...Hospital, received $62 million in federal aid. State Rep. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, said that in December, Connecticut hospitals had received a settlement of over $1 billion from the state, and that hospitals had also received federal and state funding as compensation for the financial impact of COVID-19. According to Dayton,...
MoreMIDDLETOWN — City officials are seeking a referendum in the November election to approve a $55 million bond that will go toward developing properties and improving public infrastructure in Middletown’s downtown and riverfront areas. The bond includes $15 million for road paving and sidewalk maintenance, $20 million for public parking,...
More...expectation had always been that the town was a place to live, rather than to provide jobs. “We have New London, New Haven, Hartford and Middletown,” she said. “But certainly we have to coordinate with the places where the jobs are, but I don’t think the plan has to say...
MoreBetween 2015 and 2019, 73 people from Middletown died of a drug overdose, more deaths per capita than in New Haven or Bridgeport. At least 17 Middletown residents have died so far in 2020. By comparison, New Haven has five clinics that dispense methadone – one of three drugs commonly...
More...Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The public is also invited to review and comment on the draft program of projects, as well as Public Involvement Procedures, until Oct. 9. Middletown project The Middletown project began under the Malloy administration as a way to improve safety conditions and...
More...vehicles, but not taking the car. They’re finding that people are entering vehicles and rummaging around to see if there are keys or anything of value left in the car, then moving on, he said. Attempted car theft. Credit: Middletown Police Department Videos of attempted thefts follow a similar pattern....
More...requires a special permit/site plan review for the demolition of any building listed in the survey, “Haddam Survey of Historical and Architectural Resources,” conducted by the Greater Middletown Trust. The building, which is listed on the survey, is an example of workers’ housing in Higganum during the second half of...
More...has raised $75,000 to provide employees with work phones and laptops with cameras and security features. Although some shelters are offering counseling and support groups remotely, the format poses new problems when abusers are also spending more time at home. Denetra McBride, director of New Horizons in Middletown, said that...
MoreRibs were the standout when we stopped into Taíno Smokehouse in Middletown, CT, regarded among the better places for barbecue in Connecticut, for takeout. If we had known earlier just how inviting the vine-draped patio would be, we probably would have stayed for lunch. We ordered their top-tier beef brisket,...
More...year, according to data provided by the coalition, hotel usage has increased by eight percent statewide. Denetra McBride, executive director of New Horizons, a domestic violence shelter in Middletown serving Middlesex County, said that her organization also experienced a huge increase in expenses when they had to place people in...
More...Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim noting that the $39.37 million compensation for the utility’s top five executives amounted to more than the town’s combined budget for police, fire, public works and emergency management. Even in the world of high-paid electric executives, Eversource executives make a lot of money. Serving 3.2 million...
More...Center, Inc., a federally-qualified health center based in Middletown, told legislators that the center has been using the 340b program for several years, and that it has allowed the organization to buy medications at discounts of 50 to 90 percent. Masselli said that the working group could help study the...
More...the bill to allow any requirement for in-person and remote parity to expire in December instead of next June. Committee co-chair Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, questioned why insurers wouldn’t want certainty about regulations through June, rather than having to work through a series of executive orders. Private insurers weren’t required...
More...Connecticut residents who cannot afford their premiums. State Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, co-chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, said he wants to “move quickly.” He describes COVID-19 as a perfect storm: a pandemic that seriously endangers public health — as of Wednesday, Connecticut has confirmed about 46,500 cases...
More...with patients before the pandemic. According to FAIR Health, mental health conditions accounted for about 36 percent of telehealth diagnoses in both March 2019 and 2020, far more than any other type of diagnosis. Middletown psychologist Carrissa Phipps has been providing visits by video since 2017, when she started her...
More...police and wouldn’t that be wonderful,” he said. “So I think if we try to do our bit here, we would urge that we thank our police and…” At that point the crowd began to shout loudly, cutting Griswold short. From the audience, Peter Marcello of Middletown stepped forward and...
More...timely hearing.” The all-volunteer board is known to take meetings into the evening. Cerritelli recalled a meeting a few years ago on a hot summer day in Middletown, when the air conditioning shut off at 5 p.m. and hearings continued in the hot building into the night. In response to...
More...online, but the administrative team is focusing completely on what it could like being back in full with all students. We are designing toward that possibility,” Katsouleas said. At Wesleyan, a private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, the emphasis is much the same. “Wesleyan will be open in the...
More...coverage area which stretches from Essex to Westport to Middletown. The healthcare practices are much the same for mothers delivering at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. For the Yale New Haven Health System the most significant change for expecting mothers is that the Vidone Birth Center at Saint...
More...and Bethel. Business requirements and benefits In a Feb. 26 presentation in Middletown, Tammy Hetrick, a licensed customs broker, of A.N. Deringer, Inc., of St. Albans, Vermont, explained the foreign trade zone requirements and potential benefits for businesses in the region. Foreign and domestic merchandise may be moved into zones...
More...deadlines listed on the council’s web page for the petition are no longer valid and will be rescheduled, according to Bachman’s memo. The application is for a 15.3-megawatt, 75-acre solar array of 45,976 panels by GRE Gacrux LLC, an affiliate of Middletown-based Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC. In 2018, the council...
More...offices on Tuesday for a revised proposal by GRE Gacrux LLC, an affiliate of Middletown-based Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC. In 2018, the council rejected a larger version of the project, a 16-megawatt, 98-acre array with 55,692 panels. The revised proposal is to construct 45,976 panels on the site. The council...
More...25 — Woodside Intermediate School at 30 Woodside Drive in Cromwell October 3 — Middlesex Community College at 100 Training Hill Road in Middletown Residents of the ten members towns have access to these six dates at the Essex facility: May 30 June 20 July 11 August 8 September 19...
More...rising,” Consoli said. According to Consoli, providing social services in Old Saybrook, instead of bus passes to services in Hartford or Middletown, has made an enormous difference for younger adults and families. The regional location for services in Middletown is otherwise a 30-minute drive and no longer on the local...
More...soy milk, as well as whole milk and 2 percent, there is something for everyone. The subtlety of almond milk was my favorite alternative. With Christmas just a day away I’m taking more suggestions, so send them my way. My next stop is Klekolo in Middletown and I can’t wait....
More...order to make an impact. It’s a challenge and an opportunity.” Wentling moved to Middletown in September to take on the river steward role. “Personally, I am really interested in figuring out how CRC can participate in opening up access to the river, not just physically, but inviting more different...
MoreNo Explanation for 38% Decline in Vinal Technical High School Enrollment that Bucks Statewide Trends
At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, 656 students attended Vinal Technical High School in Middletown. By last year, that number had dropped to 407. The schools serves students from across Middlesex County, but this year the towns of Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Essex, Deep River and Chester combined...
More...Middletown. “They all submitted complete presentations and each one brought something different to the table,” said Frank Pappalardo, chair of the Sound View Commission and a member of the grant committee. A sidewalk would be installed on the west side of Hartford Ave. from Bocce Lane to Shore Road and...
More...with six students. Addressing a crowd of about 30 people who sat in folding chairs on the blacktop behind the school, was Lisa Dematteis-Lepore, president and CEO of The Connection, a statewide human services and community development agency based in Middletown specializing in solving problems of homelessness, mental illness and...
More...married for 71 years, Ruhe smiled and said they hope to die together and that “they put us in one big casket.” Angelo Bartolotta, 94, of Middletown, joined the Army when he was 18 and fought at Omaha Beach and in the Battle of the Bulge as an anti-aircraft artilleryman....
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