Middletown News

A joint investigation by state and federal authorities led to the arrest Friday of a 30-year-old New Haven woman charged with making bomb threat calls to courthouses across the state.

Tonight many of you are weighing in on a plan to put up surveillance cameras in Middletown.

After dedicating 39 years working for YMCAs as a lifeguard, Camp Director, Pool Operator, fundraiser, Director and finally as a Chief Executive, Frank Sumpter has announced he will be retiring on May 31 as president and CEO of the Middlesex YMCA after 23 years in Middletown .

More than 300 chorus, orchestra and band students will perform alongside the Hartford Symphony Orchestra on May 23 at the Bushnell.

The Connecticut River is a gem. So, how can cities capitalize on the view, when there are often highways or old buildings in the way? Months after creating a taskforce, Middletown is ready to spend some money on a non-profit group that will help city leaders plan how they can capitalize on the historic waterway.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Connecticut State Police Public Information Office 1111 Country Club Road Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Today, May 10, 2013, fire, EMS, and State Police responded to an emergency call reporting that an explosion had occurred at the Austin Powder Company, 332 Ekonk Hill Road, ... (more)

Mayor Daniel Drew, local veterans and area business leaders will model fashions by Stackpole Moore Tryon and Tuesdays of Hartford.

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Zachary Lapelusa, 26, with a last known address of 102 McQuillan Drive, Milford, CT, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Edward C. Clifton to the March 29, 2011 murder of Antoinette Vendetti Bruce.

The Wesleyan University Center for the Arts, the Green Street Arts Center and several community groups in the North End organized the festival with a grant from the Connecticut Office of the Arts.

The Riverfront Redevelopment Commission will hire a consultant to aid in gathering public input for a future overhaul of Connecticut River frontage along River Road.

Samuel DiProto, 61, of Cromwell, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if he is convicted.

A group of residents stood along the banks of Roaring Brook Monday night as local history expert Brian Chiffer asked them what they saw in the rapids below.

I don't think most parents or students are surprised anymore when Harvard and Yale post all-time low acceptance rates of just over 5 and 6 percent respectively.

Remnants of Jewish Poland Please join the Jewish Genealogical Society of Connecticut on Sunday, May 19 at 1:30 p.m. at Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street, Middletown .

Jonathan Law's Caitlin Prete set a program record with a time of 2:26.9 in the 800-meter run when the Eagles defeated Guilford High and Mercy of Middletown on April 30.

David Messenger David Messenger was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 1998 murder of his pregnant wife at their home in Chaplin, Connecticut.

A Connecticut state board is deciding whether to release a man found not guilty by reason of insanity of beating his pregnant wife to death in front of their 5-year-old son in 1998.

The Stonington High School Choir will sing with Foreigner on their power ballad "I Want To Know What Love Is" when the rock group performs Sunday at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Theater.

For the second year in a row, businesses and artists in the North End are celebrating the local arts community through monthly Gallery Walks that will be held the first Friday of each month through November.

For some, like me, it isn't home until I find Ye Ole Reliable Pizza Place - the sort of institution that makes the same tasty pie over and over again, and it never changes, no matter who makes it.