St., Middlefield, hours are: Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m; closed Friday; Saturdays, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The library will be closed Dec.

Sure, there are a lot of places to take your child for the annual holiday picture with Santa Claus.

About 75 manufacturing executives brainstormed Wednesday about how they can convince legislators in Hartford of this motto: "We can't be pro-jobs and anti-business." Carol Wallace, CEO of Cooper-Atkins in Middlefield, coined that phrase.

The Connecticut State Police will supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional troopers this Thanksgiving weekend who will focus on drunken driving and aggressive drivers.

Superintendent Susan Viccaro didn't flinch when she looked at how many students were absent in the Region 13 school district recently - 31 percent were out at the middle school, 25 percent at the high school.

School Stuff Submitted by Julia Kleederman, Independent Day School, on 2009-11-11.   Last week, the IDS third grade concluded their unit on the early contact period and European settlement in New England.

The sixth in a series of H1N1 flu clinics sponsored by Mass Dispensing Area 36 will be Thursday, Nov.

State police are asking the public for help as they investigate a car vs. pedestrian accident that seriously injured a Middlefield man late Monday.

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

MEDICARE recipients, it's your turn. An informational bus helped Medicare recipients go over their health insurance options Wednesday in Middlefield, Conn.

Should the swine flu curb your Halloween festivities? Between Halloween parties, trick-or-treating and sharing candy, the season seems fraught with germ-spreading opportunities.

Hundreds of parents pre-registered their children to make sure they got the swine flu vaccine at Thursday's clinic held at the Middletown Municipal Building.

Crews respond to a two-alarm fire at a dairy barn in Middlefield, Monday evening.

For the second time in two years, a fire has destroyed a Middlefield barn. Firefighters were called to the barn on Jackson Hill Road around 7:00 p.m. Monday.

Children from five Connecticut cities and towns lined up Thursday for free H1N1 vaccinations in Middletown.

Four-year-old Andrew Thompson carried his stuffed kitty to Middletown 's first swine flu clinic Thursday, but he wasn't scared.