Middletown

Snow Elementary PTO put on a Festival of Lights Friday in Middletown. Teachers and staff decorated their cars with light displays in the school parking lot for families to drive by and enjoy and to kick off the new year on a bright note for students.

Health care workers, firefighters and police officers were among those vaccinated in Middletown Tuesday.

An investigation is underway in Middletown after a car rolled into a house on Saturday morning. Crews responded to Washington Street near Butternut Street. Middletown Fire Department said one person was trapped in the vehicle and was removed by firefighters. There is no information on the condition of the person at this time. No one in the home was hurt,…

Middletown will close all of its city buildings for nearly two weeks beginning Wednesday due to an outbreak of COIVD-19 cases among city employees, according to Mayor Ben Florsheim. The mayor said all of the infected employees work in non-public-facing jobs outside City Hall. The outbreak has led to a large number of employees needing to quarantine. “In the past…

The Middletown community came out Saturday afternoon to celebrate a local Word War II veteran’s 102nd birthday. John Cyrulik Sr. is a veteran and served for 44 months in the South Pacific. He was also a firefighter in Middletown for 29 years. On Saturday, his family, local leaders and a lot of others took part in a drive-by celebration right…

Qawa Coffee Co. in Middletown is closing indefinitely because of business concerns amid COVID-19. “Despite being a successful business, we feel bullied into closing because of the unrealistic expectations of paying rent and maintenance fees for the months that we were forced to be closed by the government, who denied us any relief grants,” they said in an Instagram post….

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending universal mask use indoors.

As holiday shopping takes off, people looked for gifts from jewelry to toys in Middletown. “I just want to support the small business. It’s very important these guys stay open,” said Marc Riccio of Madison. “I do online anyway some, not as much. We like going out to the stores,” said Cathy Riccio of Madison. A big question remains...

For the third day in a row, there were long waits at drive-up COVID testing sites across the state. Some of those lining up were parents with students who’ve been asked to stay home and quarantine. “You’re thinking you can get in and out and it’s not,” said a woman named Kathy, who asked us not to use her...

 “I am compromised.  I’ve had pneumonia five times, I almost died the last time I was in the hospital, and I just cannot get sick,” said Nilda Perichi of Durham. Perichi said she was willing to wait as long as she had to, to get a COVID-19 test in Middletown, Wednesday.  “I think that the news has been very...

Friday marked the first day of Connecticut’s COVID-19 reopening rollback, phase 2.1. Restaurants and entertainment businesses are adhering to stricter capacity limitations and are closing earlier while the public is also being asked to do their part. People are asked to cooperate with a recommended curfew. From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Governor Ned Lamont is urging people to stay…

Middletown High School is switching to remote learning for two weeks after a student and teacher tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials. Students will learn online starting Monday, Nov. 2 and ending Monday, Nov. 16, school officials said. Superintendent of Middletown Public Schools, Dr. Michael Conner, is urging families, students and staff to take advantage of the weekly…

Many Orange Alert level towns are working to prevent moving into the Red Alert level

You’ve studied up on the candidates, but what about the issues? Depending on where you live, there may be local ballot measures for you to approve. That vote could change everything from where your student goes to school to how much you pay in taxes. Voters in more than 20 Connecticut communities are choosing more than just names on a…

From riverfront development in Middletown, to the future of a Christopher Columbus statue in Waterbury, voters in nearly two dozen communities will decide on ballot measures.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers have been steadily rising since the start of September, prompting state officials and doctors to called for renewed discipline on masking and social distancing. Today in Middletown, the school district is taking matters into its own hands and is making it easier for students and staff to get a coronavirus test. The school district is offering...

The school district in Middletown is offering two types of COVID-19 testing to students and staff. This pilot program is the first of its kind in the state, where the school district is offering the testing with the help of the Governor’s Office, the Department of Education and Middletown’s Community Health Center.

Middletown Public Schools will be offering free COVID-19 rapid testing for any students or staff showing symptoms, starting Monday, district officials announced Thursday. The pilot program is the first of its kind in the state and is in partnership with the governor’s office, the state Department of Education, and Middletown’s Community Health Center. The Community Health Center will begin...

New data from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a 13-percent increase in children infected over the first two weeks of October.

A FedEx employee was injured on the job in Middletown Monday night, according to police. Police said they responded to the FedEx Campus for a report of an injured employee. It was determined that the employee had a minor, non-life threatening injury to his hand, police said. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment. Police said the incident…