Middletown News

Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part Black History Month series. As a young man, Horatio Strother envisioned the Underground Railroad "as a big train roaring through a long tunnel." But just as Voltaire had said that the "Holy Roman Empire" was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire, so too was the "Underground Railroad" neither ... (more)

The working draft of a blueprint on how to improve future traffic conditions and make the Route 3 corridor friendlier to bicyclists and pedestrians will be presented to the public Tuesday.

A 144-year-old, town-owned building at 5 Main St., which was once home to a local lumber company, will be torn down now that the board of selectmen has voted to demolish it.

Mason Passavant of Middletown was honored with the 2011 Junior Humanitarian Award by the March of Dimes Connecticut Chapter at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Spirit of Giving Celebration at the New Haven Lawn Club on Jan.

A The Haddam Resident Troopers' Office and the Connecticut State Police, Troop F in Westbrook report the following incidents: OPERATING A MOTOR-VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE AND USE OF A CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING - On Jan.

Police have charged two 19-year-olds in connection with a string of car burglaries in the Strawberry Lane, Meriden Avenue and South End Road area and officers said Wednesday that additional arrests could be coming in the near future.

The city will receive an $800,000 grant from the Midstate Regional Planning Agency to build a 3.6-mile bicycle path from the Wesleyan Hills neighborhood to downtown, said Planning Director William Warner .

A joint federal and local investigation has uncovered an extensive case of doctor shopping by a 61-year-old Middletown woman, Vernon police said.

As a young man, Horatio Strother envisioned the Underground Railroad "as a big train roaring through a long tunnel." But just as Voltaire had said that the "Holy Roman Empire" was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire, so too was the "Underground Railroad" neither underground nor a railroad.

In a busy weekend for police, officers made arrests in burglary, larceny and domestic-related cases.

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MIDDLETOWN Court officers shot and killed a man who opened fire inside the vestibule of Middletown City Court Wednesday morning.

Middletown, CT 06457 685-8190 1-800-842-0200 Directions Citizen's Guide to Making Commendations, Inquiries and Complaints On 2-7-12, at 8:48 p.m., the Norwich Police received several 911 calls reporting a disturbance/fight outside of 89 Oneco Street in Norwich.

Seasons Federal Credit Union is pleased to be offering its scholarship program again this year, making it the 14th year that the credit union is rewarding academic achievement among its members.

Mayor Daniel Drew proposed the plan last week to give seniors who qualify for the program the option of freezing their tax rate or deferring their payments.

A Middletown has won the support of a local planning agency for $1 million in grants to build a new walking trail from Wesleyan Hills to the downtown, beating out several small towns in the region that had also vied for the funding to extend the Airline Trail from East Hampton to Portland.

Buckham Gallery 's current exhibit, "Repurposing Narratives," will come to an end this week, to be replaced February 10 by their new display, "Conception-Convergence." The new collection of art is themed around the idea of using conventional artistic methods in unconventional ways.

A 15-year-old Middletown High School student is in serious condition at Hartford Hospital after police say he was hit by a car as buses driving students home for the day.

President Barack Obama today will welcome more than 100 students, including two from Connecticut, for the second White House Science Fair.

Shane Grant has two trees in his grove of sugar maples, or "sugar bush," but he has his eye on a magnificent sugar maple in the cemetery that boarders his downtown property.